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Lifestyle and cancer An inspiring new book, based only on the facts to help your chances of living longer and better Online offer; £8.95

This cancernet-UK website describes cancer, its therapies, their side effects and tips on how to cope with them. Professionals and patients themselves have included topics and practical tools they have found helpful during the cancer journey. These pages particularly emphasise the evidence for the benefits of lifestyle interventions to improve well-being, reduce the risk of relapse improve long term overall survival.

A comprehensive range of specific advice sheets for chemotherapy regimens - risks of side effects & how to cope with them. Treatment of breast & prostate cancer. Including  side effects of tamoxifen, arimidex, femara, zoladex, cyperoterone etc Techniques, risks & side effects for specific sites of the body - tips to alleviate side effects.
Drugs to help cancer symptoms & side effects treatment eg drugs to harden bone, for pain, sickness & indigestion. herceptin, erbitux, avastin, mabthera Description & list of complementary & alternative therapies with links to established organisations.
Up to date description of a wide range of cancers & their treatment options.</a></td>
      <td height= What is Cancer?   What to look for.  Why does it start?   How to avoid it?  Screening for early detection. Advice on the symptoms of cancer and the side effects of treatment eg sickness, fatigue, hairloss, menopause, hot flushes, pain, infertility etc
Why exercise is good before during & after treatment. Specific regimens for breast, abdominal & pelvic surgery. Diet for hot flushes, weight loss, sickness, diarrhoea, constipation, dry mouth, indigestion & procarbazine. Healthy eating & food supplements Risks of smoking, Tips to give up.  Helpful products. Plus other lifestyle issues
An up to the minute list of UK & international clinical research trials for all cancer types. lifestyle and cancer help yourself after cancer treatments A prize winning 20 min film designed for patients to take home before chemotherapy or radiotherapy

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Measure your cancer risk nutritional profile  An excess or a deficiency of vitamins and trace mineral can lead to an increased risk of cancer as well as fatigue and depression. The only reliable way to ensure you have the correct amounts is to measure them. You will then be a to make able to make informed dietary decisions including and whether to take specific supplements in order to restore your nutritional balance for optimal defenses 

Travel insurance Getting insured after cancer does not have to be complicated or expensive. This company specialises in people who have pre-existing conditions such as cancer - they are direct, will understand your needs are reliable and very good value.
Making a Will. After a serious illness such as cancer, many people are understandably prompted to sort out their finances. The most important of these being a good, reliable and secure Will to protect their loved ones. Fortunately this does not have to be complicated expensive,  Glosslegal's lawyers provide an excellent online service which is highly recommended.
Prevent and treat chapped lips during chemotherapy. Cracked and sore lips are common during chemotherapy and afterwards. There is evidence that natural oil based creams are better than petroleum based creams. Nature-medical lip balm has been specifically design to soothe and moisturise the lips during and after chemotherapy. It only contains natural waxes including essential oils selected for their anti-inflammatory properties.
Cáncer Estilo de Vida. Una de las preguntas mas comunes y más importantes pidió por los pacientes después de una diagnosis del cáncer, es; “Qué puede nosotros hacer para ayudarse?” La respuesta, que este libro trata, está “mucho”. Este libro contiene la dirección práctica escrita en un diseño sucinto, amistoso. Consiste en dar salida a una línea puntos de bala basó solamente los hechos probados. 
Look after your family after cancer - A diagnosis of cancer can cause a strain on family harmony. With emotions running high its not a good time to be upset further by destructive arguments. This practical little book has identified the situations where arguments are most likely to happen and provides simple tips to navigate around them. 
Poems and cancer   Cancer is emotional and stressful time not only for the patients but the friends and relatives. This emotional can inspire reflection, sentiment and creative writing and poetry. Hundreds of poems have been kindly submitted by users of cancernet. Caution: take a tissue some of these are real emotional bombshells! Submit your own poem (state whether you want to be anonymous or not)
supplements and cancerDietary supplements and cancer Although the concept of a quick fix supplement is attractive, as we all know, life is unfortunately not that simple. Supplements can help if you are deficient in a vital nutrient but taking them if you have normal or high levels can actually increase your risk of cancer. This section explains the evidence for this and describes how to take specific supplements sensibly.
Exercise and cancer. Read about the evidence for exercise after a diagnosis of cancer in the Canceractive quarterly magazine called ICON. Written by our own editor Professor Robert Thomas it summarises the benefits in terms of well-being and prevention of relapse.  This magazine addresses a wide range of holistic and lifestyle issues related to cancer. It also has a useful website www.canceractive.com
A film to be better prepared fro cancer treatments. Patients and professionals, teamed up with Sue Lawley & Anton Rodgers  to produce this 21 minute film which explains chemotherapy & radiotherapy while you watch real patients, describing their experiences, side effects and methods to alleviate them. The only film which was evaluated in a randomised study and shown to reduce anxiety and improve well-being during treatments.

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