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Many people who have cancer or who have been treated for cancer develop symptoms or side effects that affect their quality of life. Care given to help patients cope with these symptoms or side effects is called palliative care, comfort care, supportive care, or symptom management.

Managing Physical Effects
Manage the physical symptoms of cancer and the side effects from chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatments. Learn how to maintain proper nutrition during treatment.

Managing Emotional Effects
Manage depression, anxiety, and other emotional effects, and learn how to support people with cancer.

For Caregivers, Family, and Friends
Information to help caregivers cope while caring for a loved one with cancer; help someone with cancer cope with the illness.

About Children with Cancer
Information for parents about children with cancer, as well as guides to help children and teens cope when a family member has cancer.

Finding Healthcare Services
Tips for choosing a doctor or a treatment facility, healthcare options, assistance at home, and hospice care.

Financial, Insurance, and Legal Information
Financial help, insurance coverage, support organizations, and end-of-life planning.

Survivorship - Living with and Beyond Cancer
Life and health after a cancer diagnosis and once treatment is over.

Supportive and Palliative Care Clinical Trials
Clinical trials to help people cope with symptoms and side effects of cancer.


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