Fatigue is one of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatment. In this first of a 3-part series, Lillie D. Shockney lists some causes of cancer-related fatigue and how oncology navigators can help patients deal with them.
As the sense of smell is linked with memory, using various scents as a means to transport cancer patients to their happy place can help them cope with treatment.
As treatments can temporarily—and sometimes permanently—affect sexual activity, care providers must create a comfortable forum in which patients with breast cancer can have open conversations about sex and intimacy.