Side Effect Management

In this week’s episode of the CURE® Talks Cancer podcast, we spoke with Dr. Grant Williams to take a closer look at the state of geriatric cancer treatment.

Outside of drinking plenty of water or avoiding foods that can induce dry mouth, Dr. Randy Kimple notes that there are very few effective treatments for patients who experience cancer treatment-related dry mouth.

Recent study results demonstrated that there was contamination of popular chemotherapy agents in both patient and staff bathrooms of a cancer center.

Potentially curative therapies for radiation-related dry mouth aren’t only beneficial for patients with cancer, but others who suffer from dry mouth in general.

Dry mouth is a common cancer treatment-related side effect for patients, but a new experimental therapy could help with that.

Chemotherapy sessions are not just physically taxing for patients with cancer, but they’re also mentally draining. Here are five ways one cancer survivor decompressed after chemotherapy sessions.

Cancer, unfortunately, forces you to adapt or be miserable. There’s a solution to the side effects of treatment out there. You just have to find it.

CAR-T Cell therapy is expanding in the field of blood cancers, but it comes with a host of side effects patients need to look out for. One study is looking to get ahead of the side effect curve for patients about to undergo CAR-T cell therapy.

On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share how they deal with the cognitive dysfunction that can come about from cancer treatment.

An oncology nurse outlines ways that patients can prevent dental erosion after a vomiting episode.

Neuropathy causes tingling or numbness, especially in the hands and feet. It affects about one to two percent of Americans and is caused by damage to a single or multiple nerves. There are different types, but peripheral neuropathy is the most common in those with cancer.

Supportive and palliative care are critical for people living with cancer to better manage treatment-related side effects.

The FDA based its decision on data from a phase 3 trial which showed that adding plinabulin to Neulasta significantly improved the rate of severe chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

“Our hope is that this will enable us to reduce or eliminate late effects of treatment that persist into the survivorship years,” Dr. Peter Cole, of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, said in a press release.

The day cancer treatment ends, a new chapter begins. Some survivors may leave cancer behind and continue life with few or no health problems. Others might have ongoing physical challenges. Some of these might be due to late effects (also called aftereffects) of cancer treatment.

On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers what their thoughts were on the medical use of cannabis. Here, we share some of their responses.

For a long time, I refused to acknowledge the lingering effects of neuropathy. I found a way to joke about it and told everybody I was clumsy. To acknowledge the elephant in the room, I had to admit I needed to explore balance further.

More cancer centers are introducing virtual reality headsets, which can help relieve anxiety and pain and educate patients about their treatments.

After treatment ends, survivors are left to navigate a new life but that life comes with its new emotions and reactions to the world around us.

If you or someone in your home does contract coronavirus, your doctor may suspend or delay your cancer treatments to protect your immune system, an expert from Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology notes.

Patients and their loved ones should take certain precautions to protect themselves from the coronavirus, according to the CDC.

The development of an inpatient symptom monitoring intervention, according to researchers, may enhance awareness of patient symptom burden and improve symptom control and health care usage.

Is it possible to determine better cancer treatment with information obtained from a patient’s blood cells? One Israeli company seems to think so.

Patients with a compromised immune system are more susceptible to the coronavirus, including those with cancer. Here are four key things patients with cancer should know about the novel coronavirus.

It’s important to match therapies to goals and fitness when treating older patients diagnosed with cancer.

Some people may ask if it really matters whether it is related to cancer or not. For us it does.

Recurrence isn’t the only long-term complication cancer patients may face but understanding these potential challenges can help you mitigate many problems beforehand.

How do you heal your mind when faced with cognitive impairment after cancer treatment?

Cancer can trigger symptoms that seem as mysterious as their name: paraneoplastic syndromes.