Cancer Treatment Strategies Cancer is a complex process that can affect any organ within the body. Great progress has been made in the treatment of cancer and there are now a multitude of strategies that can be employed. This pocket card provides a general overview to help...

Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects Chemotherapy or “chemo” medications may cure cancer, decrease relapse rates, and shrink tumors that cause pain and other symptoms (National Cancer Institute [NCI], 2015). Chemo halts or slows the division of fast-growing cancer cells...

Understanding Different Types of Pain Pain is an uncomfortable signal that something hurts. Pain intensity may vary between mild to unbearable and can significantly impact an individual’s psychosocial, emotional, and physical functioning (National Institute of Health, 2023...