Coping with side-effects of cancer treatment
Tips on managing symptoms and side-effects during and after cancer treatment.
Cancer and cancer treatments can cause a range of side-effects. They can happen:
- During treatment
- A short time after treatment has ended
- Some time after treatment - we have [more information about coping with late side-effects]
Track and report any side-effects
It’s very important to be aware of any changes and let your medical team know about them, even if they happen some time after treatment. There are treatments to help with most side-effects.
Even if a symptom is not troubling you too much, it’s still best to let your medical team know how you’re feeling, as it may be a symptom of something else. For example, fatigue may be a sign that your red blood cell count is low or that your treatment is affecting your hormone levels. If this is the case, you can have treatment to help you feel better.
Keeping track of side-effects: Keep a diary or use a mobile phone app to note how you’re feeling. You can ask your consultant or specialist nurse about this.
Types of side-effects
About suggestions
Cancers starting with: M
- Male breast cancer
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST)
- Mammogram (breast X-ray)
- Managing menopausal symptoms
- Managing side-effects after treatment
- Managing urinary symptoms after prostate cancer treatment
- MDS subtypes
- Mediastinal germ cell tumours
- Mediastinoscopy
- Melanoma
- Melanoma after treatment
- Melanoma signs and symptoms
- Melanoma treatment
- Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma diagnosis and tests
- Mesothelioma signs and symptoms
- Mesothelioma treatment
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer signs and symptoms
- Metastatic breast cancer treatment
- Metastatic breast diagnosis and tests
- Metastatic prostate cancer
- Metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis and tests
- Metastatic prostate cancer signs and symptoms
- Metastatic prostate cancer treatment
- MIBG scans for children
- Module test page
- Molar pregnancy
- Mouth problems
- Mouth, head and neck cancer
- Mouth, head and neck cancer diagnosis and tests
- Mouth, head and neck cancer signs and symptoms
- Mouth, head and neck cancer treatment
- MRI scan
- MRI scans for children
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple myeloma after treatment
- Multiple myeloma diagnosis and tests
- Multiple myeloma signs and symptoms
- Multiple myeloma treatment
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) diagnosis and tests
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) signs and symptoms
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment
- Myelofibrosis
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms
M
- Male breast cancer
- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST)
- Mammogram (breast X-ray)
- Managing menopausal symptoms
- Managing side-effects after treatment
- Managing urinary symptoms after prostate cancer treatment
- MDS subtypes
- Mediastinal germ cell tumours
- Mediastinoscopy
- Melanoma
- Melanoma after treatment
- Melanoma signs and symptoms
- Melanoma treatment
- Mesothelioma
- Mesothelioma diagnosis and tests
- Mesothelioma signs and symptoms
- Mesothelioma treatment
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer signs and symptoms
- Metastatic breast cancer treatment
- Metastatic breast diagnosis and tests
- Metastatic prostate cancer
- Metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis and tests
- Metastatic prostate cancer signs and symptoms
- Metastatic prostate cancer treatment
- MIBG scans for children
- Module test page
- Molar pregnancy
- Mouth problems
- Mouth, head and neck cancer
- Mouth, head and neck cancer diagnosis and tests
- Mouth, head and neck cancer signs and symptoms
- Mouth, head and neck cancer treatment
- MRI scan
- MRI scans for children
- Multiple myeloma
- Multiple myeloma after treatment
- Multiple myeloma diagnosis and tests
- Multiple myeloma signs and symptoms
- Multiple myeloma treatment
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) diagnosis and tests
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) signs and symptoms
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) treatment
- Myelofibrosis
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms
