| v> | | | | 5-Your family members and friends would like to |
| Here we talk about how you can cop with | | | | help you. It could be their way of offering support |
| cancer. | | | | during a difficult time. They can help you with |
| Having learnt that you have cancer the emotional | | | | chores around the house and preparing meals and |
| upheavals are unprecedented. Anxiety and tension | | | | you should remember that you would require the |
| grips you. The treatment and the prognosis are | | | | help. |
| very strenuous and can take a toll on a person's | | | | 6-Prioritize the activities in your life and do away |
| emotional and mental health. | | | | with harmful ones. Try to get closer to your |
| Once you have been diagnosed, deal strength and | | | | loved ones and enjoy. |
| perseverance. Below are some suggestions that | | | | 7-Live each day as it comes and take every little |
| would help in coping with the diagnosis- | | | | thing in your stride. |
| 1-Try to get to know the facts regarding the | | | | 8-Cancer is not contagious and no one near you |
| diagnosis like the cancer type, whether it has | | | | has any danger of contracting it from you. It is |
| spread, the treatments available, the side effects, | | | | difficult for people to believe this fact and you |
| and prevention after the treatment, treatment | | | | would come across disturbing behavior from |
| schedules, and the genetic viability of the cancer. | | | | them. Fight the so called stigmas and don't let |
| 2-Do not hesitate to communicate with your | | | | them dishearten you. |
| doctor and your loved ones. Tell them that you | | | | 9-Cancer treatments have long schedules and can |
| are ready to face and conquer it and that they | | | | burn a hole in your pocket. This financial burden |
| should be very frank about the progress the | | | | would add to the already existing tension about |
| treatment and the cancer is making. Try to take | | | | the cancer. Hence it would be wise to look into |
| help when you are feeling down or lonely and | | | | health insurance options. Sometimes the state |
| share your emotions honestly. | | | | provides insurance assistance for certain groups |
| 3-The treatment of cancer deals with radiation | | | | of people. |
| and chemotherapy which can bring about | | | | 10-All said and done remember that you have to |
| tremendous changes in physical appearance. Hair | | | | develop a unique strategy to cope with the |
| loss is very common and wigs or hairpieces can | | | | cancer yourself. Even with all the help and support |
| be used for managing it. | | | | your mind should be strong enough to go through |
| 4-Maintain a lifestyle that is healthy and that fills | | | | it. There are support groups that help people |
| you with energy. Follow a healthy diet rich in fruits | | | | through cancer treatments and they are very |
| and vegetables that contain antioxidants. Take | | | | beneficial. |
| rest so that your body is stress free to combat | | | | Meditation and relaxation techniques can calm your |
| the cancer treatment. Try to lead a normal life as | | | | mind and give you the strength to go on with the |
| much as possible by taking walks, participating in | | | | treatment, in spite of the discomforts involved |
| fun activities etc. | | | | with a positive mind. |