Author: Zaineb

Back Pain Relief with Yoga

Back pain happens to almost all women at some time during or after their pregnancy. It’s the most common side effect of delivering through a caesarean section. After a C-section delivery, the pain is felt most often in the lower back, starting at the tail bone and upper hips, and radiating upwards. Some women report exclusive pain to the left of the spine. Then again, some women do not feel any prolonged symptoms except the initial discomfort after the surgery. Causes of Backache Pregnancy and hormonal imbalances cause your abdominal muscles to become weak, straining the pelvic muscles and...

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Breast Cancer – Coping and Support

After learning about breast cancer, its causes, diagnosis, treatment options, prevention and recurrence, this last part covers the very important topic of how to deal with mastectomy, life after cancer, and how to cope with cancer through support groups. Coping With Cancer Treatment The treatment options for breast cancer are rigorous and almost all of them have several side effects not to mention the constant stress accompanying this disease, making it even more challenging. How should then one deal with all this? Here are some of the possible ways: Maintaining a positive demeanour, thinking good, happy thoughts and envisioning...

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How to Prevent Breast Cancer

In our two previous posts on breast cancer, we have already covered the basics of breast cancer, its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment options. This third installment aims to depict the prevention techniques and what to do if the cancer comes back. Prevention This is a brief guide on things to do to prevent breast cancer. The preventive steps may be divided into the following categories : Regular Self Examination: This is the key to detecting the disease in its earlier stages so that it can be controlled comparatively easily before the cancerous cell growth spreads to other parts...

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Breast Cancer – Diagnosis and Treatment

In the first part of our four part series on Breast Cancer, we outlined what exactly is breast cancer, what are its phases, symptoms and common causes . In this second part, we explain the diagnostic procedures and treatment options. Breast Cancer Diagnosis If one notices a lump in the breast while performing a regular self examination and the lump does not go away after a couple of weeks, the next step should be to consult a doctor. The doctor then diagnoses the lump by performing a mammogram (breast screening which uses X-ray images for detecting any abnormal cell...

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All You Wanted To Know About Breast Cancer

One of the most common forms of cancer affecting women is the breast cancer. Our body contains not billions, but trillions of living cells, and when these cells grow and multiply out of control, it leads to abnormal cell growth, which may invade other parts of the body too. This is the beginning of cancer. So, what exactly is breast cancer, what are its symptoms and causes, how can it be prevented (if at all), what are the treatment options available, the diagnostic procedures and the follow up care?  All these points will be explored in depth in our...

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