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Chemo Side Effects

5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Chemo

Anna Leahy | Posted 03.25.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cancer Treatment, Doctors, Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Chemotherapy, Chemo Brain, Side Effects, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Chemo Side Effects, Chemotherapy Hair Loss, Cancer Treatments, Chronic Conditions, Healthy Living News
Anna Leahy

While individual health care decisions in the wake of a cancer diagnosis belong to the patient, there are some questions that my mother asked -- or didn't know to ask until things went awry -- that may be helpful for others to keep in mind when chemotherapy is presented as an option.

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ASCO, Where Have You Been? It's Time to Recognize Cognitive Issues in Your Patient Consent Document

Idelle Davidson | Posted 08.22.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Cognitive Impairment, Cancer, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chemotherapy, Asco, Chemo Brain, Your Brain After Chemo: A Practical Guide to Lifting the Fog and Getting Back Your Focus, Healthy Living Health News, Chemo Side Effects, Cancer Chemo, Healthy Living News
Idelle Davidson

If the professional association that sets standards for oncologists doesn't seem to concern itself with timely disclosures, is it any wonder that clinicians in their hospital and community practices dismiss their patients' concerns as frivolous?

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A Night On Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Meds

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 07.11.2011 | Home
Read More: Breast Cancer, Dexamethasone, Dexamethasone Side Effects, Cancer, Breast Cancer Meds, Chemo Side Effects, Chemo Meds, Chemotherapy Medication, Breast Cancer Chemotherapy, Home News
Hollye Harrington Jacobs

As you may recall, dexamethasone is taken the day before chemotherapy, the day of chemotherapy and the day after chemotherapy. Yes, it's A LOT.

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