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Living well after cancer is the goal of many medical studies. But after having cancer, it is very difficult to adjust and live a healthy life to regain health. Here are some information to share with you about healthy living plans for patients after cancer.
1. Make a specific plan to recover health after cancer
People diagnosed with cancer after treatment can continue to live. However, maintaining a healthy life after cancer is not easy. Therefore, it is necessary to have a specific plan to care for and nurse well for patients after cancer. First, to have good health, you need to prevent bad effects on your health through regular testing and health check-ups. Then it is to take into account the problems of daily living to prevent the cancer from coming back.
1.1. Regularly conducting periodic health check-ups Patients living well after cancer are affected by the recovery process quite a bit. First of all, they need good care after a long treatment in the hospital or at home such as:
Blood count analysis; Monitor the progression of tumors and cancer cells; Control prevents the risk of side effects from developing. Healthcare can be a helpful option for every family when time is hard to come by. Besides, patients after cancer treatment need to avoid health concerns such as the risk of diabetes, heart disease.... Medical services can help control and stabilize the sugar index. blood for the patient. At the same time, it is possible to vaccinate against the disease in cases where it is really necessary.
In terms of patient care, nurses will have more experience. But the best is still a combination of nursing care and patient's family. It can both encourage the spirit and help the patient to ensure all the best care.
1.2. Always do cancer control tests Cancer is a disease with an unpredictable risk of progression. When one organ is diagnosed with cancer and treated under control, there is still a risk that another organ will develop cancer. In fact, patients with well-treated cancer still have a risk of cancer coming back, but it will appear in other parts, so it is more difficult to detect. The incidence of cancer in people who have had cancer is also much higher than in people who have never had cancer. Therefore, screening tests for cancer should be performed to ensure early prevention of the risk of disease development.
Each screening test will be suitable for each person, so you need to keep this in mind. Usually, if you have a family member with cancer, you should also pay attention. An individual's history of cancer, either genetics or genetic variation, can affect test results.
You need to know your own health status and genetic diseases of the family first. Then there are regular health checkups and dangerous disease screening tests. You can also contact your doctor for specific advice on health care services.
2. Building a healthy lifestyle after cancer
Living well after cancer can be attributed to a healthy lifestyle. Cancer survivors often experience some impact on their mood and health. However, they can maintain their health if they give up bad habits such as smoking, drinking unhealthy drinks. In addition, patients should have a nutritious diet and appropriate exercise to improve immune system health.
Changing from negative to positive lifestyle habits can minimize the risk of cancer and some diseases with the risk of recurrence. For the risk of cancer recurrence, you should maintain a healthy lifestyle combined with screening to have the most effective plan. At the same time, healthy living will reduce the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease ...
In addition, weight is also a factor that affects the risk of cancer recurrence. You should control your weight in an appropriate range to ensure health and mobility. Every year, sick people should get a flu vaccine, a pneumococcal vaccine to protect the body from the risk of flu and pneumonia.
Teeth and eyes are two parts that can be damaged when the body is seriously ill. Therefore, you should regularly check your teeth and eyes to assess the level of aging as well as the risk of early prevention.
Living well after cancer is a process of effort of the patient. Accompanying that effort is encouragement from relatives and nursing doctors. If you need advice on what to do after your cancer is under control, contact your doctor for specific advice and help.
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Reference source: oncolink.org
