Did you know that one in seventy-eight women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime? Or that your regular Pap smear test does not catch ovarian cancer? Or did you know that this cancer, when caught early, also has over a ninety-percent survival rate? Ovarian cancer does not only affect women, in that everyone is…
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After your treatment ends, and before your excitement begins, you may begin to feel emotions and feelings you were not expecting. In many cases, these emotions are positive and tell your warrior story of battling through cancer and winning in the end. You may experience euphoric feelings of health, serenity and being able to plan…
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Once you have obtained your cancer diagnosis, one of your main concerns may be how to handle school or college for yourself, your family member, or your child. With treatment, side effects and down time, this can greatly affect the ability to get a quality education. You may find yourself or your child needing to…
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Support groups exist all around the world, in most all communities, and cover just about every topic you could ever imagine. These groups are designed for people with similar life situations, medical chaos, or illness, and they meet on a regular basis to share news, information, and personal stories. Support groups are safe places to…
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This common skin condition essentially speeds up the life of skin cells and causes them to build up quickly on the surface of the skin. The extra skin cells from Psoriasis scale and cause red patches that are painful and itchy. This is a chronic disease that comes and goes, and even has bouts of…
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One of the most common side effects and issues after cancer diagnosis and treatment is nausea and vomiting. There are many reasons that can make a person nauseous in varying degrees of severity. Nausea is not solely linked to cancer, and cancer is not solely linked to nausea. Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a severe nausea and…
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Interstitial cystitis is a painful bladder condition, called IC or BPS (bladder pain syndrome), and can consist of a variety of symptoms. Many patients facing IC have recurring pelvic pain, urinary frequency and urgency (needing to go often, with a strong need to go), and pressure. Along with the tags IC and BPS, this condition…
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Do you struggle with sharing your thoughts and feelings out loud to others? Are you open to sharing your experiences with others? Do you have trouble expressing yourself sexually? The fear of intimacy is a very common type of fear that many people of varying ages experience throughout their lives. It can also be referred…
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