Increased tearing, or epiphoria, can be a side effect of your GIST treatment. There are a number of strategies to cope with increased tearing. Keep reading for more information. Here are a few strategies [...]
Hand and Foot Syndrome coping strategies. Although targeted cancer therapies are generally considered to have less side effects than traditional chemotherapy, the need to take these drugs for extended time periods (in many cases [...]
Updated 2/9/2022 Muscle cramps can occur during cancer treatment, and it is a common side effect patients in our Patient Registry experience. GIST Treatments including Gleevec, Sutent, Stivarga, Qinlock and Ayvakit can cause a [...]
Stivarga comes in 40 mg tablets. Once opened, it must be used within 28 days. Stivarga must be stored in the bottle that it comes in, the desiccant must remain in the bottle; keep bottle tightly sealed. Do not store in a daily or weekly pill box.
Caring for someone suffering from an illness is hard, there's no other way to put it. Most of the time it gets easier but in the beginning right after a surgery, it can be very emotionally draining and frightening. Caring for someone you love is even more so as there is an emotional connection, a deep desire to alleviate the pain and suffering we see in the eyes of the person whose bedside we are hovering over.
Caring for someone suffering from an illness is hard, there’s no other way to put it. Most of the time it gets easier but in the beginning right after a surgery, it can be very emotionally draining and frightening. Caring for someone you love is even more so as there is an emotional connection, a deep desire to alleviate the pain and suffering we see in the eyes of the person whose bedside we are hovering over.
Caring for a family member or friend with cancer who lives far away has its unique challenges. All of the usual caregiving concerns about a loved one's health and well-being may be intensified, since long-distance caregivers can't be physically present to provide care at all times.
The responsibilities of care giving may seem complex and overwhelming at first. Depending on the person's needs, a caregiver may provide physical care; help with medical care, financial issues, or insurance issues; and serve as the liaison [...]
"Acceptance – for me that means trying to live as positively and naturally as possible by thinking of cancer as a friend and not as an enemy!"
