It is neither nausea nor the fear of alopecia that bother most cancer patients. A study conducted by German researchers asked patients to rank how much burden they anticipated before, during and after the chemotherapy. Although the article does not provide any therapeutic recommendations, it may guide the doctors to know what their patients think is important or bothersome during the treatment which is in contrast to what they assume their patients care about. The unpredictable nature of cancer and side effects of its treatment are the two important things associated with cancer, rather than its symptoms.
Every case of cancer develops and responds differently to the treatment. Almost all patients are subjected to similar kinds of treatment, including surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy -- all are aimed at selectively killing the cancerous cells. The side effects of chemo are…
