Our first testimony comes from 58-year-old Mrs. Clarence Ejike, grandmother to two beautiful children. She reported missing exciting milestones, especially the younger granddaughter Divine’s first word because she stepped out to smoke. It really hurt her to have missed those precious moments. Continue reading “Testimonials from Ex-Smokers”
In our previous posts, we examined what Colorectal cancer entails, its signs and symptoms, risk factors, types, stages of presentation and even the processes involved in diagnosis. Today, we go further on our discussion on Colorectal cancer as we look into the treatment options available and even strategies that can be employed to prevent the incidence of the disease. Continue reading “Tackling Colorectal Cancer; Its Treatment and Prevention Strategies.”
So, it has been a period of enlightening us about Ovarian cancer as we celebrated World Ovarian Cancer day a few days ago. We trust you have been telling friends and loved ones on the need to know about ovarian cancer and prompt help seeking behavior whenever there is a significant index of suspicion.
We have had an overview of ovarian cancer, its risk factors, symptoms, types and diagnosis. Today, we take a look at its prevention, treatment options available and the survival rate. Continue reading “Tacking Ovarian cancer”
Sleep is one fundamental part of life we all cannot do without. The more or less of sleep we get as individuals go a long way to shape our appearance, demeanor, functionality and the totality of how our daily activities are carried out. For some, sleep comes so easily especially after an exhausting day at work, school or other walks of life, while others could lay in bed waiting for hours to get some sleep, some individuals even have to go all the way to taking medications before they could achieve a good night sleep. Continue reading “Sleep Disorder”
It was a bright Saturday afternoon at a traditional wedding ceremony. The atmosphere was jolly as guests exchanged pleasantries amidst the beautiful setting. The groom and bride had just been joined together and declared husband and wife, after which they made their way into the inner chambers, it was dance time for the guests at the party. One of the guests, a middle aged man in his late forties stepped forward giving a solo dance, he danced gently and gracefully to the music as the on looking guests cheered him on and then it happened. Continue reading “Medical Checkup Saves Lives”
Last time out, we went to town about some of the hazards associated with skincare and how we can prevent them. In this article, we will address some common skin conditions associated with other factors apart from skincare.
The protective function that the skin performs may be altered leading to a disruption of normal skin architecture, it could also occur that an internal disease condition Is being manifested on the skin. Whatever the cause, these disease conditions often display peculiar attributes that help distinguish them from others. Continue reading “Common Skin Infections and Management”
In our previous article, we talked about how important it is to know the health status of your breast in order to aid early discovery of any breast cancer and put us in a vantage position to fight and defeat cancer. Sequel to this, questions have popped up on why some cancer cases resolve easily and some do not, rather they have been known to deteriorate and taken lives fatefully. Continue reading “Breast cancer; Last time out”
We recently examined the Prostate gland, Prostate cancer, its risk factors and common symptoms seen in patients with the disease. This begs the questions: Is prostate cancer preventable? If so, what are the measures that could be taken to keep the disease away and increase life expectancy?
In our last discussion, we saw a number of risk factors. Some of which we have no control over (age, race and genetic predisposition) and others can be very well influenced by our everyday health choices. So taking charge of your diet and lifestyle choices can help reduce your chances of coming down with the disease. Continue reading “Is Prostate Cancer preventable?”
We have been having a lot of exposition about hypertension in our recent posts. This is geared towards improving the knowledge, attitude and perception of our audience about hypertension. With all said and done, testimonies from survivors and people leading a healthy lifestyle with well controlled hypertension should go a long way in strengthening your resolve towards getting that long due blood pressure checkup, and give you a strong conviction that one can also overcome hypertension even if one is diagnosed with the disease. So today, we will be sharing a few true life stories from people’s experiences with hypertension. Continue reading “Hypertension; Patients living with it.”
Cancer is usually the most significant medical diagnosis that most people will ever receive in their lifetimes. From the moment the doctor says the words to the journey back home and to breaking the news to family and friends, the emotions of disbelief, anger and fear run deep.
Depending on the severity of the diagnosis and the treatments necessary, the emotional load to unpack ranges in accordance from the benign cancers to the malignant and metastatic carcinomas with poorer prognosis. Continue reading “Handling Mental Health and Emotional Issues in Patients dealing with Cancer”