Chemotherapy

The side effects from chemotherapy are many and mostly unpleasant. Although it is a necessary evil, the goal of this treatment is to kill cancer cells. However, in doing so, your body is affected in many ways from hair loss, fatigue, nausea, painful swelling known as lymphedema, and changes to appetite, to name just a few.  » Read more about: How to Manage Your Appetite Changes When Undergoing Chemotherapy  »

If you are in the midst of chemotherapy as one of your cancer treatments or just beginning your first course, keeping up your strength and mitigating the side effects is preeminent. If someone is helping you with grocery shopping or you are still doing it yourself, you might want to refer to this article: foods to help with the side effects of chemotherapy.

The truth is, no one is prepared to receive the news they have cancer. It’s a shock to the system, and it takes time to digest the full impact of how it will change your life. You don’t really have much time to do that, so you must temporarily put emotions in a box, and move forward.