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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.
Brachytherapy, also called internal radiation therapy, is a type of radiation therapy used to treat certain cancers. Review this huddle card in a group or individually to learn more about brachytherapy.
Explore how different therapies and modalities used in cancer treatment can be combined in various sequences to achieve the optimal treatment outcome. This card provides the terms used to offer context for where a therapy is positioned in the sequence of treatment modalities and to describe the intent of the intervention.
A number of different types of cutaneous reactions that affect the skin, hair, and nails can occur with cancer treatment.
Dyspnea is a subjective experience of difficult breathing or sensation of breathlessness that can occur rapidly and lead to a feeling of impending doom.
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.
Cancer treatment-related hot flashes may also be referred to as hot flushes, vasomotor symptoms, night sweats, and menopausal symptoms.