managing side effects

CancerCare's Reading Room provides useful information to help you cope with cancer. All publications can be downloaded and most can be ordered through our online publications order form. Learn about additional services CancerCare offers.

Connect Booklets

CancerCare Connect Booklets contain frequently asked questions, a glossary, photos and illustrations. They are based on our Connect Education Workshops and reviewed by cancer experts from around the nation. We offer the following connect booklets on managing side effects:

• Your Guide to the Latest Research and Treatments (Highlights from ASCO 2009)
• Taking Pills for Cancer Treatment: Tips for Staying on Your Plan
• Coping With Nausea and Vomiting From Chemotherapy
• Tips for Managing Treatment-Related Rash and Dry Skin
• Controlling Cancer Pain
• Controlling Cancer Pain: What You Need to Know to Get Relief
• Understanding Peripheral Neuropathy
• Understanding and Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects
• Advances in the Treatment of Dry Mouth
• Managing Diarrhea
• Mouth Pain and Discomfort: All You Need to Know About Oral Mucositis

Fact Sheets

CancerCare Fact Sheets are one-page guides on a specific subject. We've assembled the following fact sheets on managing side effects:

• Chemobrain Information Series: Combating Chemobrain: Keeping Your Memory Sharp
• Chemobrain Information Series: Ways to Improve Concentration
• CancerCare Chemobrain Information Series: Cognitive Problems After Chemotherapy
• CancerCare Chemobrain Information Series: Doctor, Can We Talk About Chemobrain?
• Tips for Managing Hair Loss
• Tips for Managing Nausea and Increasing Appetite During Cancer Treatment
• Caring for Your Skin During Cancer Treatments
• Opening the Doors to Effective Pain Management
• Coping With Lymphedema
• Fatigue is a Medical Condition