Patient Care...

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Managing Side Effects - Anxiety, Constipation, Depression, Diarrhea, Fatigue, and Mouth Sores.

Medication Safety - Do's & Don'ts, Danger Signals.

Neuropathy - You are receiving chemotherapy for your cancer. One of the possible side effects may be injury to the nerves in your body. This is called neuropathy.

Neutropenia - Neutropenia is a condition in which the number of neutrphils (a type of white blood cell) in the blood is abnormally low. Radiation therapy and some chemotherapy drugs can cause neutropenia. Neutropenia reduces the body’s ability to fight infection. This usually happens 10 to 14 days after treatment.

Sexual Side Effects for Men - Chemotherapy or radiation therapy may sometimes affect men’s women’s sexual organs and function.

Sexual Side Effects for Women - Chemotherapy or radiation therapy may sometimes affect women’s sexual organs and function.

Thrombocytopenia - Thrombocytopenia indicates a low level of platelets in the blood. The main role of platelets is to help blood clot when you are cut or injured.

Tumor Makers - When diagnosing cancer, blood and pieces of tumor (called tissue) must be examined under a microscope. The tests done on tissue samples, called prognostic markers, will determine the characteristics of the tumor, such as aggressiveness, rate of growth and degree of abnormality.