A Guide for Chemotherapy Infusions at Dana-Farber

14 Visit cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-getactive/eat-healthy/find-healthy-recipes.html for ideas on healthy recipes. Don’t forget about physical activity Physical activity has many benefits. It helps you maintain muscle mass, strength, stamina, and bone strength. It also can help reduce anxiety, depression, fatigue, and lymphedema, as well as improve health-related quality of life, bone health, and sleep. Still, it is important for you to check with your cancer care team before starting any exercise program for advice on choosing a program that is safe and effective for you. Managing common eating problems caused by cancer treatments Cancer and cancer treatments can cause side effects that affect how well you can eat and drink. Following are some of the more common problems and tips on how to deal with them. Always tell your cancer care team about any problems you have; the problems can often be treated or kept from getting worse. Your cancer care team can also help you make diet changes to help manage side effects like constipation, weight loss, nausea, or other problems that affect your eating. Ask your cancer c c t t L C h p M y W

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