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Chemotherapy is a rare example of a treatment that can often feel worse than the illness it seeks to alleviate. That’s because chemo drugs are toxic; they damage the body’s cancerous cells – often much more so than the healthy cells – but there...
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Anyone going through chemotherapy can likely tell you about how debilitating the process can be. Not only are the symptoms of cancer quite difficult to manage, but the effects of the toxic chemo drugs used to combat this disease can be equally challenging, if not more...
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Patients who go through chemotherapy often report a wide variety of symptoms and side effects that make life even more difficult for them. Many of these side effects are well-known, even among those with no firsthand experience fighting cancer; the hair loss, nausea,...
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It is an unfortunate truth that the debilitating effects of cancer are often matched only by the effects of its treatments, many of which leave the patient unable to work, play, or even eat a meal. Such is the case for those undergoing chemotherapy, which floods the...
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There’s no denying that cancer can be a devastating disease, but in the short term, its treatments can be every bit as debilitating as the illness they seek to eliminate. Every common cancer treatment – including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and...
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Anyone who has conducted even a cursory Internet search for cancer cures will have found dozens of supposed treatments for this deadly disease, many of which are based on simply consuming a specific type of food. The claims around these anti-cancer diets range from...
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While the symptoms of throat cancer can look similar from patient to patient, the treatments used to battle this disease often vary widely. The determination of how to fight your throat cancer will depend on factors such as the location of the cancer, the size of the...
Read Article Among the more bothersome side effects of chemotherapy are the twin conditions stomatitis and mucositis, terms that can sometimes be used interchangeably. Stomatitis is the more general term; it technically refers to any condition involving irritation of the mouth,...
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For patients going through chemotherapy or radiation, learning to identify and treat new side effects is a grim responsibility. As they progress from one infusion or dose to the next, the patient’s body begins to break down, leading to symptoms that range from...
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In the midst of battling cancer, patients spend a lot of time searching for ways to mitigate as many of their negative symptoms as possible. Sometimes, there are obvious and effective solutions, but more often it’s difficult to have any effect at all on the hair...
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