Tag: Quality of life
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Waiting times in cancer
Waiting times for medical tests are a major source of anxiety for people with cancer. Patients may have to deal with them during diagnosis or for regular check-ups after the disease. In this article, we discuss waiting times in cancer and how to reduce the suffering they cause.
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Living with a colostomy
Some people that went on surgery due to colon cancer are living with a colostomy. Colostomy is a hole that joins large bowel with outside, where a bag collects fecal waste. What patients are most worried about is whether people around will notice they have the bag. This article explains how to take care of…
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How to help my partner with cancer
“How to help my partner with cancer”? This is a frequent question when someone’s partner or spouse has an oncological disease. Cancer affects the relationship among them, and mutual support is important during and after the disease. This post is about how to help the partner when he or she has cancer.
