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6.  Ginger Treatment For Cancer-Related Nausea and Vomiting
(Posted: 05/25/2005, Updated: 11/07/2007) - Researchers with this clinical trial are testing the ability of two different doses of the herb ginger to treat delayed nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.

7.  Preventing Delayed Nausea in Breast Cancer Patients
(Posted: 10/23/2007) - In this trial, different combinations of drugs will be tested to see which is most effective in preventing delayed nausea in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer.

8.  Education and Exercise to Prevent Lymphedema
(Posted: 07/24/2007) - This study compares a lymphedema-prevention education program to the same education program supplemented with an exercise regimen and counseling in women who have been newly diagnosed with breast cancer and who will undergo axillary node dissection.

9.  The Modafinil and Fatigue Trial
(Posted: 01/06/2004, Updated: 06/04/2007) - This study is testing the ability of modafinil to reduce fatigue in cancer patients who are receiving chemotherapy. The study will also examine the relationship between depression and fatigue in patients treated with modafinil.

10.  Treatment for Malignant Ascites
(Posted: 08/01/2006) - In this trial, researchers will randomly assign patients with malignant ascites to receive either octreotide or a placebo once a month for up to two years. The investigators will see whether octreotide can delay, or even eliminate, the need for paracentesis and assess side effects and quality of life of patients undergoing this treatment.
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