Cure: Six Side
Effects You May
Not Expect During Cancer

Drug Shortages

Reporting Adverse
Drug Reactions
 

Anemia

Anxiety and depression

Balancing risks & benefits
 
5 Questions to Ask
about Drug Risk

Bleeding and bruising

Blood counts - low

Bone density (decrease) from treatment or treatment-induced menopause

Bowel & Bladder (Nocturia)

Chemotherapy side effects
 

	Cardiac (heart)
	"Chemo brain"
	Chemo protection (complementary)
	Encephalopathy from Ifosfamide (ICE0 chemo
	Caring for Patients With Diabetes and Cancer, Psarakis, RN, APRN

Chemotherapy treatment support
 

Avoiding Trouble - general Avoiding Infections Diet for Immune Suppressed Fight nausea | Fight Constipation  Oral Health | When to call your doctor

Constipation

Diarrhea

Dry mouth

Edema (fluid retention leading to swelling)

Electrolyte imbalance

Emergencies - AAFP, 2006: Treatment of Oncologic Emergencies

Eyes & Vision

Fatigue

Fever

GERD and chemotherapy - by Chemocare

Grades of Toxicity

Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD)

Fertility / sexual support and reports

HAMA | Hair Loss 

Hand/Foot Syndrome 
skin reaction that appears on the palms of the hands and/or the soles of the feet as a result of certain chemotherapy agents (avoid hot baths)

Headache (by chemocare) | Hiccups

Hypogammaglobulinemia (low immunoglobulins)

Itching

Infections - including fungal | Viral ... Shingles

Keeping Safe - minimize your risk from medical errors

Kidney (renal) - nephrotoxicity

Liver toxicity

Low blood counts
 

	Anemia  (fatigue from low red blood cell count)
	Neutropenia  (infection from low Neutrophil count)
	Thrombocytopaenia  (bleeding from low platelets)
	Biologics | CBC lab

FDA@Drugs - Medication Guides & more

Report adverse drug events to FDA

DrugDigest.org: Drug interaction and Pill Images

MedlinePlus: Drugs and Herbs information

COMMON TOXICITY CRITERIA (CTC) - grading system for adverse events ctep.cancer.gov

Drug Information Portal - search for detailed information about drugs

Symptoms Checklist

Lymphedema swelling in limbs

Myelodysplasia Syndrome
MDS/AML (uncommon)

Metabolic side effects in lymphoma

Mouth sores | Mucositis

Nausea

Neuropathy, Peripheral
 
loss of feeling in limbs, ringing in the ears, deafness.

Neutropenia - low white counts

Pain management

PML progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Symptoms | Association with Rituxan

Pneumonias / Pulmonary complications

Ports: risks and benefits (vein damage)

Prednisone (Corticosteroids)

Oral - dry mouth, mouth sores, mucositis,
BMS, loss of taste sensation

Radiotherapy side effects

Rashes

Rituxan (common/uncommon side effects)

Second cancers

Sexual / reproductive side effects

Shingles

Shortness of breath (chemocare)

Skin (rash, itching, shingles, skin cancers)

Taste - Cancer Connect: Coping with Taste Changes
 

Thrombosis (deep venous - blood clot)

Tumor Lysis Syndrome

Cancer, Coagulation, and Anticoagulation  theoncologist 

Anthony Letaia,b, David J. Kutera
 

Weight loss - Cachexia