Managing non-cancer pain is a day-to-day endeavor. Its treatment exerts a heavy toll on the body, leaving permanent reminders of their presence. The toll can be both physical and psychological… “Non-cancer
Continue readingProstate cancer (PCa) therapy has left you with reduced sexual function and increased urinary problems. These side effects are common among prostate cancer survivors who have had a radical prostatectomy
Continue readingTreatment-related secondary cancer is a little discussed but every present side effect of just about every conventional cancer therapy. When I read the article linked below I was inspired to post about
Continue readingI didn’t ask any of the questions listed below when I met with a cardiologist. I was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy in late December of 2010. I have lived with cancer since my
Continue readingCancer and financial toxicity are inextricably linked. I believe that financial toxicity is as dangerous as any environmental or genetic cause of cancer. According to the research linked and excerpted
Continue readingRadiation-induced intestinal damage is what oncologists call the short and long-term damage that cancer patients can sustain when getting radiation therapy to their lower back, pelvis, stomach, pretty
Continue readingCancer is a serious health issue worldwide, with about 19.3 million new cases and almost 10 million deaths in 2020. In 2021, experts expect cancer to cause over 600,000 deaths and around 1.9 million new
Continue readingAll I could think of were evidence-based but non-conventional therapies to reduce the risk of cancer. Several classmates of mine and I were playing poker the other night. As is often the case, the general
Continue reading“Regardless of sleep position, if you want to get a better night’s sleep with heart failure or any chronic condition, the main focus should be on good sleep hygiene…” Heart failure
Continue readingThough rare, there are instances when a diagnosis of multiple myeloma leads to a relapse of extramedullary myeloma in one or both eye sockets. As we all know, myeloma is a blood cancer found in the bone
Continue readingI encourage breast cancer patients to undergo hyperbaric oxygen therapy- especially if they’ve undergone radiation therapy. I say this because both chemo and radiation can kill cancer cells but also
Continue readingProstate cancer treatments and the possible side effects that result depend largely on the specific treatment that the PCa patient undergoes. While that may sound obvious (duh…), the article linked
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