Tag: cancer treatment
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World Cancer Day: Expert Shares Nutrition Advice
This World Cancer Day, we’re looking at how adequate nourishment can help the body heal in the best way it knows how. We’re paying attention to how various forms of cancer treatment often come with side effects that impact one’s ability to eat. This can include nausea and loss of appetite to mouth sores –…
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Cancer Treatments May Cause You To Age Faster
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text] New research indicates that certain anti-cancer therapies may hasten cellular aging, where changes in the DNA of patients may contribute to…
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Healthy Diet During Cancer Treatments
Cancer affects a patient’s appetite, leading to reduced food intake(1). In some cases, tumors tend to induce anorexia in cancer patients(2). Cancer treatments, like surgical procedures, chemotherapy, and interventional radiology procedures, also cause side effects that may affect a patient’s food consumption(3). Maintaining a healthy diet is a necessary step to feeling better during cancer…
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Cancer and Health: 13 Surprising Habits That Can Increase Your Risk
According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, killing around 9 million people in 2018. In the US, it was estimated that over 1.7 million new cases of cancer would be diagnosed in 2018, and of these cases, 609 640 people would die from the disease. Moreover, the number of new cases of…