Tag: chemotherapy
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Jane Fonda Cancer Diagnosis – What Is Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma?
This past Friday, actress and climate activist Jane Fonda took to Instagram to reveal that she had been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 84 years old. The actress shared that as painful as the diagnosis was, she considered herself lucky as she has “health insurance and access to the best doctors and treatments”. This is…
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Coping with Chemo-Related Hair Loss: Tips on Hair Growth, Short Haircuts, and Wigs
[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” overflow=”visible” 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” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Hair loss or alopecia is a challenging side effect of cancer treatment you may face as a…
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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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Breast Cancer: How Does It Affect Younger Women
We define breast cancer as being in a young patient when the woman is younger than 35 or 40 years of age. While in western societies one in 16 of all women with breast cancer is under 40 years of age, in our practice one in 6 women with breast cancer is younger than 40. This…
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Chadwick Boseman’s Passing Sheds Light On Colon Cancer
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Breast Cancer and Men: Why We Need To Talk About It
Although seen as a predominantly female disease, breast cancer affects men too. If you are worried about your breast health, it is important to remember the significance of early detection. Fear of coronavirus should not lead to delayed diagnosis and treatment of cancer with inevitable, unnecessary loss of life. The underlying principles of breast cancer…
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Beauty And Recovery With Healing Epsom Salt Baths
Beauty and recovery are two important aspects of our lives that might require some extra effort to make time for self-care. You see without self-care we will not be able to relax and recover nor feel true beauty from within. Interestingly, it’s also often the little adjustments that have the most pleasing outcomes. There is…
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Identifying Symptoms Of Prostate Cancer is Tricky To Do
Identifying symptoms of prostate cancer can be really difficult for men to identify before it is too late. However, there are some warning signs that we want to make every man aware of. Sadly, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death for men in the United States. This is largely because prostate…
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Pretty Sick: The Beauty Guide For Cancer: Book Review
Accounting for an estimated 9.6 million deaths last year, cancer is a devastating disease that ravages your body. After your first chemotherapy session, it hits you: in order to cleanse you on the inside, you may have to sacrifice your outer appearance. While it’s meant to heal, chemotherapy comes with an abundance of side effects,…