Treatment-Induced Nausea And Vomiting: Facts And Solutions It is common knowledge that cancer treatments chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery - have specific side effects that lower a patient's quality of life. All three major cancer treatments have a common side effect, nausea and vomiting. Cancer patients, when surveyed, placed nausea and ... Category: Patient Care Read More Understanding And Preventing Post Surgery Pain For Mesothelioma Patients: An Outline I. PAIN AND ITS EFFECTS Many cancer patients feel that pain is a sign of weakness. They underestimate the importance of pain relief as part of their treatment regimens and as part of their lives. This attitude toward pain relief is counterproductive and actually does compromise the quality of their ... Category: Patient Care Read More Protecting The Victim: Helping Patients Live Longer The most powerful weapon in the cancer-fighting arsenal? Hope. Countless patients, after learning that they have mesothelioma, are advised by their local doctor or HMO that the only treatment available is to "tidy up your affairs and take a long cruise to the South Pacific." Doctors give ... Category: Patient Care Read More Protecting The Victim: Limit The Length Of Depositions Justice for a mesothelioma victim often depends on his deposition. The patient, the defense lawyers, and our guys sit down together and videotape the patient's testimony. We get a chance to ask questions, and the bad guys then have a turn. The procedure is fundamental to justice. The patient ... Category: Patient Care Read More