Side Effect Management

Supriya Mohile, director of the Geriatric Oncology clinic at the University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute, explains that when geriatric patients visit their doctors and oncologists, it is important to express their worries and any side effects that they are experiencing.

Yvonne Saenger, director of melanoma and immunotherapy at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the side effects patients should look out for when they are on immunotherapy, and how to determine if they are experiencing normal therapy-induced fatigue or if they are suffering from a hormone reaction and should go see their medical team.

Moaath K. Mustafa Ali, Cleveland Clinic, discusses the effects of smoking on breast cancer survivorship.

Cooling caps can preserve hair for patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Oncology nurses should use evidence-based symptom interventions, such as exercise, to help their patients manage side effects like anxiety and fatigue.