Chemotherapy treatment

January 10, 2018

Chemotherapy treatment procedure: How Chemotherapy Works

Chemotherapy treatment procedure is effective. The side effects can be handled professionally

All cancer treatments are essential and can be very costly to many patients. Of all these, Chemotherapy treatment procedure is the most common for most cancers. According to the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury MD. This treatment procedure involves the use of certain drugs to kill cancer cells or just to stop them from increasing and spreading to other parts of the patients’ body. Unlike with other health conditions, cancer is different and as a patient, you can’t afford to self-medicate. Therefore, your doctor may choose to prescribe chemo alone or combine it with surgery or radiation therapy. You might also take original kinds of cancer-fighting drugs along with chemotherapy.

Remember that you can take chemo as pills or shots. The drugs can be taken from a hospital facility or clinic through an infusion which is also known as IV. This is essential in helping patients regain strength, grow new healthy cells as well. Depending on the type of cancer and how it has progressed in the body, the doctor (oncologist) may prescribe the drug to be taken on daily, weekly or monthly doses. The prescription can be a single chemo drug or a collection of different drugs depending your health condition whether you’re suffering from other health conditions like liver, kidney or diabetes problems.

Chemotherapy treatment procedure: The necessity of chemotherapy

Cancer treatment is quite a vigorous process. Its success depends on the total elimination of all the cancer cells. Doctor Dalal Akoury explains that many at times even after a successful surgery to remove a tumor, the body can still play host to some remnants of cancer cells. These (cancer cells) if not eliminated, can still grow into new tumors. They can also spread the cancer to other parts of your body rendering the surgery to be ineffective. This where the importance of chemo drugs comes in. she adds that chemotherapy drugs helps in destroying, shrinking and controlling those cells. Besides that, it’s also helps in healing any cancer symptoms like pain. The patient may also get chemo drugs to shrink a tumor before even it gets to the point of conducting a surgery by your oncologist to remove it.

Chemotherapy treatment procedure: How it works

Chemotherapy drugs are essential are works in different ways. If you are struggling with any type of cancer, this is a better treatment for you as it helps in:

Killing both cancerous and healthy cells
Keep tumors from growing blood vessels, which help them thrive
Fighting only cancer cells
Attack the cancer cells’ genes so the cells die and can’t grow into new tumors

Finally, we appreciate that brain cancer and in fact all types of cancer are traumatizing. But that is the one reason why patient’s needs to go through the chemotherapy treatment procedure in good time. If you’re struggling with cancer, and you have no idea what to do. We are here to help you have a positive start. Call us at AWAREmed health and wellness center today and our team of experts will help you professionally.

Chemotherapy treatment procedure: How Chemotherapy Works

Changing cancer treatment

January 10, 2018

Changing cancer treatment: When your chemotherapy changes

Changing cancer treatment is a professional decision that needs consultation with the brain cancer patient

When treating any disease, the ultimate goal is total healing. When this is not forth coming, there may be need to change the treatment procedure. Therefore when changing cancer treatment becomes necessary. The doctor can advise professionally. Therefore, for cancer treatment, it’s important to have a clear plan before your chemo begins. In all this, it’s important you understand why such changes are being made. The following are some reasons for consideration on how such changes can affect your health.

When your first treatment isn’t working

When opting for chemotherapy, the goal to treat and cure your cancer or stop it from spreading. However when this is not being realized, and tests establishes that, your doctor might recommend a different treatment.

Negative reactions to treatment

Some of the side effects of chemo can be to the extreme like vomiting, hair loss, and fatigue. When such becomes unbearable, but this treatment appears to be the best despite the side effects, your doctor may strongly recommend you stick with it, even if it’s hard on you because the ultimate goal is to cure the disease. However, when chemo causes low levels of blood cells, this is dangerous as it can lead to infections. Under such condition, you could have your sessions reschedule with longer spacing or change the treatment altogether.

When cancer spreads or worsen

At times you could be receiving treatment (chemotherapy), but the condition is worsening and cancer is spreading to advance stages, this is dangerous and your doctor may switch to another treatment to stop further spreading.

Cost implications

Cost is a serious factor for consideration. Not all insurance will have a flat rate payment, yet some oral drugs are very expensive. When you can’t settle such medical bills, this could be a reason for you to switch to a less expensive treatment.

Your doctor planned the switch ahead of time

Sometimes your plan includes two different chemo drugs, one after the other. Your doctor will tell you about this early on so you’ll know when to expect it.

Changing cancer treatment: Effects of changing treatment

Finally, brain cancer or any other cancer treatment will have side effects. These side effects may differ with individual patients. When one is to the extreme to you, you may want to change to the next after consulting with your doctor on its suitability to you in relation to the current treatment. Like for instance, nausea and vomiting are more common with some drugs than others. If you’re switching to a drug that’s known for this, you might get more medications to keep you from feeling sick. The change effects should make you feel more comfortable in terms of a boost in energy levels, pain reduction, appetite and general health. This article is not a finality of what will happen. You will still need to share your experience with your doctor and if you’re around, you can schedule an appointment with AWAREmed health and wellness resource center for a more detailed and conclusive professional advice.

Changing cancer treatment: When your chemotherapy changes

Cancer treatment preparation

January 10, 2018

Cancer treatment preparation: Before you begin cancer treatment

Cancer treatment preparation is should involves the whole family

Cancer treatment preparation is essential especially after the diagnosis. But before the diagnosis, this may not be easy because no one would want to associate with the disease. Nonetheless, when this is established, getting ready a head of time is important. From the expert’s desk at AWAREmed Health and wellness Resource Center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury, planning is good however small it may be. The steps you take will help you be in control and improve your healing process. To help you plan well, the following are some of the steps you may consider before chemotherapy or radiation treatment.

A clear plan

From the onset, together with your oncologist must ensure you are addressing the same problem. You must be aware of what exactly you’re treating. What will be happening during the treatment and duration it will take including any side effects? You may want to document you discussion with the doctor too and where necessary, you can seek for a second opinion if need be.

Cancer treatment prepararation: Only plan for what is within your reach

With the entry of cancer, your life will change and no matter your treatment mode, you will have some frustrations along the way. Doctor Akoury explains that most frustrations are never about the disease but what will happen to your daily cores like, who will attend to my business, children or who will take you to and from the hospital? That is why your plan should be within reach. At this time family and friends can be helpful. You may engage them in assignments like picking up your children from school, doing the house work and stuff like that a head of time.

Live responsibly

Healthy living before, during and after treatment is very important. This will help in improving your healing process in many ways. Remember that healthy feeding and exercise will go a long way in help you maintain quality of your life and this must be top on the list of your treatment objectives. For perfection, you may want to consult with nutritionist, physical therapist or any other specialist in such disciplines.

Changes in appearance

Treatment procedures like chemo and radiation may cause hair loss, weight loss, or skin rashes as side effects. In your plan, this needs to be appreciated and just get ready should they come and deal with them. You may want to find more from your doctor of what to expect as possible side effects.

Seek advice from people who’s been through the same

You’re not alone in this journey. People have been before you and they can help you ease uncertainty, anxiety, or fears. Doctor Akoury advices new patients to open up and talk with people who’ve had the same disease and had successful treatment. This will give more hope and encouragement to face any challenges that may come along the way. Finally, cancer is treatable and you can talk to us at AWAREmed health center for more professional input.

Cancer treatment preparation: Before you begin cancer treatment

Aiding cancer health problems

July 12, 2017

Aiding cancer health problems alcohol usage

Aiding cancer health problems: The increased risk of alcohol abuse

Despite the risks that come with alcohol, it is one that is also abused globally. Surprisingly as addictive as it is, it is one of the biggest government source of revenue across the globe. Alcohol is aiding cancer health problems worse. Alcohol is the common term used or ethanol or ethyl which is a chemical substance commonly found in beer, wine, liquor, some medicines, mouthwashes, household products and other essential oils scented liquids taken from plants. There is no doubt that alcohol abuse is facilitating cancer risk as we will be discussing going forward.

Aiding cancer health problems: Alcohol content

And for value addition, we spoke to experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. This facility was founded by doctor Dalal Akoury and currently, she is also the MD of the establishment. Together with her team of experts, they are going to help us put in perspective some of the concerns we have in relation to our topic of discussion today which is “facilitating cancer risk with alcohol abuse”. Besides that it will interest you to note that alcohol is produced by the fermentation of sugars and starches by yeast, it is equally important that we are aware of the main types of alcoholic drinks and their alcohol content. This is going to be very helpful to us as we explore the primary effects of alcohol to cancer and cancer patients. The alcohol content in various alcoholic beverages is as follows:

Beers and hard ciders: 3-7 percent alcohol
Wines, including sake: 9-15 percent alcohol
Wines fortified with liquors, such as port: 16-20 percent alcohol
Liquor, or distilled spirits, such as gin, rum, vodka, and whiskey, which are produced by distilling the alcohol from fermented grains, fruits, or vegetables: usually 35-40 percent alcohol (70-80 proof), but can be higher

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a standard alcoholic drink in the United States, for example, contains 14.0 grams (0.6 ounces) of pure alcohol. Generally, this unit of pure alcohol is found in

12 ounces of beer
8 ounces of malt liquor
5 ounces of wine
1.5 ounces or a “shot” of 80-proof liquor

Up to this point let me pose briefly and find out or justify why alcohol is the most abused drug globally besides facilitating cancer risks and other health problems. Take for instance according to the federal government’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 just five years ago, the federation position or definition of what should be considered to be moderate alcohol drinking is a maximum of one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. Heavy alcohol drinking is defined as having more than three drinks on any day or more than seven drinks per week for women and more than four drinks on any day or more than 14 drinks per week for men. With that piece of information, you are now beginning to appreciate the realities of alcohol abuse. Ideally what is considered heavy drinking per week is equivalent to what most people consume in just two hours daily. If in just two hours one would take this much, translate that into a day then to a week, a month and a year. It thus explains why this is the most abused drug in our societies and so the biggest facilitating cancer risks among other health problems. We are certainly going to continue with this discussion in the next article but in the meantime, you can call doctor Akoury for further professional direction about alcohol abuse.

Aiding cancer health problems: The increased risk of alcohol abuse

Cancer disease development

May 2, 2017

Cancer disease development can be traced from very many ways including drug addiction

Cancer disease development: Types of cancer

Research findings have established that there is a strong scientific consensus of an association between alcohol drinking and several types of cancer. In its Report on Carcinogens, the National Toxicology Program of the US Department of Health and Human Services lists consumption of alcoholic beverages as a known human carcinogen. The research evidence indicates that the more alcohol a person drinks regularly over time, the higher his or her risk of cancer disease development in their lives. The effects are fatal when accounting for deaths resulting from the consumption of alcohol. From the available statistics, it was estimated that in 2009 about 3.5% of cancer deaths in the United State, were alcohol related. That percentage represents about 19500 people dying from this scourge. Experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury while studying the formation of different types of cancer, established that there is an emerging pattern of alcohol consumption and developing cancer including the following types:

Cancer disease development: Head and neck cancer

Alcohol consumption is a major risk factor for certain head and neck cancers, particularly cancers of the oral cavity (excluding the lips), pharynx (throat), and larynx (voice box). People who consume 50 or more grams of alcohol per day (approximately 3.5 or more drinks per day) have at least two to three times’ greater risk of developing these cancers than nondrinkers. The matter is even more complicated where the patient is also smoking thereby increasing the risk even much higher.

Esophageal cancer

The consumption of alcohol poses a major risk factor for a particular type of esophageal cancer commonly known as esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Besides that, individuals who inherit a deficiency in an enzyme that metabolizes alcohol also have significantly increased risks of alcohol-related esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Liver cancer

Alcohol consumption is an independent risk factor for, and a primary cause of, liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma). (Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus are the other major causes of liver cancer.)

Cancer disease development: Breast cancer

Ideally, no study about types of cancer can be done without touching on the breast cancer which is one of the most discussed types of cancer globally. In our case study following more than 100 epidemiological studies whose objective was to find any link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, it was established in most of these studies that breast cancer is closely linked to alcohol intake. A meta-analysis of more than half of these studies revealed that women who drunk more than 45 grams of alcohol daily (3 drinks) had 1.5 times the risk of developing breast cancer compared to nondrinkers. The risk of breast cancer was, however, higher across all levels of alcohol intake. That is to say for every 10 grams of alcohol consumed daily (slightly less than one drink), researchers observed a small (7 percent) increase in the risk of breast cancer.

Finally, alcohol abuse is a threat to life as it introduces cancer into your life. You can have this prevented or corrected by seeking for immediate help from the experts at of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center by scheduling an appointment today and doctor Akoury will professionally and personally handle your condition.

Cancer disease development: Types of cancer

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