Living and Feeling Your Best with Leukemia How to Identify and Manage Side Effects at Home
Today’s treatments for leukemia are very effective in destroying cancer cells, but can also damage normal cells, leading to disruptive and uncomfortable side effects. In this presentation, Danielle Brandys, a leukemia nurse practitioner at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, provided an overview of the blood cancer treatments, possible side effects and ways to deal, treat, or reduce them. The session was followed by a discussion panel of people affected by blood cancer.
