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Nausea
Reviewed: December 2006
Nausea (feeling queasy or sick to your stomach) and/or vomiting (throwing up) may be caused by the cancer itself, or sometimes the treatments we use to limit the cancer: surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Additionally, nausea and vomiting will occur in up to 60% of patients receiving opioids, particularly at the initiation of therapy.
There are many ways to get relief from nausea and vomiting - from basic lifestyle changes, like watching the foods you eat, to learning what causes your nausea and vomiting and becoming more involved with your medical team during your treatment process.
Education will put you in a better position to talk with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist about your best options to treat nausea and vomiting.
The BC Cancer Agency maintains a database on commonly used unconventional therapies available to cancer patients.
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