Pain management is one of psychological self curing management which we can control if we want to.
Pain is of different kinds such as acute pain that you feel intensely; somatic pain or pain from skin and muscles that is a result of a fall or being hit by an object.
Research shows that around 80% of all lung cancers are the non-small cell kind. Non-small cell lung cancer or NSCLC can be of three types itself, namely squamous cell carcinoma, large cell undifferentiated carcinoma, and adinocarcinoma. In NSCLC cancer cells develop in lung tissue.
Smoking is the number one cause of all kinds of lung cancer and inhaling secondhand smoke also increases the risk of developing lung cancer. Lung cancer can also be caused by environmental toxins, high air pollution levels, and contact with asbestos, soot, tar, and arsenic. A combination of these risk factors increases the chance of someone developing NSCLC. Continue reading “The Ins and Outs of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer”
About Lung Cancer: The Australian Lung Foundation chairman, thoracic physician Dr Bob Edwards says that lung cancer is a silent killer. Lung cancer may be virtually without symptoms until it’s reached advanced stage. Diagnosis of lung cancer to the victim feels like a death sentence and it drains the patient of all the courage and determination to deal with the disease.
Risk Factors of Lung Cancer: Approximately 90 percent of all Americans who are diagnosed with this type of cancer are have been smokers at some point o time in their lives or they still do.
People who have never smoked are very less likely to get affected with lung cancer. At the same time it is worth remembering that living with a smoker, working in a an environment full of smoke and being exposed to certain chemicals like, radon, asbestos, arsenic, or radioactive dust etc. increase this cancer risk. Continue reading “Timely Diagnosis of Lung Cancer – The Silent Killer”
The size of a fist, shaped like a bean and situated on either side of your spine in your lower abdomen–these ,are your kidneys. They form part of the urinary tract and are responsible for removing waste from your body. Like any other organ in the body, kidneys too can develop cancer and the most common kind is renal cell carcinoma.
Renal cell carcinoma occurs in adults and starts in the cells lining the tubes in the kidney.
Transitional cell carcinoma affecting the renal pelvis is another type of kidney cancer. The kidney cancer that affects children is known as Wilms tumor and requires a different kind of treatment. Continue reading “Kidney Cancer Delved Into”
An early study by Swedish research group found that women who had blood sugar were at an increased risk of getting cancer than those who did not have blood sugar.
It found that whether or not women had diabetes, with blood sugar the risk of getting cancer was more as compared to people who did not suffer blood sugar.
But later with more researches it was found that men and women both were at an increased risk of getting some typical types of cancer if they had sugar. Cancers like, pancreatic cancer, urinary tract cancer, and the most dangerous form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma. People with high blood sugar are more likely to be affected by it than those with no or low blood sugar levels. Continue reading “Are Blood Sugar And Cancer Linked?”
The vast value of honey has been known since ancient times, as evidenced in the Bible and other documents. Unfortunately, sugar has become the primary sweetener in today’s society, leaving honey in its historical dust.
Does it matter? Is sugar one of those great technical advancements of our time? Is honey just another type of sweetener?
All right, we always hear things about sugar being bad for us, and our craving for sweets is often associated with unhealthy lifestyles. So, what’s the deal, why do crave something that’s bad for us? Is it our fault? Continue reading “Is It Sugar or Honey?”
While discussing the after effects or side effects of chemotherapy during cancer, hair loss and nausea are what comes to our minds most often. But there is more to it and therefore it is worth knowing that other than the above two there are many other side effects to chemotherapy. Continue reading “Oral Hygiene Before, During and After Chemotherapy”
Skin cancer has become one of the most common cancers and usually occurs with light colored skin.
The parts of the skin that are highly affected are the ones that are directly exposed to the sun.
Prevention for this type of cancer is relatively easy compared to the other forms of cancer. Your sun exposure should be minimized during midday between 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and sunscreen must be used.
Sunscreens or sunblocks are lotion that contain one or more chemicals which absorb and scatter UV rays.
A higher SPF (Sun Protection Factors) number of the sunscreen indicates a better protection of the skin.
Products containing zinc oxide or titanium oxide are the ones that can only totally block UV rays. If you are a person that has a very fair complexion, always burn and never tans, you should use SPF 15 or greater.
If you have fair complexion, always burn and tan minimally, you should use SPF 8-15. If you have light to medium complexion and you burn moderately and tan gradually, you should use SPF 6-8. Continue reading “Skin Care Against Cancer”
Hearing for the first time that you have cancer is an indescribable moment. Before that, you could hold out hope that everything would be okay, but no more.
For most people it is a time of unspeakable fear and terror.
Your mind is filled with thoughts of leaving those you love, thoughts of all you will lose, like dignity and independence. Time seems to stand still, priorities change in an instant, and life and death take on new meaning.
Once the initial shock wears off, it’s time to make a choice. How are you going to cope?
Coping means finding a way through all the overwhelming emotions to find a level of acceptance, and a way to make the most of whatever time you have left. Coping means coming to a point where you are living with the disease, not dying of it. Continue reading “How Will You Cope with Cancer?”
Importance of an early healthy breakfast can never be emphasized enough. And still so many people so easily skip or skimp on breakfast. A regular healthy breakfast keeps you healthy and free of health related issues for a long time.
Adults who do not take their breakfast seriously are more accident prone than those who do. They are slower at reacting to the situation than the breakfast eating lot. Their minds are more alert comparatively.
School going children who skip breakfast are more likely to feel tired and sleepy than their classmates who are regular at having their breakfast. Those not eating breakfast have difficulty in concentrating and experience anxiety.
Students who have their breakfast regularly perform better academically. They don’t feel the fatigue or feel sleepy in the morning hours when their stomachs are full. Continue reading “Importance of An Early Healthy Breakfast”
