Symptom Management
More information
- Chemotherapy Side Effects Fact Sheets
(National Cancer Institute) - Symptoms (CancerSymptoms.org)
- Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
(Chemocare.com) - Managing Side Effects (Cancer.Net)
- Managing Treatment and Side Effects
(Cancer Care Online) - Symptom Management
(The Family Care Research Program) - Side Effects (OncoLink®)
People with cancer experience symptoms that can make them feel sick. The good news is that there are things that people can do to feel better. The most common symptoms of chemotherapy that people experience are listed below. Click a link to learn more about a specific symptom.
Information about the symptoms was originally developed by Drs. Barbara and Charles W. Given at Michigan State University, based on many years of research with cancer patients.