Below is a list of all major side effects seen in people with cancer. Not everyone being treated for cancer has side effects. The side effects will vary according to the type of treatment and the area of the body affected by cancer. Talk to your doctor or nurse about which side effects you may encounter.

Anxiety

• Anxiety NCI

Bowel Changes

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC
• Gastrointestinal Complications NCI

Delirium

• Delirium NCI

Depression

• Depression NCI

Difficulty Swallowing

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC

Dry Mouth

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC
• Head and Neck Radiation Treatment and Your Mouth NIH

Fatigue

• Cancer Related Fatigue: Body, Mind, Spirit HCCC
• Fatigue NCI

Fertility

• Sexuality NCI

Fever and Neutropenia (Low Blood Counts)

• Understanding Blood Tests
• Fever and Neutropenia Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Cancer ACS/NCCN
• Fever, Chills, and Sweats NCI

Hair Loss

• Look Good...Feel Better: Caring for Yourself Inside and Out ACS
• Fourth Floor Salon

Hypercalcemia (Elevated Calcium Levels in the Blood)

• Hypercalcemia NCI

Itching (Pruritus)

• Pruritus NCI

Loss of Appetite

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC

Lymphedema

• Preventing Arm Swelling after Breast Cancer Surgery and Radiation UICIS
• Lymphedema Management Service UI Hospitals and Clinics
• Lymphedema NCI

Mouth Sores

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC
• Head and Neck Radiation Treatment and Your Mouth NIH
• Oral Complications and Chemotherapy and Head/Neck Radiation NCI

Nausea and Vomiting

• Nausea and Vomiting NCI
• Náuseas y Vómitos: Guías de tratamiento para los pacientes con cancer (Nausea and Vomiting Treatment Guidelines for Patients with Cancer) NCCN/ACS
• Types of Nausea and Vomiting NCCN/ACS

Nutrition

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC
• Nutrition NCI
• Eating Hints for Cancer Patients: Before, During and After Treatment NCI

Pain

• Pain NCI
• Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and their Families ACS / NCI
• Control del dolor (Pain Control) NCI
• Cancer Pain Treatment Guidelines for Patients ACS/NCCN
• El Dolor relacinado con el cancer (Understanding Cancer Pain) NCI
• El dolor asociado con el cáncer Guías de tratamiento para los pacientes (Cancer Pain Treatment Guidelines for Patients) ACS and NCCN
• Get Relief From Cancer Pain NCI
• Center for Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia

Sexual Changes

• Sexuality NCI

Sleep Problems

• Sleep Disorders NCI

Cardiopulmonary Syndromes

• Cardiopulmonary Syndromes NCI

Services and Resources

• Fourth Floor Salon
• Music Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Taste Changes

• Managing Eating Problems HCCC

Weight Gain

• Weight Gain NCI

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