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Wart, Moles Or Skin Cancer: Which One Is It? Let’s be honest: moles and warts are vexing. The good news is that they aren’t necessarily harmful to your health. But they’re annoying and getting rid of them before they become an issue makes your life easier. So, if you want to know what you’re dealing […]

Managing Grief: The Causes, Stages, and Symptoms of Grief Grief is a normal reaction to the loss of someone or something significant to you. Grief reaction symptoms can vary between a range of feelings over time — no two people have the same grieving process. Each of the emotional symptoms of grief can be due […]

Leukemia Diet Advice When you’re receiving cancer treatment and afterward, a good diet will help you keep up your strength, fortify your immune system, and speed up your recovery. So, it’s important to know what foods you should be eating and which foods to avoid. If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic or acute leukemia, or […]

What Is Continuous Care? When a patient is in a hospice care crisis, round-the-clock, continuous care is provided at the patient’s home for a short time. Continuous care is one of the four forms of hospice care covered by the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Continuous hospice care respects a patient’s desire to stay at home by […]

Is Hospice Care Only for Terminally Ill Patients? Hospice care is reserved for patients who have six months or fewer to live, given the natural progression of their illnesses. If you’re dreading the thought that hospice is only for end-of-life circumstances or that hospice is for dying patients only, it’s important to understand that hospice […]

Guide to the Types of Colon Cancer Colon or colorectal cancer is one of the most common kinds of cancer. In America, almost 150,000 adults are expected to be newly diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2021 alone, and it is one deadly cancer if left by itself. Fortunately, this kind of cancer can be cured […]

Stage 4 Liver Cancer: What to Expect The liver is a football-sized organ that sits under the rib cage on the right side of the abdomen. Its primary duties are to rid the body of toxic substances and aid in the digestion of food. Liver issues usually develop due to genetic inheritances or over time […]

All About Spinal Cancer Normally, human cells grow and multiply (through a method referred to as cell division) to create new cells because the body needs to regenerate. Once the cells grow up or become broken, they die, and new cells take their place. When this orderly method breaks down, and abnormal or broken cells […]

Risk Factors for Oral Cancer Oral cancer is one of the most frequent illnesses and a serious public health concern. The risk rises with age, peaking around 45. What’s more, oral cancer in men is far more prevalent than in women. The good news is that there are preventative measures you can take. To help […]

Everything You Need to Know About Liver Cancer Symptoms Cancer is a disease that causes rapid cell division. So much so that it grows out of control and becomes malignant. Liver cancer, as the name suggests, is one that is concentrated on the liver. And this kind of cancer is quite common, sadly enough. About […]