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Jalisa Cannon

At a radiation oncology clinic in Naperville, Illinois, Jalisa Cannon, RN, OCN, cares for patients undergoing cancer therapy. A nursing graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, she worked in outpatient chemotherapy before shifting to radiation treatments. She educates patients on skin care and manages on-treatment side effects, and she writes for Biology Insights.

What Isotope Is Used to Treat Cancer?Cancer
Does Radiation Therapy Make You Immunocompromised?Therapies
Can I Have Surgery After Radiation?Procedures
What Is Radiation Simulation for Cancer Treatment?Tests
How Long Does It Take for Hair to Grow Back After Radiation?Skin & Hair
Long-Term Side Effects of SBRT for Prostate Cancer Cancer
Can You Drink Alcohol After Radiation Therapy?Substances
How Long Is Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer?Cancer
How Long Does It Take to Recover From Proton Therapy?Therapies
What Is the Success Rate of Proton Therapy?Procedures
Do Meningiomas Grow Back? Factors, Recurrence & Treatment Cancer
Does Radiation for Prostate Cancer Make You Sick?Cancer
What Is the Success Rate of Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer?Cancer
Does Radiation Make You Lose Your Hair?Skin & Hair
How Long Do You Have to Be in Isolation After Radioactive Iodine?Safety
How Long Is Immune System Compromised After Radiation?Immunity
What Is a Normal PSA Level After Radiation?Tests
How Long Does Radiation Treatment Stay in Your Body?Therapies
What Is the Best Cream to Use After Radiation?Skin & Hair
How to Wake Up Taste Buds After Radiation Eyes & ENT
Life Expectancy After Gamma Knife Surgery: An Overview Procedures
How Long After Radiation Does Fatigue Last?Cancer
How Soon After Chemo Does Radiation Start?Cancer
What Is the Glioblastoma Recurrence Timeline?Cancer
When Should You Have Radiation After Prostatectomy?Procedures
Can You Get a Radiation Rash Years After Treatment?Skin & Hair
Is Proton Therapy Better Than Radiation for Prostate Cancer?Cancer
How Long Do Brachytherapy Side Effects Last? A Timeline Cancer
Eye Radiation Side Effects: Short and Long-Term Risks Eyes & ENT
Does Radiation Affect Breast Implants?Cancer