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Mucositis is an inflammatory process that affects the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract.
Dyspnea is a subjective experience of difficult breathing or sensation of breathlessness that can occur rapidly and lead to a feeling of impending doom.
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.
Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
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.
Radiodermatitis is the integumentary system's response to exposure to ionizing radiation, which can range from erythematous rash to desquamation and necrosis.
Radiation-induced diarrhea is seen most often with radiation to abdominal and pelvic fields.
Gastrointestinal side effects with immunotherapy can manifest as diarrhea, abdominal pain, or melena.
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.