A loved one recently diagnosed with a form of cancer offers too much of an emotional challenge
for other family members to overcome. The treatment process alone can be grueling and
anyone who has gone through it will agree with how much it affects daily life. This difficult time
requires everyone to contribute to providing hope. It’s easy to rely on modern medical
technology for treatment, but encouragement is just as important.
You have a crucial role to play in helping your loved one overcome the emotional stress that
results from a cancer diagnosis. It may seem difficult to accept at first but it pays to know that
every effort you put in no matter how small can make a big difference in the battle against the
disease. Success is a matter of knowing how to give them hope. Here’s a guide you can get
started with:
When people hear the word ‘cancer’, their minds will often think of the more well-known types of the disease, such as lung cancer, breast cancer, or perhaps skin cancer. However, although these conditions are serious and should be paid attention to, it’s also worth understanding more about less well-known cancers because it’s so easy to miss them and not get diagnosed. With that in mind, here are some of the less well-known cancers and their symptoms so you have a better idea of what to look out for.
I would just like to take a moment to share something personal.
I was in a car accident in June as most of you probably already know. With the accident leaving me car-less, it also left me with a decent sized bruise by my right armpit on my breast. A knot was left and I don't know if it was there before or not. Looking for the symptoms of breast cancer it made me worry and worry and worry. Odds are in my favor since I breastfed and have no previous history of breast cancer in my family.
I have an appointment set up for a mammogram. I am a little nervous because I have been looking up the symptoms and I have more than one. But since I also just recently ended my breastfeeding journey in March and I read that it can take as long for everything to be back to normal. My doctors also don't seem too concerned.
I do not want anyone to worry.
But although I don't know the outcome yet, I am so glad the accident happened. But with this I wish I had kept up with my self breast exams.
I will keep you all posted if you are interested on my outcome. But I have high hopes. And please, for my family and personal friends who read this, don't worry. I am just trying to inform and I'm sure everything will be okay and that it is indeed a knot from the accident.
Please ladies check yourself. Please keep up to date with your mammograms and your GYN visits so they can check you as well. I have linked some great resources on this blog entry. Please take a minute to check them out and please share with friends.
Please stay safe and remember, men can get breast cancer too.
