You may have difficulty eating or lose your appetite during cancer treatment. Try eating small, frequent meals throughout the day. To improve your appetite, don't drink beverages with your meals.
Fatigue can come and go or stay constant for a while. Fatigue from chemotherapy tends to happen a few days after the treatment, peaks, and then gets better before the next treatment. Fatigue from radiation may not happen right away.
Radiation therapy uses strong X-rays to kill cancer cells. It may be used on its own, or along with other types of treatment. Here's what you need to know about radiation therapy for nonmelanoma skin cancer.