Between 8% and 18% of cancer patients have diabetes, a chronic condition that impacts the ability to regulate blood sugar levels. For many patients, diabetes management takes a backseat to cancer treatment. Managing your blood sugar levels can help your overall health.

H&B joins the cause of raising awareness. Some months are marked for more than one cancer; May is one of such months. Along with bladder cancer, which we talked about in the previous blog, May is also brain cancer awareness month, and melanoma and skin cancer awareness month.

Following closely after skin cancer, prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer found in males in the United States. Most prostate cancer is quite slow-growing and oftentimes brings about a few to no signs of problems until it is very advanced. H&B joins the cause of raising prostate cancer awareness.

Enduring chemotherapy treatment is always a challenging time for both patients and caregivers. But, it’s hard to know what to do to support them during such a challenging time. Many of the gifts we buy just don’t seem right, and you want to send a gift that will make a difference in their life at least for a day and encourage them to feel their best.

When the body is challenged by various pathogens, the inherent immune system initiates a series of actions to recognize the specific molecules and uprise a defense against the intruders. When it comes to cancer immunotherapy, much of the focus has been on the adaptive immune system, especially the T cell that is able to precisely target and eradicate tumor cells. This is why it’s so important to raise awareness of immunotherapy.

Nails are made by living stem cells. Stem cells are a rapidly dividing kind of cells. Nails are very susceptible to damage caused by chemotherapy. These changes can be prevented and treated. Polybalm is the only natural nail solution to be scientifically designed, developed and assessed in a major government-backed randomized double-blind controlled trial (RCT).

Sunlight fundamentally consists of three wavelengths: UVA, UVB, and UVC. Earth's ozone layer separates and holds the most damaging UVC rays.  People with low levels of vitamin D in their blood have much higher incidences of practically all diseases and sickness: cancer, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, heart attack, stroke, depression, cognitive impairment, autoimmune conditions, and so on

Good nutrition is particularly relevant for people with cancer. As cancer patients start to feel better, they may have questions about eating a better diet. While it may be attractive to improve your diet with a host of vitamin and mineral supplements, oppose that urge. 

Itchy skin, or what is medically called pruritus, can be uncomfortable and frustrating. Acute itching, during the infusion of chemotherapy, could be an early sign of a hypersensitivity reaction.

While radiation therapy itself does not hurt, there can be short-term side effects to fight with, which can affect your hair, skin, sleep, appetite, and sentiments. Men have their own, at times distinct sets of side-effects to deal with.