Physical Effects

Our Clinics for Survivors Our clinics for children and adults who have survived survived childhood cancers and adults who survived adult onset cancers more

We offer services and resources to help you with continuing side effects of your cancer and treatment.

Bowel Function Changes

• Caring for Colostomy
• Constipation
• Managing Bowel Function after Bowel Surgery
• Nutrition Guidelines for Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome

Breathing Difficulties

• Moisture Helps Prevent Breathing Difficulties
• Shortness of Breath (Dyspnea)

Cardiovascular Changes

• Heart Failure

Cognitive Changes

• Improving Your Memory
• Where Did I Put My Keys...Again?
  A discussion of post-treatment changes in thinking and memory
• Cognitive Changes
  From LIVESTRONG^TM
  

Dental

• Dental Health Following Cancer Treatment
  From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Eye

• Eye Health
  From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Fatigue

• Handling Fatigue During and After Cancer Treatment (in English, Russian, Spanish)
• Fatigue
  From LIVESTRONG^TM

Hearing

• Hearing Loss
  From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Hot Flashes

• Management of Menopausal Hot Flashes without Hormones

Lymphedema

• Common Questions about Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema
• Focus On Lymphedema
  Video presentation by Memorial Sloan-Kettering physical therapist

Menopausal Symptoms

• Improve Your Sleep
• Improving Your Memory
• Management of Menopausal Hot Flashes without Hormones

Nutritional Changes

• Eating Well During and After Cancer Treatment (English and Russian
• Nutritional Guidelines for Patients with Short Bowel Syndrome
• Alcohol Intake

Pain

• Neuropathic Pain
• Patient Guide to Peripheral Neuropathy
• See our Pain & Palliative Care Service
• See our Pain Management after the Hospital Stay
• Neuropathy
  From LIVESTRONG^TM
• Chronic Pain
  From LIVESTRONG^TM

Physical Rehabilitation

• Physical Rehabilitation
  From the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis
  From LIVESTRONG^TM
• Managing Osteoporosis (English and Russian)
• Calcium Supplements

Osteonecrosis

• Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Ostomies

• Ostomies
  From LIVESTRONG^TM

Sexual Health

• See our Sexual Health page

• Sexuality and Intimacy in Cancer Survivorship
  Video presentation by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in partnership with Life With Cancer^®

Skin Changes

• General Guidelines for Dry Skin
• Understanding Sunscreen

Thyroid

• Thyroid Problems
  From Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Trismus

• Trismus

Urinary Changes

• Improving Your Urinary Continence
• Urinary Incontinence
  From LIVESTRONG^TM