Everyday Life with an Ostomy Bag
Embrace the freedom it offers, not the restrictions it brings. “… having a bag or pouch attached to their body is a huge emotional...
Abida Taher
- Sep 5
- 4 min
Nutrition While Living With an Ostomy Bag.
Helping your body heal after surgery. “Diets for people with new ostomies have been a longstanding source of confusion and (sometimes)...
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Abida Taher
- Jul 27
- 5 min
Life after Breast Cancer Surgery & Reconstruction.
The psychological and emotional impact and ways to deal with it. “The female breast has an influence on a woman’s self-perception but...
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Abida Taher
- May 4
- 5 min
Nausea, vomiting and your cancer treatment
Understanding these common side effects of treatment is the first step to managing it. “Despite the remarkable evolution of CINV...
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Abida Taher
- Apr 23
- 6 min
How to Maintain Good Bone Health
Ways to support your treatment by keeping bones healthy. “Metastatic bone disease is most commonly seen with specific cancer...
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Abida Taher
- Apr 15
- 4 min
How Breast Cancer Affects Your Bone Health.
Did you know some types of chemotherapy can increase the risk for bone loss and fractures? “Bone loss that occurs with cancer therapy is...
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Alexandra Fucarino & Abida Taher
- Apr 9
- 8 min
Managing chemo brain and neuropathy symptoms with food.
Find out what to eat and what not to. “When it comes to diet, most people's concerns involve weight loss, fitness, cardiac health,...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 23
- 4 min
How to Deal with Neuropathy
Manage chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) to improve your quality of life “Due to its high prevalence among cancer...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Understanding Chemotherapy Related Neuropathy
Understand how side effects related to certain types of chemotherapy can affect nerves that control sensations and movements. “Although...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 10
- 7 min
How to Treat & Manage Lymphedema
A combination of preventive & treatment options to improve your quality of life. “Lymphedema is often confused with other causes of...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Lymphedema and Breast Cancer
Help yourself by learning more about it. Breast cancer related lymphedema affects approximately 1 in 5 patients treated for breast...
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Abida Taher
- Feb 16
- 3 min
What Causes Chemo Brain?
Know more about the mental changes cancer treatment can cause. “Chemo brain affects up to 75 % of patients during treatment with 35 %...
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Abida Taher
- Feb 9
- 4 min
What You Need to Know About ‘Chemo brain.’
Cognitive changes while on treatment is not uncommon. "Chemo brain is extremely common. As many as 75% of cancer patients have...
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Dr Robyn Lesser
- Feb 2
- 3 min
How to Maintain Good Oral Health
A few precautions and choices can help avoid major complications during and post treatment. More than 30-35% of patients undergoing...
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Abida Taher
- Jan 29
- 4 min
Risk Factors for Mouth Cancer and How to Reduce it.
Know the signs and be proactive to allow for early diagnosis and treatable disease. “Historically the death rate associated with this...
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