Category Archives: "Side Effects"
Dealing with Troublesome Mouth Sores During Chemotherapy
It’s one of the most common and most painful cancer-treatment side effects: mouth sores.
You Have Wigs and Scarves, but You’re Still Bald-Tips to Get You Through
Everyone says you look great in your wig.
A Swollen Pocket After Breast-Cancer Surgery? Could Be a Seroma
It’s like a blister, puffy and uncomfortable, that may form after you’ve had a mastectomy.
Chemo Drugs Rob Your Body of Nutrients-Can Supplements Help?
Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini, author of The Side Effects Bible and medical director of the Cardiovascular Wellness Center in New York City, calls it “nutrient robbery”-the fact that many drugs and medications deplete the body of important nutrients and other helpful substances.