Nausea is a "sick" or "queasy" feeling in your stomach. Vomiting or "throwing up" is when your body empties what is in your stomach through your mouth. It often goes along with nausea. In most cases it can be managed with medications and diet and lifestyle changes.
This article reviews fatigue associated with cancer. It is one of the most common side effects that cancer patients report. This article also offers tips to decrease and manage fatigue.
Loss of appetite is when you do not feel hungry or have no interest in eating. This can be a side effect of some treatments for cancer or from the cancer itself. This article offers tips for coping with a loss of appetite from cancer and cancer therapy.
Cancer treatments can lead to dehydration in some cases. Water is essential for the body to function properly, so patients should try to maintain hydration. This article provides tips to avoid dehydration and ways to increase your fluid intake.
Low platelet count, also know as thrombocytopenia, can be caused by cancer itself, radiation and chemotherapy. Platelets play a major role in blood clotting so thrombocytopenia puts you at a higher risk of bleeding. This article details what you can do to prevent bleeding, how to reduce bleeding and general precautions to take when you have thrombocytopenia.
An overview of the causes and treatment of constipation.
An overview of nutrition concerns during cancer treatment, including diarrhea, poor appetite, mouth sores, constipation, nausea and weight gain/loss.
Information about oral mucositis (mouth sores) related to cancer treatments, tips for managing and treatments for mucositis.