Cancer treatment side effects: a guide for Aboriginal Health Workers
Posted on: 31 August, 2015
Issue: Vol 15 No 3, July 2015 – September 2015
Related to Cancer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
Issue: Vol 15 No 3, July 2015 – September 2015
Related to Cancer Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers
Cancer Institute NSW (2015)
Cancer treatment side effects: a guide for Aboriginal Health Workers
Sydney: Cancer Institute NSW
This guide provides important and practical information to safely manage the potential side effects associated with cancer treatment.
The booklet will help Aboriginal Health Workers to:
- understand safety issues for patients having chemotherapy
- recognise some of the most common side effects of cancer treatment
- understand how to manage these side effects
- educate patients about how to manage side effects
- know when to seek help (call a doctor or other healthcare professional)
- understand the effects of cancer on patients’ social and emotional wellbeing.
Abstract adapted from Cancer Institute NSW
- Further information:
- Contact details:
- Cancer Institute NSW, PO Box 41, Alexandria NSW 1435, Ph: (02) 8374 5600, Fax: (02) 8374 3600, Email: information@cancerinstitute.org.au