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Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
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.
Depressive symptoms in people with cancer may be attributed to the diagnosis of cancer or to the side effects of cancer treatment.
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.
ONS Guidelines are evidence-based resources on prevalent cancer treatment-related side effects. Guidelines are available on several common cancer treatment-related side effects.
Radiation-induced diarrhea is seen most often with radiation to abdominal and pelvic fields.
Anxiety is an emotional and/or physiologic response that is a common experience among patients coping with any cancer diagnosis.
Dyspnea is a subjective experience of difficult breathing or sensation of breathlessness that can occur rapidly and lead to a feeling of impending doom.