Until your treatment actually starts, you won't know exactly what, if any, side effects you may have or how you'll feel. One way to prepare is to think of your treatment as a time for you to concentrate on yourself and on getting well. The most important thing is:
Think Positively
· Many people have few or no eating-related side effects. Even if you do, they may be mild, and most go away after cancer treatment ends. Also, there are new drugs now that can work well to control side effects.
· Having a positive attitude, talking out your feelings, becoming well-informed about your cancer and treatment, and planning ways to cope can all help reduce worry and anxiety, make you feel more in control, and help you keep your appetite.Give food a chance. Even if you do have eating problems, you'll have days when eating is a pleasure
Conditions treated at Dr Kumaresh ENT Clinic and testimonials of patients sharing their experience
Monday, March 07, 2005
Saturday, March 05, 2005
Head Neck cancer
Head and neck cancer is the term given to a variety of malignant tumors that develop in the
oral cavity (mouth); pharynx (throat); paranasal sinuses (small hollow spaces around the nose lined with cells that secrete mucus); nasal cavity (airway just behind the nose);
larynx ("Adam's apple" or voice box); and salivary glands (parotid, submanidular, sublingual glands that secrete saliva).
Many authorities also include skin tumors of the face and neck and tumors of the cervical lymph nodes.
Excluding superficial skin cancers, but including cancer of the larynx and thyroid, it is conservatively estimated that about 60,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer annually - about 5% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States. There are more than half a million survivors of oral, head, and neck cancer living in the United States today.
oral cavity (mouth); pharynx (throat); paranasal sinuses (small hollow spaces around the nose lined with cells that secrete mucus); nasal cavity (airway just behind the nose);
larynx ("Adam's apple" or voice box); and salivary glands (parotid, submanidular, sublingual glands that secrete saliva).
Many authorities also include skin tumors of the face and neck and tumors of the cervical lymph nodes.
Excluding superficial skin cancers, but including cancer of the larynx and thyroid, it is conservatively estimated that about 60,000 people are diagnosed with head and neck cancer annually - about 5% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States. There are more than half a million survivors of oral, head, and neck cancer living in the United States today.
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