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Cancer and Nausea, Part II: Non-CINV Nausea and Treatment Strategies

May 22, 2009 - 10:46 pm

Nausea is a very complex symptom involving numerous pathways between the brain and the gut, and it can have many different causes. While chemotherapy is a big culprit in causing nausea and vomiting, there are multiple other causes unique to cancer. Here are few that stand out:
* Radiation-induced nausea and vomiting occurs [...]

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Cancer and Nausea, Part I: Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting (CINV)

May 19, 2009 - 3:24 pm

While nausea and vomiting are common symptoms for many patients, patient with cancer often have multiple contributing factors for their nausea, not only from the disease itself but from the treatments. This two-part post will be looking at nausea and vomiting specifically with an eye towards cancer, the first part on chemotherapy-induced nausea and [...]

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Ginger Root for Nausea

May 16, 2009 - 4:54 pm

The details will be presented at the upcoming ASCO annual meeting two weeks from now, but there’s a preliminary highlight released that ginger root capsules can produce a very significant reduction in chemotherapy-induced nausea. This work validates the general recommendation to take ginger ale for an upset stomach, etc., but it’s important to note [...]

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