When undergoing chemotherapy, it’s crucial to maintain a healthy and balanced diet to support your body’s healing process and minimize side effects. Eating the right foods can help you manage symptoms such as nausea, fatigue, and loss of appetite, while also providing your body with the necessary nutrients to fight off infections and rebuild healthy […]
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When you hear claims about sugar causing breast cancer, it’s easy to feel anxious about your diet choices. The link between sugar consumption and breast cancer has been a topic of growing interest among researchers, healthcare professionals, and the general public. As the incidence of breast cancer continues to rise worldwide, it’s crucial we identify
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Quitting sugar has become a popular health trend. Granted, there are plenty of benefits to not eating excessive sugar but the question remains – does quitting sugar prevent cancer? Most experts think that the link between sugar and cancer is more about the fact that excessive sugar over time can cause weight gain and obesity,
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Dealing with chemotherapy can be tough, especially when side effects like hand-foot syndrome (HFS), also known as palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, come into play. This condition affects the palms of your hands and the soles of your feet, causing redness, swelling, and sometimes pain. You’ll need to use a combination of topical medications and make some lifestyle
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I used to go through this list of side effects from chemo with patients, including risks of severe infections, need for blood transfusions and hospitalization. I get to the end and the patient asks: ‘Will I lose my hair?’ It doesn’t matter if the patient is a man or woman. People like their hair. It’s
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Navigating a cancer diagnosis is overwhelming and that first time you walk into your oncologist’s office is nerve-wrecking. Knowing what questions to ask your oncologist is crucial for your treatment and peace of mind. The most important thing you can do is to prepare a list of key questions to help ensure that you cover
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My 72 year-old breast cancer patient prompted this article when she and her husband (also in his 70s) asked me this question recently: When can we start having sex without a condom again after chemo is over? Both of them blushed but I could see they were happy they built up the courage to ask
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When I became really unwell with influenza recently, I lost my sense of smell and taste for 2 weeks. While this is nothing compared to someone on chemotherapy, I felt your pain. Losing my taste buds took away the joy of eating, and by extension of that, my appetite. Cancer patients also have to deal
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Neoadjuvant treatment (NAT), which is administered prior to surgery, has significantly changed the management of HER2-positive breast cancer. This approach not only increases the possibility of breast-conserving surgery but also provides insight into the disease response to therapy. However, an emerging concern is the loss of HER2 expression following neoadjuvant treatment, an event that could
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Fatigue, brain fog, mood swings… you name it, I’ve had it. For years I’ve felt ‘inflammed’. I knew I wasn’t well. I just didn’t know why. I told my doctors the same story every visit – I’m really tired. I can’t put my finger on it but I don’t feel right. They all checked for
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