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Search Results for: Head and Neck Cancer

Oral Mucositis Therapies-

Oral mucositis occurs in approximately 40% of cancer patients according to research.  It is one of those side effects that is often minimal (mine was) but can become serious and cause therapy disruptions

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Radiation-induced Nerve Damage

I believe that radiation-induced nerve damage occurs more often than oncology has reported. I say this because radiation-induced nerve damage, of any kind, is a late stage side effect. As such, the cancer

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Long-term Side Effects of Radiation

“Concern over long-term side effects of radiation therapy is becoming more common, as survival rates improve. Just as there can be long-term side effects of chemotherapy, radiation therapy may result

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Reduced Mobility = Increased Mortality

Reduced mobility might seem like it is not a big deal for cancer survivors. After all, we’re talking about cancer, right? I mean, we are fighting for our lives.  Fatigue, nausea, constipation/diarrhea,

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Chemo-induced hair loss- alopecia therapies

Alopecia aka baldness, runs in my family. So when I began chemotherapy treatment after my cancer diagnosis and my hair fell out, it was no big deal for me. I looked like Michael Jordan…kinda. My

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Dysphagia – Pill Induced Esophageal Injury

Pill-induced Esophageal injury may present as erosions, kissing ulcers, and multiple small areas of ulceration with bleeding, mainly in the middle third of the esophagus. I never knew that pill-induced

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Actinic Keratosis- Photodynamic Therapy

“Subsequent meta-analyses showed that daytime Photodynamic Therapy was associated with a significantly reduced maximal pain score and a lower risk of adverse events as compared with cPDT” I

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HPV, Educating Patients, Families

The topic of cancer prevention can be hard to navigate. The number of cancer-causing foods, drugs, and simple behaviors that have some evidence of increasing the risk of cancer can be a daunting education.

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Myeloma- Xerostomia-Dry Mouth

“Xerostomia can lead to speech and eating difficulties, halitosis (bad breath), an increase in the number of dental cavities (saliva helps prevent tooth decay), and infections in the mouth, such

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Heart Disease- Everything you need for heart-health 

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and Australia. One in every four deaths in the U.S.occurs as

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Fatal Adverse Events AKA Death from Immunotherapy Drugs

Given the increasing use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a concomitant rise in adverse events is inevitable…We found the staggering difference of incidence of fatal adverse events (FAEs). Fatal

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Brain Health- Omega-3 Fish Oil

The fact is no matter whether you have a healthy fully functioning brain, or if you have a cognative issue like chemo brain or a mental illness, fish oil helps the overall functioning of the brain and

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