Moderate activity for 3 to 5 hours a week may help cancer fatigue. You are more likely to follow an exercise plan if you choose a type of exercise that you enjoy. Your healthcare team can help you plan the best time and place for exercise and how often to exercise.
You may need to start with light activity for short periods of time and build up to more exercise little by little. Studies have shown that exercise can be safely done during and after cancer treatment. Mind and body exercises such as qigong , tai chi , and yoga may help relieve fatigue. These exercises combine activities like movement, stretching, balance, and controlled breathing with spiritual activity such as meditation.
Cognitive behavior therapy CBT helps you change how you think and feel about certain things. Therapists use CBT and talk therapy to treat certain emotional or behavioral disorders. Talk therapy may help decrease your fatigue by working on problems related to cancer that make fatigue worse, such as:.
Studies have shown that talk therapy can help control fatigue over long periods of time. CBT with hypnosis may also help decrease fatigue. You may feel that reporting fatigue is complaining and wait for your doctor to ask about it.
Fatigue is a normal side effect that should be reported and treated. Working with the healthcare team to learn about the following may help you cope with fatigue:. These changes will help you cope with fatigue and improve your quality of life. Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done.
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If you feel tired, rest. Try to spread activities out through the day. Ask family and friends for help, e. Take a few weeks off work during or after treatment, reduce your hours, or work from home.
After a few weeks, your skin might become dry, flaky, or itchy, or it may peel. This is sometimes called radiation dermatitis. They can suggest ways to ease the discomfort, lessen further irritation, and prevent infection.
These problems usually go away gradually after treatment ends. In some cases, though, the treated skin will stay darker and might be more sensitive than it was before. Radiation therapy can cause hair to be thinned or lost in the area being treated. Most people find that their hair grows back after treatment ends, but it can be hard to deal with hair loss.
When it does grow back, your hair may be thinner or a different texture than it was before. Ask your cancer care team if you have any questions or concerns about hair loss. If you do lose your hair, your scalp may be tender and you may want to cover your head.
Your local American Cancer Society office may be able to help you get wigs or hats. These blood cells help your body fight infection and prevent bleeding. If your blood tests show low blood counts, your treatment might be stopped for a week or so to allow your blood counts to return to normal.
People with brain tumors often get stereotactic radiosurgery radiation given in one large dose if the cancer is in only one or a few sites in the brain. Side effects depend on where the radiation is aimed. Some side effects might show up quickly, but others might not show up until 1 to 2 years after treatment.
Talk with your radiation oncologist about what to watch for and when to call your doctor. If the cancer is in many areas, sometimes the whole brain is treated with radiation.
The side effects of whole brain radiation therapy may not be noticeable until a few weeks after treatment begins. Some of these side effects can happen because radiation has caused the brain to swell. Treatment can affect each person differently, and you may not have these particular side effects. Radiation to the brain can also have side effects that show up later — usually from 6 months to many years after treatment ends. These delayed effects can include serious problems such as memory loss, stroke-like symptoms, and poor brain function.
You may also have an increased risk of having another tumor in the area, although this is not common. If you get radiation therapy to the head or neck, you need to take good care of your teeth, gums, mouth, and throat. Here are some tips that may help you manage mouth problems:. If these measures are not enough, ask your cancer care team for advice.
Mouth dryness may be a problem even after treatment is over. If so, talk to your team about what you can do. Radiation treatment to your head and neck can increase your chances of getting cavities. This is especially true if you have dry mouth as a result of treatment.
Before starting radiation, talk to your cancer care team about whether you should get a complete check-up with your dentist. Ask your dentist to talk with your radiation doctor before you start treatment. If you have one or more problem teeth, your dentist may suggest removing them before you start treatment. If you wear dentures, they may no longer fit well because of swollen gums.
If your dentures cause sores, you may need to stop wearing them until your radiation therapy is done to keep sores from getting infected. Your dentist may want to see you during your radiation therapy to check your teeth, talk to you about caring for your mouth and teeth, and help you deal with any problems.
Most likely, you will be told to:. If you have radiation to the breast , it can affect your heart or lungs as well causing other side effects. To avoid irritating the skin around the breast, women should try to go without wearing a bra whenever they can. If your shoulders feel stiff, ask your cancer care team about exercises to keep your shoulder moving freely. Breast soreness, color changes, and fluid build-up lymphedema will most likely go away a month or 2 after you finish radiation therapy.
If fluid build-up continues to be a problem, ask your cancer care team what steps you can take. See Lymphedema for more information.
Radiation therapy may cause long-term changes in the breast. Your skin may be slightly darker, and pores may be larger and more noticeable. The skin may be more or less sensitive and feel thicker and firmer than it was before treatment.
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