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Sleep-wake disturbances are actual or perceived changes in night sleep with resulting daytime impairment.
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.
Cognitive impairment can continue for a long time after completion of treatment. People treated for childhood cancers may have long-term cognitive impairment.
Gastrointestinal side effects with immunotherapy can manifest as diarrhea, abdominal pain, or melena.
Chemotherapy-induced diarrhea is the abnormal increase in stool liquidity and frequency associated with the administration of chemotherapeutic agents.
Breakthrough pain is sudden, brief pain that occurs during a period when chronic pain is generally well controlled (typically, controlled with opiods).
Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
Radiation-induced diarrhea is seen most often with radiation to abdominal and pelvic fields.
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.
A number of different types of cutaneous reactions that affect the skin, hair, and nails can occur with cancer treatment.