Side Effects Table of Contents

Coping with the side effects of cancer and cancer treatment is essential to your quality of life. Learn how to manage the major side effects, including anemia, bowel obstruction, cognitive issues, diarrhea, fatigue, fighting infection, hair loss, loss of appetite, mouth soreness, nausea and vomiting, neuropathy and sleep problems. For each side effect, learn about symptoms, prevention, ways to help yourself, treatment, and questions for your health care provider. For help with pain, see our special section on that topic.

SURVIVOR PROFILES

Merv Williams, three-year prostate cancer survivor

Life has many challenges, but it’s our response to the toughest tests that proves our mettle. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007, I knew I had no other choice but to survive first and then make the most of my experience.
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