Managing Symptoms and Side Effects

Self-care practices and complementary therapies can help people with cancer manage anxiety and improve cancer outcomes.

An overview of self-care practices and complementary therapies to treat depression in the context of cancer.

Fatigue, whether from cancer or from the demands of caregiving, can impair your quality of life, but several therapies and practices can provide relief.

Gastrointestinal upsets such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, and diarrhea can be common during some cancer treatments. Finding relief can not only greatly enhance your quality of life, but may help you maintain your body weight and even complete your treatment.

In addition to a sensation of heat, hot flashes can cause nausea, anxiety, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and headache. Managing hot flashes can help you maintain your daily activities and improve your quality of life.

Neurological symptoms such as chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) can have substantial impacts on your quality of life and ability to complete cancer treatment. Conventional and complementary therapies can help you manage these symptoms.

Cancer-related pain is common, especially in advanced cancer. Conventional and complementary therapies, including self-care practices, can help you manage pain.

Sleep disruption, also called insomnia, can greatly impact your quality of life, but therapies can help you achieve quality sleep.