Pain
Tips for Managing Pain (Cancer Care Society)
How to Manage Cancer Pain (Cancer Care Ontario)- Other Ways to Manage Pain (Cancer.Net)
- Cancer pain - Relief is possible (Mayo Clinic)
Tiredness & Drowsiness
- Fatigue (Cancer Care Society)
- Sleep Journal (Health Wise)
- How to Manage Cancer-Related Fatigue - Video (SunnyBrook Odette Cancer Centre & Cancer Care Society)
- How to Manage Cancer-Related Fatigue, a complete booklet (Alberta Health Services)
- Managing Fatigue (Tiredness) (BC Cancer)
- Treatment Side Effects (See section on Fatigue) (Quebec Cancer Foundation)
- How to Manage your Fatigue (Booklet: Manage Fatigue) (Cancer Care Ontario)
- Coping With Fatigue Related To Cancer and Treatments (CHUM)
- Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment (NIH)
Lack of Appetite
- Eating Hints: Before, during, and after Cancer Treatment (NIH)
- Booklet: Eating Well When You Have Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
- How to Manage Your Loss of Appetite (Cancer Care Ontario)
- Loss of Appetite (Cancer Care Society)
- No Appetite? How to get Nutrition during Cancer Treatments (Mayo Clinic)
- Patient Nutrition Education - Video (Rossy Cancer Network)
- Cancer Nutrition Rehabilitation Program at the JGH (Jewish General Hospital)
Shortness of Breath
- How to Manage Your Shortness of Breath (Cancer Care Ontario)
- Managing Shortness of Breath - Video Series
- Breathlessness (B.C Cancer)
- Difficulty Breathing (Cancer Care Society)
Constipation
- Managing side effects (Constipation) (Cancer Care Society)
- Managing Constipation - Booket (Cancer Care Ontario)
- Managing side effects of cancer and treatments (Quebec Cancer Foundation)
- How to Manage Constipation During Chemotherapy - Video (Memorial Sloan Kettering)
- Fibre & Helpful hints at the grocery store (Government of Canada: Health Connect)
- Chart of high-fiber foods with their total fiber content (grams) (Mayo Clinic)
Trouble Sleeping
- Sleep Problems (Cancer Care Society)
- Tips for Managing Insomnia During Cancer Treatment (Dana-Farber Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Transitions: Sleep - Video (Alberta Health Services)
- Self-help for Sleep Problems (Insomnia) (BC Cancer)
- Sleep Problems (BC Cancer)
- Helpful Hints for Better Sleep - booklet (UHN)
- Managing Sleep Problems After Cancer - booklet (UHN)
- Sleep Diary (Anxiety Canada)
Nausea & vomiting
- Nausea and Vomiting (Cancer Care Society)
- Nausea and vomiting - booklet (Cancer Care Ontario)
- Eating Tips for Dealing With Nausea during cancer treatment - booklet (UHN)
- Nausea and vomiting (BC Cancer)
Diarrhea
- Managing Side Effects - Diarrhea (Cancer Care Society)
- Managing side effects of cancer and treatments - Diarrhea (Quebec Cancer Foundation)
- How to Treat Diarrhea Caused by Your Treatments and Medications (BC Cancer)
- Diarrhea related to Cancer Treatments (Chemotherapy or Radiation Therapy) (CHUM)
Mouth problems
- Keeping your Mouth Health during Cancer Treatments (CHUM)
- Mouth Care (Cancer Care Society)
- Dry Mouth (Cancer Care Society)
- Sore Mouth and Throat (Cancer Care Society)
- Taste Changes (Cancer Care Society)
- Dry Mouth and Mouth Pain (BC Cancer)
Skin problems
- Skin Problems (Cancer Care Society)
- Skin Reactions (Chemocare)
- Hand-Foot Syndrome During Treatment - booklet (Cancer Care Ontario)
- Hand-Foot Syndrome (Chemocare)
Concentration/Memory
- Coping With Chemo Brain (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada)
- Cognitive Problems (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Managing Cancer-Related Brain Fog (UHN)
- Brain Fog video (Alberta Health Services)
- Memory and Attention Problems (BC Cancer)
Eating, Nutrition and Weight Changes
- Patient Nutrition Education Video (Rossy Cancer Network)
- Eating Well During and After Treatment (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Eating Well When You Have Cancer (Canadian Cancer Society)
- A Day in the Life of Eating Well at Work Edition (Canadian Cancer Society)
- What Your Dinner Plate Should Look Like and Canada's Official Food Guide (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Weight Gain (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Have a Health Body Weight (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Recipes (Canadian Cancer Society)
- A Variety of Articles About Eating Well (Canadian Cancer Society)
- Cancer Transitions: Nutrition (Alberta Health Services)
- Preventing Food Poisoning (CHUM)
- Safe Drinking During Cancer Treatments (MedlinePlus)
- Safe Eating During Cancer Treatments (MedlinePlus)
- Nutrient Value of Some Common Food (Health Canada)
- Food and Nutrition (Government of Canada)
- Kosher Meals on Wheels: home delivery and home care (grocery, meal preparation, etc.) for ages 55+. Telephone: 514-342-1234 (Cummings Centre)
- Low Cost Community Meals: Telephone: 514-282-1553 (Les Accordailles)
- Cancer nutrition-rehabilitation program Telephone: 514-340-8222 ext 23150 (Jewish General Hospital)
Troubles with activities of daily living
(chores, cleaning, etc.)
- Physical Activities and the Person with Cancer (American Cancer Society)
- How Cancer Affects Family Life (Cancer.Net)
- Cummings Centre - Homecare program for ages 50+
Services include bathing, dressing, shopping, meal prep, respite, and household tasks. Includes transport and accompaniment to medical appointments
Telephone: 514-342-1234 - Nova Home Care is a non-profit organization is mission is to provide high quality, personalized in-home care to people who are ill. Telephone: 514-866-6801