The road to breast reconstruction starts following the diagnosis of breast cancer. About 1 in 8 women in America will develop breast cancer in their life. Coping with body image is an age-old tradition for women. The loss of a woman's breasts to cancer can affect her self-esteem, her sex drive, and just how she feels about herself as a woman.
Read MoreEverybody needs a vacation from time to time. Cancer patients are no exception to this. How we feel reflects on our body, health, and overall sense of wellbeing. Here we recommend some of the best places to kick back and relax.
Read MoreFatigue is one of the most common side effects of cancer treatment. Modest exercise is proven to fight fatigue and improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment. Here’s how to get started.
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.
Cancer is the ultimate wake-up call. Not only that the patient's body is sick, but their spirit as well. Dr. Shyamali Singhal knows that a diagnosis of cancer is devastating, but it can also be an enormous opportunity to achieve true healing.
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.
Meeting new partners can be a challenge, even for people who are in perfect health. This is much harder for cancer patients, who are trying to balance dating and demanding therapy schedules.
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.
Read MoreTargeted cancer therapy drugs sometimes have side effects. Symptoms are various, from rashes and even blisters, with skin feeling sunburned and itchy, to fragile and weak nails and hair loss. Relieving those side effects can aid cancer patients recovery after the treatment. Dr. Singhal, Oncologist, recommends using Chemo Companions skin, nail and hair care products, to ease the unpleasant symptoms.
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