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Nausea and Vomiting
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts," What is nausea and vomiting? What can I do to prevent it? When should I call my doctor about it? How is it treated? Karen Bruchak, RN, MSN, MBA, of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania responds: What is Nausea and Vomiting? Nausea means being sick to

Vomiting during tube feeding
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts," My brother has throat cancer. He is being fed by a stomach tube. He gets the bulk of his feeding at night. He has been vomiting. So much that he has lost 32 pounds. The doctors are saying the reason for his vomiting is that the radiation is making his saliva thick. I have worked with people who are being tube fed. I

Nausea and Vomiting with Whole Brain Radiotherapy
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts," After a 3 year remission from breast cancer, my sister was diagnosed with a single brain metastasis in November. This was surgically removed, and then a 10-day course of whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) began on January 3. Within four hours of her first treatment, she began to feel nausea which progressively got

Nausea and Vomiting
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts," What is nausea and vomiting? What can I do to prevent it? When should I call my doctor about it? How is it treated? Karen Bruchak, RN, MSN, MBA, of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania responds: What is Nausea and Vomiting? Nausea means being sick to

Dealing with chemotherapy induced nausea
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts," My 20-year-old niece was diagnosed with a fibrolamellar hepatoma with extensive metastasis to nodes and organs. She is having "aggressive"chemotherapy and has several negative side effects including nausea, low platelets and white counts. Any information available would be helpful.   Thanks,DS

Increase calories and decrease nausea after esophagectomy
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts," My mother had esophageal cancer 2 1/2 years ago and was treated with an esophagectomy. She is still using a J tube for nutrition. Nausea has been a constant companion since surgery, and has recently gotten worse. She is only using about 2 cans of Nutren per day, so caloric intake is under 1000 per day. She

Nausea and Vomiting with Whole Brain Radiotherapy
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts," After a 3 year remission from breast cancer, my sister was diagnosed with a single brain metastasis in November. This was surgically removed, and then a 10-day course of whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) began on January 3. Within four hours of her first treatment, she began to feel nausea which progressively got

Nausea During Lung Cancer Treatment
Question My mother has lung cancer and is receiving radiation therapy, but she cannot receive chemotherapy until she is healthy enough. She has not been able to eat even before the radiation therapy started, and the cancer has spread so they need to hurry up and get her on to chemotherapy. She is taking Reglan for nausea but it is not helping. She

Dealing with chemotherapy induced nausea
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts," My 20-year-old niece was diagnosed with a fibrolamellar hepatoma with extensive metastasis to nodes and organs. She is having "aggressive"chemotherapy and has several negative side effects including nausea, low platelets and white counts. Any information available would be helpful.   Thanks,DS

Questions about Chemotherapy-related Fatigue
Can chemotherapy-related fatigue last 5 months after treatment has ended? I recently returned to work as a teacher and felt dizzy and off balance. Can the fatigue reoccur slightly after returning to work? Lora Packel MS, PT, Coordinator of Cancer Therapy Services for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania,

Resuming sexual relations after completion of chemotherapy and radiation therapy for anal cancer
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts," I have just completed chemo and radiotherapy treatment for anal cancer I am worried about having sex again. Presently I have a yellow mucus discharge from my vagina and anus. It does seem to be getting better. Can I hope it will disappear and is it normal?James M. Metz, MD, Editor-in-Chief of OncoLink and Assistant

Nausea and Vomiting
Dear OncoLink "Ask the Experts," What is nausea and vomiting? What can I do to prevent it? When should I call my doctor about it? How is it treated? Karen Bruchak, RN, MSN, MBA, of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania responds: What is Nausea and Vomiting? Nausea means being sick to

Increase calories and decrease nausea after esophagectomy
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts," My mother had esophageal cancer 2 1/2 years ago and was treated with an esophagectomy. She is still using a J tube for nutrition. Nausea has been a constant companion since surgery, and has recently gotten worse. She is only using about 2 cans of Nutren per day, so caloric intake is under 1000 per day. She