Whether you’re a patient or caregiver, self-care is necessary to obtain some much-needed relief from what can be an overwhelming disease. Self-care is one way to regain much-needed control over our life.
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Enduring chemotherapy treatment is always a challenging time for both patients and caregivers. But, it’s hard to know what to do to support them during such a challenging time. Many of the gifts we buy just don’t seem right, and you want to send a gift that will make a difference in their life at least for a day and encourage them to feel their best.
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Our mouth is the gateway to our overall health and wellness. So many issues that we might experience can be linked back to our oral health. It’s important to keep that in mind. But, just the sheer number of options we have when buying a tube of toothpaste can be overwhelming.
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Nails are made by living stem cells. Stem cells are a rapidly dividing kind of cells. Nails are very susceptible to damage caused by chemotherapy. These changes can be prevented and treated. Polybalm is the only natural nail solution to be scientifically designed, developed and assessed in a major government-backed randomized double-blind controlled trial (RCT).
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Health insurance is a contract. Protection policies are partly ruled by contract law. Patient or their business accepts to pay a set premium, partake in cost-sharing, such as salary write-offs, co-pays, and deductibles, and regard the contract guidelines. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a law about health care. Colloquially people call it “health care reform” or the "ACA." This law passed in March 2010, and it replaced several health insurance rules in the United States.
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Sunlight fundamentally consists of three wavelengths: UVA, UVB, and UVC. Earth's ozone layer separates and holds the most damaging UVC rays. People with low levels of vitamin D in their blood have much higher incidences of practically all diseases and sickness: cancer, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, heart attack, stroke, depression, cognitive impairment, autoimmune conditions, and so on
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Chemotherapy affects all cells that grow and divide quickly in the body. Fast-growing cells are affected the most. Everyone handles cancer treatment differently. Some cancer patients may feel sick during and shortly after each treatment but recover quickly between treatments.
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Itchy skin, or what is medically called pruritus, can be uncomfortable and frustrating. Acute itching, during the infusion of chemotherapy, could be an early sign of a hypersensitivity reaction.
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When battling cancer, it’s absolutely amazing what a swipe of bold red lipstick or a mere sheet mask can do for your physical and mental wellbeing. Hope & Beauty products are designed to minimize the side effects and skin sensitivities often caused by environmental factors such as stress, cancer therapy treatments or a less than perfect lifestyle.
Radiation therapy plays an important role in treating cancer. Like medications, radiation therapy can also cause possible side effects. Some of these side effects happen on the skin. Moisturizing is very important. Dr. Shyamali Singhal recommends hydrating products.
Some cancer treatments, like chemotherapy or radiation, can cause skin problems as a side-effect. Symptoms include itchiness, dry skin, rashes, and generally irritated skin. There are a number of ways to remedy these issues, and sooth the skin. Here are some skin-care products to help cancer patients tackle these cancer therapy side-effects.
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Meditation has an undeserved funny reputation when it comes to aiding cancer patients' recovery. Mindful meditation can help cancer patients endure at times stressful cancer therapy and improve their overall health.
Trauma that involved physical injuries or disease, can affect the way cancer patients interact with people around them. To overcome this, it is crucial for cancer patients to have a support system to help them through these hard times in their lives.
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Going through cancer treatment is very stressful on its own, and it can be even harder if a cancer patient is going through it alone. As Dr. Shyamali Singhal said, nobody has to struggle with cancer and cancer treatment alone: there are a number of cancer support groups a patient can join.
We are safe to say that the first step for a cancer patient's recovery is finding the right physician for themselves. This takes into account the definition of health and our goals for healing and wellness. The best physician is one who shares our perspective on health so that they can give us guidance and recommendations that are in accordance with how cancer patient wants to care for their body.
Preparing for chemo can be a stressful time so Dr. Singhal compiled a go-to guide to help get all your ducks in a row for a smooth chemotherapy treatment.
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For a variety of complex reasons many cancer survivors find that they don’t seem to feel as relieved as they would have liked to imagine they would after successfully completing cancer treatment. A cancer diagnosis and it’s invasive treatment tends to cause physical, mental and emotional trauma that takes time to digest and heal from.
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After cancer treatment or surgery many cancer patients may find themselves confined to a bed with low energy levels and mobility. Although you may not be moving around and sweating as much during recovery periods it’s essential to maintain a high level of hygiene for your physical and mental well being.
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