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Cancer-related fatigue may be related to the disease itself or to the cancer treatment. It may be an isolated problem or occur in a cluster of symptoms.
These general prevention of infection resources refer to cancer-related or cancer treatment-related infection, not including transplantation.
Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
Engage in the case of a young breast cancer patient of Ashkenazi Jewish descent that completed at-home genetic testing to inform her inherited risk for cancer. Find out what that test told her and the misconceptions many patients have about their at-home genetic testing results.
Anxiety is an emotional and/or physiologic response that is a common experience among patients coping with any cancer diagnosis.
Anorexia is the involuntary loss of appetite that has been reported to be as high as 80% in patients with various types of late-stage cancers.
Cognitive impairment can continue for a long time after completion of treatment. People treated for childhood cancers may have long-term cognitive impairment.
Chronic pain persists for three months or more. Cancer-related chronic pain may result from cancer treatment but is most frequently caused by bone metastasis.
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.
This book is a dedicated resource for RNs, graduate-level prepared RNs, and advanced practice RNs who care for people with cancer across the care continuum.