As you can see from all the pink ribbons athletes and celebrities are wearing, breast cancer is still a huge issue that women of the world deal with. Not only breast cancer, but all types of cancer still continue to plague people. So before you become a victim of this disease, read about your options.
One way to reduce your risk of cancer is to get immunized. Hepatitis B and HPV (human papillomavirus) can both lead to cancer. The Hep B vaccine is routinely given to infants, but is also recommended for adults who are considered at risk, such as people with multiple sexual partners or who are regularly exposed to blood.
Ovarian cancer is a serious form of cancer that is hard to treat. The symptoms don’t usually make themselves known early, and there are no screening tests for early detection. There are several ways to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer such as a diet low in fat, sugar and red meat. Keeping weight down, and taking birth control pills can also reduce the risk. As a last resort, some women choose to have their ovaries removed after childbearing. This removes the risk entirely.
Don’t change your life drastically. It may be better if you try to maintain your lifestyle as it was while introducing necessary modifications. A big change can increase your stress level and confuse the people around you. Take every day at a time and make changes to your life as is needed.
Try to avoid alternative and holistic remedies alone to fight cancer if you have it. Steve Jobs is a great example of holistic remedies failing. Medical professionals insist that modern medicine and surgery would have saved his life. It can save your life too, if you have cancer. Don’t replace modern medicine with voodoo.
While laughter may not be able to cure cancer, it can certainly help a little. People call laughter the best medicine for a good reason. Cancer is a very serious illness, but don’t allow an overly-serious ambiance to envelop you permanently. This may inhibit some of the humor and laughter that would normally be spontaneous. Appreciating the humor in life will help you to feel a little better both physically a mentally.
Keeping a journal of what you hear from doctors and/or how you personally plan to fight the disease is a good idea. You can often become confused and especially discouraged when fighting cancer, so having some notes to refer to can help you remember the steps you had planned on taking to beat the disease.
Make sure that at least one person around you understands that they have to act as your proxy for calling the doctor and other things if you are unable. Having cancer means that some days you’re going to be too weak to do what you need to do, so someone else has to take over this responsibility to help.
Have at least one person around you to act as your proxy for calling the doctor if you’re unable to. Having cancer means that some days you will be too weak to do what you need, so you will need someone else to help you with these responsibilities.
Make sure that you are up-to-date on your immunizations. Viral infections can have an impact on certain types of cancer so ask your doctor whether you have received all the necessary immunizations. In particular find out whether you have the Hepatitis B and HPV immunizations; these can help prevent liver cancer and cervical cancer.
Avoid anemia during cancer treatments by eating foods rich in iron such as liver, green leafy vegetables, molasses and lentils. These foods will boost your iron levels allowing oxygen rich blood to be carried throughout your body and facilitates chemotherapy.
If you are given a diagnosis of cancer, you want to work with your doctor immediately to begin discussing treatment and therapy options that will work best to treat your specific cancer. Feeling despair and giving up will only defeat you and possibly cause worse implications or the need for further treatment. Working with your doctor could reduce the effects and even catch the disease before it spreads further.
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, drink as much water as possible, ideally between eight and ten glasses every day. You will be taking quite a bit of medication, and water helps your kidneys handle everything that you are putting into your body. Water will also keep you hydrated.
Having a few options out there, whether dealing with prevention or treatment, or even dealing with yourself or your loved ones, is a great way to be fully prepared should cancer ever inflict its damage upon you. Make sure you’re memorizing these tips so that you can always use them to help.
