- Caring for the Patient With Cancer at Home: A Guide for Patients and Families
- Anxiety and fear
- Appetite, poor
- Blood counts
- Blood in stool
- Blood in urine
- Confusion
- Constipation
- Depression
- Diarrhea
- Exercise
- Falls
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Fluids and dehydration
- Grooming and appearance
- Hair loss
- Hiccups
- Infection
- Itching
- Leg cramps
- Mouth, bleeding in
- Mouth dryness
- Mouth sores
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pain
- Prostheses
- Scars and wounds
- Seizures
- Sexuality
- Shortness of breath
- Skin color changes
- Skin dryness
- Skin (pressure) sores
- Sleep problems
- Steroids and hormones
- Stomas (or ostomies)
- Swallowing problems
- Sweating
- Swelling
- Treatment at home
- Tubes and IV lines
- Weakness
- Weight changes
- When death is approaching
- To learn more
- References
To learn more
More information from your American Cancer Society
The following information may also be helpful to you. These free materials may be ordered from our toll-free number, 1-800-227-2345, or read on our Web site, www.cancer.org.
Advanced Cancer (also in Spanish)
American Cancer Society Cancer Survivors Network (CSN)
Anxiety, Fear, and Depression (also in Spanish)
Bone Metastasis (also in Spanish)
Coping With Cancer in Everyday Life (also in Spanish)
Coping With the Loss of a Loved One (also in Spanish)
Family and Medical Leave Act (also in Spanish)
Fertility and Cancer: What Are My Options?
Financial Guidance for Cancer Survivors and Their Families: Advanced Illness
Health Insurance and Financial Assistance for the Cancer Patient (also in Spanish)
Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Dealing With a Parent's Terminal Illness
Helping Children When a Family Member Has Cancer: Understanding Psychosocial Support Services
Home Care Agencies (also in Spanish)
Hospice Care (also in Spanish)
Listen With Your Heart (also in Spanish)
Nearing the End of Life (also in Spanish)
Nutrition for the Person With Cancer: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)
Oral Chemotherapy: What You Need to Know
Pain Control: A Guide for Those With Cancer and Their Loved Ones (also in Spanish)
Sexuality for the Man With Cancer (also in Spanish)
Sexuality for the Woman With Cancer (also in Spanish)
Stem Cell Transplant (Peripheral Blood, Bone Marrow, and Cord Blood Transplants) (also in Spanish)
Talking With Friends and Relatives About Your Cancer (also in Spanish)
Talking With Your Doctor (also in Spanish)
Understanding Chemotherapy: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)
Understanding Radiation Therapy: A Guide for Patients and Families (also in Spanish)
Understanding Your Lab Test Results
Books
The following books are available from the American Cancer Society. Call us at 1-800-227-2345 to ask about costs or to place your order.
Cancer in the Family: Helping Children Cope With a Parent’s Illness
Couples Confronting Cancer
What Helped Me Get Through: Cancer Patients Share Wisdom and Hope
When the Focus Is On Care: Palliative Care and Cancer
Last Medical Review: 03/24/2011
Last Revised: 08/11/2011