Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases. However, there are many types of treatments that can make the cure possible yet there are a lot of complications in the post treatment life. It is said that once you are diagnosed with cancer, it never really goes away totally. But we can minimize its chances of resurfacing.
To know how the treatment begins and ends we have broken the entire cycle into 5 simple steps.
Starting with the symptoms, that are unexplainable like sudden fainting, pain in the body part that you have no clue about etc, the patient is diagnosed for the cancer among other diseases.
If it comes out to be cancer, then the doctor determines if the cancer has started spreading through the body or not which is called metastasis determination.
If the cancer tumor is small it can be treated by the medicinal treatment also, but, otherwise surgical treatments come into play. Full disclosure to the patient’s family is done about the disease & what treatment will be used to go about it.
Depending on the stage of cancer, the treatment varies. For eg, it can be managed with the help of chemotherapy, radio-therapy or surgery.
Chemotherapy means treatment with medicines. Radiotherapy means treatment by radiations & surgery is self-explanatory.
Treatment starts and with it comes the side effects of the particular path which is being followed. For eg, common side effects will include weakness, weight loss, hair loss, nausea, vomiting & fatigue.
For nausea & vomiting, mild medicinal dosage is given to the patient so that it doesn’t react with the primary drugs for the treatment of cancer.
Post treatment precaution may include regular checkups for the same & if the symptoms start to resurface then consult your doctor & get yourself examined. If the initial causes of the cancer development were environmental, make sure you don’t come in contact with them again.
Cancer is a deadly disease & it can easily overwhelm you if you are detected with it. There is no need to worry; just start to act upon it & make sure to keep your hopes & confidence safe. Don’t let it take away the life inside you while you still have it.
"All the best".