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Help me manage cancer treatment

• Article - Cancer Treatment: A Beginner's Guide

  Learn about the basic types of cancer treatments, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy.

• Article - Clinical Trials for Cancer Treatment: A Beginner's Guide

  A clinical trial may offer your parent an effective cancer drug or treatment. Learn the pros and cons of clinical trials, and how to find one.

• Checklist - 15 Questions to Ask About Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

  These fifteen questions about radiation therapy for breast cancer will help you make good decisions about your parent's treatment.

• Article - Managing Treatment for Low White Blood Cell Count

  When your parent's immune system is weak due to a low white blood cell count (neutropenia), follow these precautions to lower the risk of infection.

• Article - Radiation Therapy: A Beginner's Guide

  Help your parent understand cancer treatment options with this guide to radiation therapy -- what's available and how the different therapies work.

• Article - Clinical Trials: How to Get Your Parent Accepted and Enrolled

  How to get a parent with cancer accepted and enrolled in the best clinical trial available.

• Article - Managing Low Red Blood Counts

  How to help your parent cope with fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and other symptoms when he has anemia due to a low red blood cell count.

• Article - Cancer Symptoms: A Beginner's Guide

  Early detection matters -- learn the symptoms of the most common cancers among older adults, including prostate, lung, breast, and ovarian cancer.

• Article - Managing Treatment for Low Platelets

  Find out how to protect your parent from the dangers of uncontrolled bleeding caused by a low blood platelet count (thrombocytopenia).

Questions & Answers

• Question - What if the chemotherapy doesn't work?

  What if chemo doesn't work or stops working? If one kind of chemo doesn't work, there's often another chemo drug that will be more effective.

• Question - How can I prevent frequent nosebleeds caused by low platelets?

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• Question - What plant is in chemo?

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• Question - How can I get the doctor to be more responsive when my mother has side effects from chemotherapy?

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• Question - What is the chemo treatment referred to as "CHOP"?

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• Question - How can I overcome my father's refusal to ask for help with his cancer care?

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• Question - Why do experts say laughter is helpful for those with cancer?

  Some expert commentary on the benefits of laughter for people with cancer.

• Question - What questions should you ask doctor about what is going to happen if mother stops chemo?

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• Question - Does guided imagery really control cancer-related pain?

  Is guided meditation or guided imagery helpful in relieving pain from cancer or other diseases? Studies have shown that guided meditation can help.

• Question - Can one stop chemo and radiation cold turkey before their prescribed treatment dose is over?

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• Question - What is Albuterol updrafting with chemotherapy treatment?

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• Question - Doctor recommends quitting chemo. Is this common?

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• Question - How effective is Dioxil in treating sarcoma?

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• Question - Can one go for chemotherapy twice in one week?

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• Question - Why does my mother need treatment planning for radiation therapy for lung cancer?

  Learn how treatment planning before radiation therapy helps doctors more accurately target a cancerous tumor while avoiding healthy tissue.

• Question - Was Abraxane not effective for me if my tumor marker is still high?

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• Question - Why is my mother's ovarian cancer causing swelling in her legs and feet?

  Why does cancer cause swelling in the hands and feet? The swelling in the hands and feet of a cancer patient can be caused by pressure on a vein.

• Question - How long can you go without chemotherapy without your cancer...

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• Question - Are there portable chemo methods?

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• Question - What is biological treatment planning for radiation therapy?

  Biological treatment planning is a new area of radiation therapy. Learn why it holds promise for treating cancers whose tumors grow unevenly.