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Cancer pain can be a complication of cancer or its treatment, and can negatively affect the functional status and quality of life of cancer patients. Get comprehensive, practical information on the screening, assessment, and management of cancer-related pain in this summary for clinicians.

A list of tumor markers that are in common use, mainly to direct treatment or for testing in blood to help make a diagnosis of cancer.

Anemia is a side effect of cancer treatments, including chemotherapy and radiation therapy. It can make women and men feel fatigued, dizzy, and short of breath. Learn how to manage fatigue caused by anemia during cancer treatment.

Cancer treatment can cause constipation. Symptoms include hard stools, stomach cramps, bloating, and nausea. Causes also include pain medicine, diet changes, dehydration, and being less active. Prevention and treatment of constipation is explained.

Information about the treatment team of health care providers who work together to help cancer patients.

There are many difficult feelings that you can have when going through cancer. Having an advanced or metastatic cancer diagnosis can cause them to be more intense than ever. Know that you're not alone. Learn tips on how to cope with your feelings with an advanced cancer diagnosis.

Caring for someone with advanced cancer brings its own challenges and concerns. Here are some planning tips that may help.

Immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, can trigger an immune response that causes inflammation to organs. Organ-related side effects are listed to help you talk with your doctor and know when to seek urgent medical care.

TCGA cannot, under any circumstances, accommodate external requests for analytes or tissue materials.

Ethics and research policies addresed by TCGA for conducting human genomics research.