The 2026 Big C Survivor's Guide: Managing side effects during treatment

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Episode two covers How to manage nutrition-related side effects; Hormonal therapy and side effects; Nutritional care in childhood cancer; Screening tools for malnutrition; and PEG feeding.

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Chapters
  • 00:03 Managing nutrition-related side effects
  • 01:30 Nausea and vomiting management
  • 04:11 Optimising fluid intake and managing taste changes
  • 06:23 Managing fatigue, sore mouth, and reflux
  • 08:28 Managing diarrhoea and constipation
  • 10:23 Appetite loss and smart nutrition for weight management
  • 14:23 Cancer cachexia and hormone therapy side effects
  • 18:19 Physical side effects of hormone therapy
  • 20:14 Managing side effects and using food as support
  • 24:06 Nutritional support for specific side effects
  • 27:46 PEG feeding as nutritional support
1 Jun English South Africa Health & Fitness

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