Prevention at Home - What Happens at Home

Nausea and vomiting may occur once you are at home, days after you've received your chemotherapy. This is called delayed nausea and vomiting.

It is important to help prevent delayed nausea and vomiting that may occur at home because the delayed effects impact your quality of life. Simple day-to-day tasks, such as making meals, seeing family and friends, and participating in recreational activities, can become more difficult.

No one wants you to suffer if you do not have to. The best way to prevent delayed nausea and vomiting is to be prepared.

Here’s some information to help you get started.


	How it happens Nausea and vomiting result from a sequence of reactions that takes place inside your body after you receive chemotherapy. This can cause nausea or vomiting to occur days after your chemo. Learn more about this.		Does it mean the chemo is working? Side effects only indicate that the drug is in your system. They do not reveal whether the drug is working on the cancer. Tests and exams are the only way to learn the effectiveness of your chemotherapy.

	Can you beat it? Everyone has a different reaction to chemotherapy. Even drugs that are considered unlikely to cause nausea or vomiting have been found to cause these side effects in up to 10% of patients. But today, a variety of medicines are available to help prevent delayed nausea and vomiting. Talk to your oncology care team about the preventive medicines that are right for your chemotherapy.

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