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A cancer diagnosis can be life-altering, but the treatment journey can take an even worse toll. In this period, you need to prioritize self-care practices to ease your physical and emotional states. In this guide, we’ll explore several strategies you can pick up to navigate treatment and its many hurdles. Keep communication open Cancer can …
The Impact of Exercise on Cancer Recovery
The journey to cancer recovery can be both physically and emotionally challenging. There’s the process of readjusting, being extremely mindful of –or paranoid about– your health, and coping with a changed world around you. These can be mentally strenuous and difficult to manage for cancer survivors. However, research shows that exercise can make that burden …
Lifestyle Changes and Cancer Risk Reduction Strategies for Women
You might hear a lot about how cancer can devastate our health and well-being, but how much do you know about reducing the chances of getting it? While you can not control all aspects of your health, there are specific lifestyle changes and strategies that you can adopt to reduce your risk of developing cancers, …
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Early Detection Saves Lives: Understanding the Importance of Regular Cancer Screening for Women
Every year, cancer affects millions of people, many of whom are women. Women are also highly susceptible to various gender-specific cancers, from breast cancer to cervical and ovarian cancer. On top of that, access to proper healthcare in some regions is deficient. These statistics and the level of care available highlight the urgent need for …
Nutritional Support for Women with Cancer: Eating Well to Boost Immunity and Energy Levels
Many female cancer patients face several changes during treatment. For some, it could be drastic weight loss or reduced bodily strength to continue certain activities. For others, it could be weight gain and low immunity. Cancer and cancer treatments can also affect the patients’ energy levels and vitality, making them weaker than they used to …
Coping with a Cancer Diagnosis: Building a Supportive Network and Seeking Professional Help
No words can fully describe the myriad of emotions that come with getting diagnosed with cancer. For some people, it’s a mix of self-directed anger and hopelessness. For others, it could be resentment and guilt for certain lifestyle choices. A cancer diagnosis is as life-changing mentally as it can be physically and coping with it …
Beauty and Confidence Through Cancer: Tips for Managing Appearance-related Challenge
Therapies, outcomes, side effects – all terms you probably have and will often hear as a cancer patient. But there is one aspect of treatment that’s much less talked about and yet so crucial to your well-being: Your looks. Cancer treatments do not only affect your normal body functions and cause discomfort; they can also …
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Why lung cancer is the deadliest (and 3 things you can do to avoid it)
What is lung cancer? Lung Cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the lungs. Sometimes cancers spread to the lungs from their site of origin during their late-stage. When cancer spread like this, the resultant tumour is called a metastatic mass. It is not classified as lung cancer. What are the types of …
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How Sex Causes Cervical Cancer (And How To Protect Yourself)
Chances are high that you have heard of cervical cancer before. But you may be unsure what it means or entails, and that’s why you need to keep reading. First, What Is The Cervix? The cervix is the part of a woman’s reproductive tract that connects the lower part of the uterus to the vagina. …
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Why Lung Cancer Is The Deadliest (And 3 Things You Can Do To Avoid It)
What is lung cancer? Lung Cancer is a type of cancer that starts in the lungs. Sometimes cancers spread to the lungs from their site of origin during their late-stage. When cancer spread like this, the resultant tumour is called a metastatic mass. It is not classified as lung cancer. What are the types of …
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