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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.
Breakthrough pain is sudden, brief pain that occurs during a period when chronic pain is generally well controlled (typically, controlled with opiods).
Peripheral neuropathy is neurologic dysfunction occurring outside of the brain and spinal cord. It may be caused by cancer, treatment, or both.
These general prevention of infection resources refer to cancer-related or cancer treatment-related infection, not including transplantation.
Patients undergoing transplantation are at high risk for infection with a variety of pathogens at multiple phases in their care.
Acute pain is typically related to diagnostic procedures and cancer treatment and is generally defined as lasting no longer than three months.
Sleep-wake disturbances are actual or perceived changes in night sleep with resulting daytime impairment.
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.
Gastrointestinal side effects with immunotherapy can manifest as diarrhea, abdominal pain, or melena.