Cancer Information and Articles

1. Needs and Concerns as a Result of Cancer

This article is a survey of professional publications detailing the needs and concerns of cancer patients, survivors, caregivers, and family.

2. Emotional Effects of Cancer

This article briefly outlines some of the emotional effects of cancer. 

3. How to Solicit the Power of Prayer?

This article surveys aspects of meaningful prayer for cancer. 

4. Chemotherapy: Causes, Side Effects and Lessoning Severity

The following articles are written by Marlene Spadoni, RN, for training her nurses.  Marlene Spadoni is the Director of Clinical Services, Texas Hermatology Oncology Center, Dallas, TX.  

She graduated from Missouri Baptist Hospital School of Nursing, Missouri Baptist College, St. Louis, Mo.  She has 31 years of experiencein oncology in the hospital setting as well as free standing oncology clinics. She has served as the Director of Nursing including Medical Oncology, Radiation, Radiology and Infusion Services.  

1. Alopecia- Chemotherapy Induced Hair Loss
2. Chemotherapy Induced Diarrhea
3. Chemotherapy Induced Mouth Sores
4. Chemotherapy Induced Nausea 
5. Chemotherapy and How Does It Work
6. Hematologic Guidelines
7. Implanted Port Care
8. What Does Nadir Mean?
9. Preventing Infection
10. Senokot-5 Laxative Protocol
11. Coping With Taste Changes

5.  What Are The Questions You Should Ask Your Doctor and Providers

6. Links to Caregiver Information:  

    You will be able to learn: 

1. What do Caregiver’s do?
2. Who Cares for the Caregivers?

   a.  Who are Caregivers?

   b. Caregivers Online

    http://www.familycaregiversonline.net

  c. Caring for the Caregiver

   d. Long Distance Caregiving

   e. Caregiver Resources