Chemotherapy and You is written for you—someone who is about to receive or is now receiving chemotherapy for cancer. Your family, friends, and others close to you may also want to read this book. This book is a guide you can refer to throughout your chemotherapy treatment. It includes facts about chemotherapy and its side effects and also highlights ways you can care for yourself before, during, and after treatment. About This Book This book covers: Î Questions and answers about chemotherapy. Answers common questions, such as what chemotherapy is and how it affects cancer cells. Î Tips for meeting with your doctor or nurse. Includes questions for you to think about and discuss with your doctor, nurse, and others involved in your cancer care. Î Side effects and ways to manage them. Explains side effects and other problems that may result from chemotherapy. This section also includes ways that you and your doctor or nurse can manage these side effects. Î Ways to learn more. Lists ways to get more information about chemotherapy and other topics discussed in this book—in print, online, and by telephone. Talk with your doctor or nurse about what you can expect during chemotherapy. They may suggest that you read certain sections of this book or try some of the ways to manage side effects. Rather than read this book from beginning to end, look at only those sections you need now. Later, you can always read more. The Use of Product or Brand Names Product or brand names that appear in this book are for example only. The US government does not endorse any specific product or brand. If products or brands are not mentioned, it does not mean or imply that they are not satisfactory. 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
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