cancer care

Empowering Self-Care: A Guide to Maintaining Emotional and Physical Well-being During Cancer Treatment

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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 …

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The Impact of Exercise on Cancer Recovery

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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 …

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Early Detection Saves Lives: Understanding the Importance of Regular Cancer Screening for Women

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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 …

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Nutritional Support for Women with Cancer: Eating Well to Boost Immunity and Energy Levels

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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 …

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Coping with a Cancer Diagnosis: Building a Supportive Network and Seeking Professional Help

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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 …

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Beauty and Confidence Through Cancer: Tips for Managing Appearance-related Challenge

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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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CANCER PREVENTION PEARLS intercepting cancer

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The rate at which people are developing cancer is alarming. Have you seen the startling statistics? Every year, more than 120,000 Nigerians are diagnosed with cancer and about 80,000 deaths occur, meaning about 2/3 of people who have cancer die from it. Okay...take a deep breath, Practice safe sex

11 Common Cancer Myths Debunked

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For someone who hardly packs what she needs when going to see family, I received a rude shock when I was told there was no antiperspirant at home, why? My mum heard it causes cancer. For someone spending her hard earned money on medical fees for me, I was sad she could take such a …

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