We define a caregiver as the person who most often helps the person with cancer and is not paid to do so. Professional care providers are paid to give care. They tend to have more limited roles and are not discussed in detail here.
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After the initial tests, diagnosis, and surgery, recovering cancer patients may find it difficult to return to normal life. To aid in this transition back to everyday routine, I created this list of tips. Whether it was just the surgery, or radiation therapy also, patients may feel exhausted and changed.
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From my experience in medical practice, working with cancer patients as an oncologist, I’ve had the opportunity to learn that physical appearance is very important for most patients. So much so, that it can influence their recovery.
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Often, our skin is the first to show signs of distress. Unfortunately, it’s also the last body part or organ many of us will pay attention to. Once the changes become apparent, we could consider this to be our body’s cry for help. In this article, I’ve decided to talk about it a bit.
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Recent studies have shown that the link between cancer, in particular colon cancer, and consumption of red meat, is even stronger than previously believed. It seems that even moderate amount of red meat, if consumed more than twice a week, raises the risk of colon cancer.
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Each year, the prognosis of possible life expectancy of cancer patients is increasing. This is true for all types of cancer, even those in later stages, and for patients with incurable cancers.
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While Minoxidil has shown great results in the prevention of hair loss and hair regrowth in chemotherapy patients, there are other, healthier alternatives.