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[27 Jun 2011 | No Comment | ]
Life After Cancer

Life is extremely precious for the people who are living with cancer. There is a continuous presence of pain associated with cancer and its treatments and the life after cancer gets synonymous with pain because pain becomes part of ones daily life.
Here is a list of the damage caused by cancer pain:
Disturbed sleep
Cognitive disability
Fatigue
Ability to work normally is impaired
Constant exhaustion
Depression, lack of confidence and stress
Impossible to go out on trips or vacations
Inactivity, reluctance to do any physical activity
Increase in the feeling of isolation
Disturbed relatives and friends
Every cancer patient who has …

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What Causes Cancer Pain?

One of the most common symptoms of any type’s cancer is pain. Pain is closely linked with cancer and the two most common causes of cancer pain are the cancer itself and the treatments you receive to treat cancer. This is the reason why it is always stated that cancer itself is a very painful journey and a cancer patient suffers from a lot of trauma both due to cancer and its treatments.
The reason why it pains during cancer is due to the fact that the pressure of a tumor …

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How Radiotherapy Works In Treating Cancer

In order to treat and manage cancer using radiation, radiotherapy is performed. It operates by destroying cancer or abnormal cells in the area being treated.
It is very easy for normal cells to recover from radiotherapy and repair this damage, but cancer cells can’t do anything about it and get permanently destroyed.
Cancer patients are given radiotherapy for various different reasons. In some cases the only way their cancer can be treated is by radiotherapy which means for some patients it is the only treatment that they require.
In order to get rid …

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Which Tests Can Diagnose Cancer

As there are different types of cancers, the same way there different tests and investigations that can diagnose the disease and there are times when more than one test are required to detect cancer. Here is a list of complete tests that can diagnose cancer.
X-rays: lung and bronchial cancers can be detected by an X-ray. An X-ray can show the lungs, heart outline, collar bones and ribs, and is quite helpful in cancer diagnosis.
Contrast x-rays: to highlight any abnormalities in x-ray barium are used either as a drink or as …

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Preparation for Cancer Surgery

In order to make sure that you have a smooth surgery and easy recovery you will have to prepare yourself for your cancer surgery ahead of time. Following tips will keep help keep healthy and comfortable and heal faster:

Learn More: Educate yourself as much as you can about your scheduled procedure for surgery before time. Seek help from your medical team regarding the surgery procedure and ask them to refer you to additional resources (such as …

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