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Chemotherapy and Radiation: How to best prepare yourself?

Oct 1, 2024 • 1 Like

What are chemotherapy and radiation therapy?Before starting chemotherapy or radiation, it’s essential to understand the treatment plan provided by the oncology team. These therapies differ in how...

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Sport and chemotherapy: what type of exercise during treatment?

Sep 23, 2024

What is chemotherapy and what impact does it have on the body? Chemotherapy is essential in the fight against many types of cancer. It aims to eliminate cancer cells, either by destroying them...

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Cancer-related Fatigue: Everything you need to know!

May 3, 2024 • 3 Likes

Definition, causes, and symptoms Cancer-related fatigue is characterized by a lack of energy, a feeling of weariness, or generalized exhaustion. It is different from the normal fatigue felt at the...

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Cancer remission: everything there is to know!

Feb 4, 2024 • 2 Likes

What is remission? Doctors rarely speak of a "cure" when talking to a patient being treated for cancer. Instead, they use the term "remission" or "complete remission", because it is possible for...

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The benefits of fasting during cancer treatment

Sep 22, 2023 • 1 Like

According to estimations, in 2023, there will be more than 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed in the United States. Medical research has made it possible to develop increasingly effective...

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Cancer and fitness: How to exercise with The Aunt Sister Project?

Aug 9, 2023 • 1 Like

Hello Ashley, you have agreed to an interview with Carenity and we thank you for that.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I am an exercise physiologist, currently living in Brooklyn,...

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Leukemia: "My active lifestyle has played a huge part in my overall health"

Feb 22, 2023

Hi Stephen,Thank you for agreeing to share your story with Carenity.First of all, could you tell us more about yourself?I am a 62-year-old husband, father of two, grandfather of four, and running & tr...

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Cryotherapy in cancer treatment

Feb 4, 2023 • 1 Like

Treatment strategy for cancer depends on the type of cancer and the patient's profile. The aims of cancer treatment are: to cure the patient or prolong their life, to improve the patient's quality of...

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Cancer: managing appetite loss during treatment

Jan 6, 2023 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

The number of new cases of cancer in the US has been increasing every year for the past thirty years. This is due to the ageing of the population as well as improved detection methods. Once the...

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Chemo Brain: Everything you need to know!

Dec 2, 2022 • 1 Like

Chemo brain or brain fog is a term that is used to describe cognitive problems faced by cancer patients before, during or generally after they have undergone chemotherapy treatment to treat their...

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Cancer metastases: what are they?

Sep 12, 2022 • 1 Like

What is a metastasis? Cancer is a disease caused by cell mutation: these cells become abnormal and proliferate excessively. They form a mass called a malignant tumor. A cancer cell can grow, divide...

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Cancer: How to go on vacation while undergoing treatment?

Feb 4, 2022 • 1 Like • 1 comment

When one is affected with cancer, one's life is put on hold for the duration of the illness and treatment. While fighting the disease, it is necessary to be able to "take a break", to go on vacation,...

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