Institute of Functional Medicine – Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease

One of the hardest things about living with chronic cancer is knowing that your healthcare team can’t predict how long the cancer will stay stable or in remission. File size: 1.353GB

Institute of Functional Medicine – Confronting Cancer as a Chronic Disease

Cancer as a Chronic disease

People are living longer with cancer as better treatments become available. Many cancers can be managed and controlled now. of time. Some types may not be able to take this into account. of Cancer is now being considered of as Chronic diseases. Examples of Asthma and diabetes are two other chronic diseases.

There are some cancers such as chronic lymphocytic lung disease and indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.-Hodgkin lymphoma is slow-Growing, chronic cancers. Treatment isn’t started until you have symptoms of It is a serious disease.

You can control other cancers like breast and prostate cancers even if they come back (recurred), or spread to other areas. of The body (metastasized).

Your healthcare team may tell you that your cancer is controlled, or stable, if tests show that it hasn’t changed for some time. While most chronic cancers can’t be cured, they can be controlled for a Several years, sometimes even for decades. Some cancers are remissionable with treatment.

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It is when chronic cancer spreads, grows, or causes more symptoms that it is known as progression. Treatment is started (if you haven’t had any) or changed. Your healthcare team will discuss the best treatment options for you.
Living with Chronic Cancer

One of the hardest things about living with chronic cancer is knowing that your healthcare team can’t predict how long the cancer will stay stable or in remission.

This uncertainty may make it difficult to feel calm or secure. You may feel that you can’t make plans for the future because you don’t know if or when the cancer may come back. It helps to accept the fact that you may not have control over some things with your cancer, but you don’t have to let it control your life. With time, you’ll find ways to cope with chronic cancer that work best for you. You have many options to help yourself with chronic cancer. a Chronic cancer.

Talk to your feelings a Counsellor, friend, or family member. You might want to visit a Support group for those who are struggling to cope as well. This will help you to deal with your emotions and let them go, so that you can focus on the future.
Learn more about how you can stay healthy and which symptoms you should be watching out for.
Be as Active as you can. It can help with anxiety and stress reduction. Talk to your healthcare provider about which type. of Activity is the best thing for you.
If you’re on treatment, take your medicines properly. Keep your appointments for regular medical care.
Do not dwell on the uncertain future. Instead, live in the moment.
Decide which relationships you value most and put your focus on them. Let go of Relationships that create stress in your life.
Take time to do things that you really want to do, especially things that you haven’t done for a while. It’s OK to have fun and enjoy life as Complete as you can.