Side Effect Management

Sure, knowledge is power, but there’s comfort in naïveté, too, when it comes to expectations for cancer care.

Acupuncture reduced pain “in a very significant way” and urinary symptoms for patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer who were undergoing BCG therapy.

As it turned out, I didn't have to die from my long-term cancer side effects. I only had to feel like I was about to for long enough for the medical profession to finally take notice.

Growing up, I thought that only “bad boys” used marijuana, but after my cancer diagnosis, my perception slowly changed.

Sometimes I feel lazy and berate myself instead of admitting that I am ill.

With each hike I complete, I feel empowered and reminded that breast cancer — and lingering lymphedema — cannot keep me down.

Palliative care — which focuses on quality of life — did not significantly improve outcomes in patients when delivered at the point of oncology surgery, highlighting the need to better understand when the best time to provide the service would be.

A recent review of research found that ginger is an effective non-drug way to manage chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

I'm thankful that I spoke up about my bone pain related to cancer metastases.

Patients who used a medical beverage during chemotherapy treatment tended to have fewer gastrointestinal side effects and hospital visits, a small study showed.

I was experiencing a painful side effect from radiation therapy, but when the staff dressed up like characters from “The Wizard of Oz,” I became grateful for their willingness to brighten my day.

Among patients who held ice in their mouth before, during and after chemotherapy, 78% did not experience oral mucositis.

A dose reduction of Erleada may result in fewer skin-related side effects for men with advanced prostate cancer — but only for those with a smaller body size, research showed.

Patients with myeloma who are being treated with Tecvayli must discuss symptoms of cytokine release syndrome with their providers as soon as they happen.

We asked the CURE® audience how they coped with insomnia after a cancer diagnosis. Here is what they had to say.

More than 80% of cancer survivors who use cannabis do so for medical reasons, but there remains “a lack of strong evidence” for the drug’s effectiveness, according to the authors of a new study.

Acupuncture improved the sleep of cancer survivors faced with chronic pain, opening the door to nonpharmacological methods of sustainable pain management, according to a recent study.

Supportive care commonly addresses physical symptoms associated with lung cancer and side effects associated with cancer therapy.

More awareness is needed to understand the benefits of both supportive care and palliative care in lung cancer.

I developed tuberculosis — a rare but dangerous effect of certain bladder cancer treatments.

There are certain side effects from Elahere — a newly approved ovarian cancer drug — that patients taking the treatment should look out for, an expert said.

When a green dye was used to detect early signs of breast cancer-related lymphedema, patients tended to have better outcomes with the condition, recent research showed.

Patients and cancer survivors shared their experiences with cannabis/medical marijuana to help relieve symptoms.

Cryocompression was found to be tolerable and effective in preventing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in a small study.

Antibody drug conjugates, which are used to treat various types of cancer, can cause eye issues, though they are easily treated if caught early, one expert said.

Patients with ovarian cancer who utilized palliative care tended to have fewer hospital readmissions than those who did not, according to a recent study.

With 74% of testicular cancer survivors reporting hearing loss in a recent study, one expert advised patients to advocate for themselves and their hearing before, during and after cancer treatment with cisplatin-based chemotherapy.