{"id":1273,"date":"2025-03-26T11:29:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T11:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/?page_id=1273"},"modified":"2025-07-09T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T10:00:52","slug":"chemotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/healthcare-professionals\/chemotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caring for ostomates through chemotherapy<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Chemotherapy is a difficult time for anyone, but it can be particularly challenging for your stoma patients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Whether your patients are adjusting to life with a new stoma, or have an established stoma care routine, chemotherapy adds an extra layer of complexity that can be difficult for them to manage \u2013 both mentally and physically.  
 
The direct side-effects of chemotherapy can be overwhelming and can significantly impact an ostomy patient\u2019s quality of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

77.5%<\/mark><\/span> of ostomies are a result of cancer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

86%<\/mark><\/span> of individuals reported at least one side effect related to chemotherapy treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Knowing the side-effects of chemotherapy<\/h2>\n\n\n
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How you can help ostomy patients undergoing chemotherapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To help you deliver the best level of care, our dedicated booklet gives you the latest information on the daily challenges that your ostomy patients may face.
 
It also gives you advice on the impact of chemotherapy on the effectiveness of some stoma care products.
 
You\u2019ll also get an insight into how small changes to stoma care routines can make a big difference for ostomates undergoing chemotherapy \u2013 both physically and psychologically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whether your patients are adjusting to life with a new stoma, or have an established stoma care routine, chemotherapy adds an extra layer of complexity that can be difficult for them to manage \u2013 both mentally and physically.   The direct side-effects of chemotherapy can be overwhelming and can significantly impact an ostomy patient\u2019s quality of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":1241,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1273","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1273\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eakinostomy.com\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}