Side-effects and symptoms
Tips on managing symptoms and side-effects during and after cancer treatment.
Cancer and cancer treatments can cause a range of side-effects. They can happen:
- During treatment
- A short time after treatment has ended
- Some time after treatment
Tracking and reporting side-effects
It’s very important to be aware of any changes and let your medical team know about them, even if they happen some time after treatment. There are treatments to help with most side-effects.
Even if a symptom is not troubling you too much, it’s still best to let your medical team know how you’re feeling, as it may be a symptom of something else. For example, fatigue may be a sign that your red blood cell count is low or that your treatment is affecting your hormone levels. If this is the case, you can have treatment to help you feel better.
Keeping track of side-effects: Keep a diary or use a mobile phone app to note how you’re feeling. You can ask your consultant or specialist nurse about this.
Side-effects and symptoms of cancer and its treatment
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- Sexual side-effects for men and people assigned male at birth
- Sexual side-effects for women and people assigned female at birth
- Sexual side-effects of cancer treatment
- Sickness (nausea and vomiting)
- Side-effects of children's cancer treatment
- Skin and nail changes
- Sleep problems
- Spinal cord compression
- Stoma reversal
- Stomas and sex
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