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How is self-breast examination done?

How is self-breast examination done?

Breast self-exam is a step-by-step method to look for anything unusual with their breasts. It helps in early detection of symptoms of breast cancer. Women can pick a day of the month to examine their breasts, for example – first

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What are the 5 important steps of self-breast examination?

What are the 5 important steps of self-breast examination?

A self-breast examination is a step-by-step method that women can use to examine their breasts. This can help detect breast cancer early, which increases the rate of success of treatment and survival rate. 5 Steps to a Self-Breast Examination include:

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Cancer has made me a 2.0 version of myself! – Tahira Kashyap, A Proud Cancer Survivor

Cancer has made me a 2.0 version of myself!  – Tahira Kashyap, A Proud Cancer Survivor

Tahira Kashyap is a cancer survivor, apart from being an author, filmmaker and a mother of two. She has recently announced her Bollywood directorial debut with “Sharma Ji Ki Beti”. She is also the wife of Ayushmann Khurrana, a National

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Healthy Eating may Reduce Mortality among Breast Cancer Survivors

Healthy Eating may Reduce Mortality among Breast Cancer Survivors

A systematic review published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health showed that healthy eating may reduce all-cause and breast cancer-specific mortality. The systematic review included searching databases for studies that examined the associations between diet quality and

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Single Essential Oil Aromatherapy Can Improve Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients

Single Essential Oil Aromatherapy Can Improve Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients

According to a literature-based study published in Biomed Central Complementary Medicine and Therapies, aromatherapy can be beneficial to promote quality sleep in cancer patients. Aromatherapy uses concentrated essential oils extracted from herbs, flowers and other plant parts to interact with

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Exercise intervention can improve cognitive function after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

Exercise intervention can improve cognitive function after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients

After undergoing chemotherapy, up to 60% of the cancer patients face cognitive problems which hampers their quality of life (QoL). A study was conducted to see whether an exercise regimen would enhance cognitive abilities in breast cancer patients who were

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Eating early and frequently is associated with better diet quality in breast cancer survivors

Eating early and frequently is associated with better diet quality in breast cancer survivors

A cross-sectional study was conducted (March 2015-March 2016) in 84 females who survived breast cancer. The researchers wanted to form the connection between breast cancer incidence and frequency and eating times, the quality and quantity of food consumed, body consumption

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Vaccinated Cancer Patients are at Greater Risk of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection

Vaccinated Cancer Patients

As per the research published in JAMA Oncology, people diagnosed with cancer who have received COVID-19 infection are at higher risk of breakthrough COVID infection than vaccinated people without cancer. In this study, vaccinated people diagnosed with at least one

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Yoga and Breast Cancer- What are the benefits?

Yoga and life after breast cancer treatment

Yoga is now a globally recognized as a therapy to improve physical and mental health. The American Society of Medical Oncology (ASCO) has recognized yoga as a beneficial therapy for breast cancer patients during and after cancer treatment. In this

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Smoking and Breast Cancer- What is the relationship?

Smoking and Breast Cancer

A 2019 statistics reports that about 34.6% of adults in India consume tobacco in the form of smoking, out of which 20.3% are females. What happens to your body when you smoke? As you smoke, it damages your body heavily

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