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Mostly occur in males
Rare in persons under 40
6th most common cancer death in men
In 2015, 35,600 new cases of liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer happen in the United States.
Use medicine as directed
Be careful where medications are stored and use
Be aware of any lost medicines
Note how you react to each medicine. Call your doctor if you have any symptoms
Relaxation: May be done while sitting up or down. Choose a quiet place, close your eyes, put a pillow behind your neck or low stool to support your knees. Utilize relaxation CD’s
Distraction: Any activity you like to focus attention away from the pain
Massage: Depending on your pain you may do it yourself or go to a massage therapist
Biofeedback: Get help from a licensed biofeedback technician. Helps you learn to relax and cope with pain
Curative intent- Cure may be the goal but it doesn’t always work out that way
Control- To shrink any cancerous tumors or stop it from spreading
Palliation – drugs may be used to relieve pain. It also helps improve quality of life but not treat the disease
Nausea and Vomiting: Take medicine to help with nausea 2-3 days after chemotherapy
Loss of appetite: Eat small frequent meals high in
protein and calories
Diarrhea: Take anti-diarrheal medicine as needed and increase fluid intake Constipation: Take stool softeners such as Colace and eat high fiber foods
Hair loss: Temporary with chemotherapy.
Fatigue: Rest before activity. Maintain exercise within tolerable limits
1) You can contact the National Cancer Information Center (NCIC) via phone, email or chat 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Call 1-800-227-2345 or visit -
http://www.cancer.org/aboutus/howwehelpyou/app/contact-us.aspx
2) Find or consult with the nurse regarding support programs near you
3) Get FREE personal cancer support website through: http://acs.mylifeline.org/getstarted
1) American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/index and http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/pain/pain-landing. Retrieved on October 10, 2015
2) Lewis, S., Dirksen S., Heitkemper. M., Bucher, L., Camera, I., (2011). Medical surgical nursing. St. Louis, MI: Elsevier Mosby Pender, N.J., Murdaugh, C.L. & Parsons, M.A. (2015).