Mesothelioma is linked to asbestos exposure and is a kind of cancer that afflicts the thin outer lining or mesothelium of various organs in the body. The most common is pleural mesothelioma, which affects the lungs, but it can also affect the stomach lining causing peritoneal mesothelioma, or the heart or testicles. While there is no complete cure for mesothelioma, there are treatment options to relieve the symptoms. What are…
Today, February 4, is World Cancer Day One million new cancer cases in India every year! Reason? A majority of cancer deaths happen due to lack of awareness. When someone is diagnosed with cancer, they assume that death is inevitable. It is true that death is inevitable, eventually, for everyone…but cancer is not the only culprit. Although survival rates for certain types of cancer are not encouraging, this is usually…
Being diagnosed with cancer comes as a tremendous shock to most people. Cancer treatment can further intensify this stress, adding to worries about medical bills, insurance, the effects on your family, and your ultimate outcome. The treatment takes a physical toll – but cancer treatment rarely addresses the psychological effects that accompany this, leaving the mental aspect of fighting cancer and coping with treatment to the patient themselves.Psychotherapy can be…