Radiotherapy
Once you decide to give radiotherapy a chance, you will need to make an appointment with a radiation oncologist. He or she will give you several options depending on your stage of disease.
The staging of prostate cancer is broken down into three important distinctions. First is the size of the cancer and if it has [...]
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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Part 2
July 5th, 2010 · Comments Off
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Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Part 1
June 25th, 2010 · Comments Off
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Before discussing radiation therapy for prostate cancer, let’s discuss the prostate itself. The prostate is a gland and is responsible for producing some of the seminal fluid that feeds the semen.
The prostate needs the male hormone, testosterone, to function. The prostate is about the size of a walnut [...]
Tags: · prostate cancer, radiation therapy
Coping with Cancer
June 9th, 2010 · Comments Off
Just hearing the word “cancer” can cause stress. Whether you are a patient or a caregiver to someone with cancer, there are emotional aspects that affect you.
Just hearing the word “cancer” can cause stress. Whether you are a patient or a caregiver to someone with cancer, there are emotional aspects that affect you.
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Surviving the Holidays When You Have Arthritis
April 22nd, 2010 · Comments Off
We all know that stress does not cause the disease of arthritis. But we do know that stress and all the extra activity that we take on over the holiday season can bring about an increase in symptoms related to the disease. Since we are right in the middle of the holiday season, I thought [...]
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Life with Arthritis
March 31st, 2010 · Comments Off
It doesn’t happen very often, but every once in a while, the day breaks to find us…well, okay, not pain-free exactly, but with minimal pain and stiffness. Don’t you dare waste that day…get out there and live!
Some of the best advice I ever got was from a drunken Englishman, who was trying to talk me [...]
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If you Start Taking the New Pain Relief Medication
October 12th, 2009 · Comments Off
Not only do adverse medication reactions occur frequently, they sometimes are also life-threatening. When will the symptoms first develop when you begin taking a new medication? You would be very surprised to know just how frequently adverse medication reactions do happen. Drug reactions do happen though, whether it be allergic reactions, or severe side effects. [...]
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Manage Chronic Pain. 2
September 21st, 2009 · Comments Off
For begining see post “Manage Chronic Pain. 1″
So what are some steps you can take?
Educate yourself. Find out everything you can regarding the kind of pain that you are afflicted with and what can be done about it. One of the big problems faced by chronic pain sufferers is that there are a myriad of [...]
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Manage Chronic Pain. 1
September 7th, 2009 · Comments Off
Pain - A sensation or feeling caused by an injury or a physical issue, such as disease or joint dysfunction. Pain is a multi-faceted, subjective ailment, with emphasis on the word “subjective.” Most of us are somewhat familiar with pain — everyone has had some kind of pain at some point, such as headaches and [...]
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Tramadol for Chronic Pain Management
June 26th, 2009 · Comments Off
Tramadol is a drug that is a fantastic reliever of pain, which is used for quite a few types of pain in the body. This medication is a great help for long sleepless nights caused by persistent body aches. It is usually used for severe and chronic body pain. Purchase Tramadol to deal with pain [...]
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Soma in Pain Management Program
June 12th, 2009 · Comments Off
While Soma doesn’t directly relax tight skeletal muscle, it is a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant. Actually, what it does is it decreases intense muscle spasms with its sedative qualities.
Generally, Soma is just one part of a pain-management program. Rest, physical therapy, and other techniques for easing pain associated with acute musculoskeletal conditions are also [...]
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