title: Side effects associated with pediatric chemotherapy: management and patient education issues.
abstract: Childhood malignancies are generally treated with a combination of chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. As a result of chemotherapy, the most common method of treatment, the child often experiences many side effects over varying periods of time. The nurse must have an adequate understanding of the use, mechanism of action, and side effects of chemotherapeutic agents to provide adequate patient and family teaching.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lilley
mesh_terms: D000505:Alopecia / Q000139:chemically induced; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003556:Cystitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000139:chemically induced; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents