Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy x-rays or other particles to destroy cancer cells. Only a doctor who specializes in giving radiation therapy to treat cancer is called a radiation oncologist. A radiation therapy regimen, or schedule, usually consists of a specific number of treatments given over a set Continue Reading
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The Key To Stay Healthy Is Actually Simple
The essence of the plant-based diet is simplicity. The food you are eating daily obtain only from vegetables, whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes and fruits and rare consumption of animal products. Just like what Thoreau said, “Simplify, simplify, simplify.” No need to process anything and put any additives that can Continue Reading
Valentine’s Gift To A Sick Loved One
Valentine’s Day — the most romantic day of the year. This day has been very anticipated by everyone every year and millions of heart-shaped presents are sold across the globe. In the spirit of the season, people are spending millions to a billion amount on roses, candy, jewelry, and other expensive Continue Reading
Skin Care During Radiation Therapy
Cancer does not only have an effect on our emotional and mental aspect, but it also does affect our physical aspect. Radiation therapy is one of the treatments a doctor will recommend to a patient before/after surgical tumor removal. The procedure of radiation therapy is to use high doses of Continue Reading
How Rare is Leiomyosarcoma?
Googling the type of cancer you may have at the moment, you will easily find the information across different cancer websites such as Cancer.Net, National Cancer Institution, or WebMD. However, not in the case of Leiomyosarcoma. In, How Did I Get My Cancer, you can read how I found out Continue Reading
Top 10 Fight Songs For Someone Has Cancer
Music therapy. Its absolute magic helps us no matter what we’re going through. Music therapy is very known to any supportive cancer care that it has given enormous advantages to anyone including to those who are sick. In listening to the right music it can help someone to: express their Continue Reading
A Calming Voice, a Helping Hand: Love and Financial Advice for a Bereaved Senior
People who lose a spouse are caught in a kind of harsh dual reality. On one hand, you’re dealing with what’s probably the most tragic event of your life, the emotionally-crippling loss of a spouse. At the same time, you’re faced with a list of financial and legal concerns, many Continue Reading
Why You Should Administer Self-Care If You Have Cancer
This article is written by Scott Sanders, creator of CancerWell.org, which provides resources and support for anyone who has been affected by any form of cancer. CieloMy name is Cielo, the author of “The Cancer Voice Asia”, a blog that aims to support and inspire anyone who is facing cancer. Continue Reading
How Did I Get My Cancer?
The sad truth is, scientists don’t know exactly what causes most soft tissue sarcomas. They still don’t know why most soft tissue sarcomas develop in people who have no apparent risk factors. As a leiomyosarcoma survivor, I am going to bring back my own experience from the first day my cancer Continue Reading
What Does Normal Mean, Anyway?
Seriously, what does normal mean, anyway? That was Forrest’s awesome mother blurted out during her conversation with the flirty school principal. Well, have you thought about that? What’s normal anyways? Being normal does not really have a true definition because everything is just — relative. You really don’t have to Continue Reading