Side Effect Management

Here are the top 5 CURE stories for September 2018.

Former vice president Joe Biden addressed hundreds across the country during the Biden Cancer Summit.

Medical marijuana continues to receive mixed reviews in the world of health care, but for those affected by cancer, it offers a ray of hope. Celebrities like Olivia Newton-John confirm the benefits through their own personal use of the plant but many don't have access to it.

As it turns out, a side effect of cancer treatment can be cataracts. Over the last two years, I have battled cancer treatment-induced cataracts. The good news is they can be fixed and I can see again!

The mouth is also part of the body, and yet, it is only in the past few years that oncologists have begun recommending patients see a dentist before they begin treatment to be sure the teeth and gums are in good shape.

One oncology nurse developed the BARF scale so her young patients could better communicate how they were feeling.

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Wistfully, I recall the days I could work all day, come home and do things around the house and then go out for dinner! Those days are long gone. I am off the chemo this week, but next week I will feel even more fatigue when I go back on.

Although it may be more difficult to weigh the pros and cons of therapy in light of potential chemo brain than when considering other possible side effects, it still should be a part of the equation. This is especially true because numerous strategies may help ease chemo brain once (or if) it arises.

Learning to live life with lymphedema is challenging. The life changes it presents can cause many negative emotions. but you don't have to loathe life just because you have a chronic medical condition.

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Chemotherapy treatment can greatly affect balance. But, there are things that can help.

Am I getting old or is chemo brain coming back?

Coping with emotional and physical pain years after a spouse's death from cancer leads to more questions about his treatment.

Cognitive challenges that arise during the cancer journey can be frustrating. Researchers aim to learn more about the causes and treatment of ‘chemo brain.’

I laughed after I put my soiled laundry in the wastepaper bin in my bathroom instead of the laundry hamper. When I told my oncologist, she didn’t think it was funny at all.

While getting old and being ill can both cause a person to slow down, they are not the same thing.

This two-time cancer survivor is worn out, but not quitting.

I usually got the infections first, so my oncologist loaded me up with antibiotics and off I went. She knows that not going would cause such a depression that I would be worse.

Pain management or cost management? Which local surgical anesthetic will your hospital use?

Under Medicare’s new oncology care model, patient-centric treatment aims to save money while improving health outcomes.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Leukine (sargramostim) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients who are exposed to myelosuppressive doses of radiation that results in a hematopoietic subsyndrome of acute radiation syndrome.

Mobile apps may help teens and young adults stick with their medication schedules, a nurse scientist finds.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Fulphila (pegfilgrastim-jmdb) as the first biosimilar to Neulasta (pegfilgrastim) to reduce the risk for febrile neutropenia in patients treated with chemotherapy in certain types of cancer.

Insomnia is a common issue that many patients and survivors face. However, cognitive behavioral therapy and acupuncture was proven to be helpful in a recent study.

Residual pain after breast cancer can be cancer-related fatigue. Learn more about the signs and symptoms from this survivor.

In this week’s episode of CURE Talks Cancer, we spoke with Matt Lashey, creator and CEO of the chemoWave app, which is designed to manage cancer symptoms and conditions by keeping track of a patient’s overall well-being to understand how their experiences may be related to feeling better or worse during treatment.

For those living with lymphedema, everyday life can present both challenges and dangers. Learning how to avoid injury is vitally important but with just a few precautions, you can learn to protect your affected limb.

As a double mastectomy with reconstruction patient, I made the stupid decision to try to wean off pain medication only two weeks after cancer surgery.