Mindfulness is being adopted frequently in different aspects of cancer control. The advantages of mindfulness practices are being followed to handle the adverse effects of treatment.

After overcoming cancer, many survivors feel different than they did before cancer. It can be difficult for loved ones of cancer survivors to really understand what their friend or family member is going through. This is why we at H&B have created this list of important insights for cancer patients and their caregivers.

Spirituality is an indispensable element of wholesome cancer care. Studies have shown a significant relationship between spirituality and quality of life. Finding meaning in life is a deeply personal process.

The flu can be really uncomfortable as it is, but it can be even more so for people whose immune systems have been impaired by cancer or cancer treatment. Cancer patients and survivors can be at higher risk for complications from the flu. This is why it’s necessary for their caregivers and family members to take steps to prevent flu from spreading in the first place.

The first couple of months of the COVID-19 pandemic have caused a situation that even as much as 44% of breast cancer survivors had to delay some treatment or care. Surgery was generally performed only for patients in immediate high-risk situations. Others were postponed or even canceled.

The global rate of cancer incidence is anticipated to grow considerably over the following decades. This is considered to be a consequence of economic and demographic transitions happening worldwide, but also of our lifestyle choices. Smoking, alcohol misuse, obesity, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity, and also reproductive and hormonal factors are considered as causes of cancer and main objectives for primary prevention.

The road to breast reconstruction starts following the diagnosis of breast cancer. About 1 in 8 women in America will develop breast cancer in their life. Coping with body image is an age-old tradition for women. The loss of a woman's breasts to cancer can affect her self-esteem, her sex drive, and just how she feels about herself as a woman.

A diagnosis of cancer affects very seriously and directly not just the patient but also their family, friends, and community of the individual. When a cancer patient receives the cancer diagnosis, daily habits may change for everyone around them. Family caregivers often feel overwhelmed with the added responsibilities and tasks they have to pick up. 

When children and teens are diagnosed with cancer, their whole perception of the world changes overnight. No one is ever prepared to hear that their child has a life-threatening illness.  For most parents, the first few weeks are spent in a blur. In the first few weeks after a child's diagnosis, family of a cancer patient can see their schedules and methods get tumbled.

Chemotherapy affects all cells that grow and divide quickly in the body. Fast-growing cells are affected the most. Everyone handles cancer treatment differently. Some cancer patients may feel sick during and shortly after each treatment but recover quickly between treatments.