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This handout explains how marijuana can impact your health and success as a transplant patient. It includes resources to help you quit.  
 

This handout explains how using tobacco can impact your health and success as a transplant patient. It includes resources to help you stop smoking.  
 

Radiation therapy is often used to treat cancer and other medical conditions. This handout explains radiation therapy and what to expect before, during, and after treatment.

This handout describes the most common side effects from radiation to the abdomen. It includes guidelines for treating or coping with nausea, diarrhea, fatigue, stomach discomfort, difficulty with urination, and skin reactions.

This handout describes the most common side effects from radiation to the brain, what to do to treat or cope with them, and when to call the doctor or nurse. Side effects include skin reactions, hair loss, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, earaches, headaches and other neurological symptoms. A short section on taking steroid medicines to treat these symptoms is included.

This handout lists the most comon side effects that occur for patients having radiation to their chest. Many tips are provided to help minimize or manage side effects.

This handout lists the most common side effects during radiation to the pelvis. Many tips are provided to help minimize or manage side effects.

This handout lists the most common side effects that occur for patients having radiation to their chest. Many tips are provided to help minimize or manage side effects.

This handout for UW Medicine patients explains how radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is used to treat chronic knee pain. It includes what to expect when having a trial nerve block and the RFA procedure.

This handout explains radiofrequency ablation therapy for thyroid nodules and what to expect during the procedure and recovery.

This handout explains the purpose of radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation. It describes what you can expect before, during, and after treatment.  
 

This handout gives step-by-step instructions for 7 simple exercises that will help your gain flexibility in your shoulder, arm, and hand. Be sure to check with your physical therapist before trying any new exercises.