Cancer support group

Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer is an abnormal growth of cells (tumor) in the pancreas that is cancerous (malignant). The pancreas is a gland located in the abdomen, between the stomach and the spine. The pancreas makes hormones that help the body use and store energy that comes from food. The pancreas also makes pancreatic juices that help digest food. Pancreatic cancer can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. The abdominal lymph nodes are the first place that may be affected…

Anne is a client who recently had a cancer diagnosis, and is exploring a range of different therapies and treatment options. She is going through an array of emotions and wants to manage her feelings over the next few months. This essay outlines recommendations to support Anne’s emotional and spiritual health from a naturopathic perspective, including the suggestion of appropriate Bach flowers. Learning of a cancer diagnosis is a difficult experience and every individual reacts differently.…

to support that intensive individualized nutritional counseling can be beneficial to cancer patients by helping them to increase their dietary intakes as well as forestall weight loss and treatment interruptions associated with therapy. In fact, the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism guidelines have a recommendation that promotes the use of individualize counseling and the use of high-protein dietary supplements increase food intake in gastrointestinal and head-neck cancer…

Higuera, Valencia. “Throat Cancer.” Healthline.com, Healthline Media, 20 Dec. 2016, www.healthline.com/health/cancer-throat-or-larynx. Higuera's article on Healthline is about throat cancer, which consists of two categories: pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer (Higuera). The pharyngeal cancer is the pharynx, which is the hollow tube that runs from behind the nose to the top of the windpipe (Higuera). Laryngeal cancer is the larynx, which is your voice box (Higuera). The website offers various links…

of illness by describing the ways of life for a group of people to ensure their survival and well-being and shaping the beliefs and values that give meaning and purpose to life (Kagawa-Singer and Blackhall, 2001). The meaning of illness, the usefulness of treatment, and the health behaviour toward disease prevention and control were all influenced by the cultural model of the disease (Coreil, Wilke et al., 2004). The cultural variation in breast cancer experience between the Western and the…

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of the blood that is common in young children is currently incurable and has a high relapse rate amongst children (between the ages of 1-15 years), specifically boys. To elaborate, this disease is the cancer of white blood cells (WBCs) in which the body (depending on the type of ALL) over produces an abundance of immature lymphocytes in the bone marrow altering the immune system (i.e. the immune system becomes susceptible to infections, improper…

Knowledge What I discovered and know from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was that the NCI was established in the year 1937 (CITATION). The NCI is the country’s most trusted avenue to get any and every information on cancer. It is also the country’s leading cancer research provider and training. The NCI as an organization is part of the National Institute of Health (NIH). It was also among the first institute established under the NIH, and one of the 27 institutes under the NIH (CITATION).…

social media to communicate with potential consumers by promoting wellness programs, marketing new services, and announcing the newest accomplishments in patient care. In this paper, I will focus on the impact social media has on medical decision support. Also discuss the various social media sites that are used in CDSS and their impact Introduction Technology and social media is changing the way people and organizations intermingle and share information. The development of…

internal organs, muscles, nerves, and blood vessels (Cancer Council Victoria, 2016). The skin is made up of three main layers - the epidermis, the dermis and the fat layer. The layer of fat insulates the body and keeps in warm from changing outside temperatures. The next layer is the dermis, which contains fat, collagen and elastin fibres which provide strength and flexibility to the skin. Blood vessels run through the dermis which supply nutrients to support the active growth of new skin cells.…

Memorial Sloan Kettering Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center impacts communities in New York, New Jersey and globally by providing information on cancer prevention, patient care, education and research (Vance & Hollis, 2015). In preparing a SWOT analysis of the external and internal forces faced by this organization include, strengths which includes the organizations ability to connect and provide information regarding cancer treatment, prevention and research that impacts the community…