Category: Symptoms & Side Effects
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Enhancing Cancer Care: Integrative therapies and managing treatment side-effects
Cancer treatments, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy, while crucial in combating cancer, often come with debilitating side-effects. However, integrating complementary therapies alongside conventional treatments can significantly alleviate these side-effects and enhance overall well-being during the cancer journey. Surgery, a fundamental cancer treatment, can lead to complications such as pain, infection, and fatigue. Additionally, digestive…
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Cancer Treatment Types: Understanding options and administrations
In the realm of modern medicine, a plethora of cancer treatments exists, with the choice of therapy and medication tailored by oncologists based on factors such as cancer type, stage, and patient age. Often, a combination of treatments—such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy—is administered. It’s imperative for patients to engage in discussions with their…
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Lifestyle Habits to Reduce the Risk of Cancer
In recent years, research has shown that various dietary and lifestyle patterns are associated with health risks, and it’s becoming more and more evident that an integrated diet and lifestyle pattern of a healthy, balanced diet, adequate physical activity and maintenance of a healthy weight will have a significant impact on reducing cancer risk.
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The Importance of Exercise During Cancer Treatment
The role exercise plays in cancer care is becoming increasingly important. Exercise is known to be safe and helpful for cancer survivors during and after treatment.