<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Diagnosis of cancer and its treatment affects the life of the patient and their family. Chemotherapy affects the patient&rsquo;s physical and mental health, making them suffer in more ways than one.&nbsp;<strong id="docs-internal-guid-670a6bca-7fff-3fa5-ac3a-a21631e5abba" style="font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; caret-color: #000000; color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cancer patients have to deal with physical symptoms of chemotherapy like nausea, physical pain in the pain, low energy, etc. They also suffer multiple psychological problems like depression, anxiety and stress, they feel unable to complete daily chores and participate in the things they previously enjoyed.&nbsp;

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Impact of Chemotherapy
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The most commonly diagnosed comorbid mental health conditions for cancer patients are conditions that fall on the affective or adjustment scale. This includes both anxiety and depression, as well as several different stress adjustment and coping conditions.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There is evidence to support the existence of PTSD within both cancer survivors and cancer patients. This is a direct result of traumatic experiences associated with the disease, and because the potential for a fatal prognosis is high. 
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction is known as &ldquo;chemobrain&rdquo; among cancer patients. Some symptoms of chemo brain include memory problems, difficulty thinking clearly, difficulty processing information, inability to focus or concentrate, and mental cloudiness or foggy-headedness.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These effects contribute to emotional distress and mental health problems among cancer patients, and together can lead to substantial social problems, such as the inability to work

<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Testimonials of Cancer Patients
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #52525b; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;Once chemo started, I thought, I cannot do this. I would rather die of cancer. This has GOT to be worse. Then my 5-year old came home, bubbling with life and love, and I realised that I had to try. He needs his mommy.&rdquo; - Anonymous
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #52525b; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;When my doctor told me I had cervical cancer, I had one question which I was too afraid to ask. Am I gonna die?&rdquo; - Anonymous
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #52525b; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;I hated people treating me like I was sick. On the positive side, it definitely strengthened my relationships with family, and I started appreciating my close friends and colleagues more.&rdquo; - Anonymous
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #666666; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;I have gone through sessions of chemotherapy and radiation. As for the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy treatment, I have lost taste buds and don&rsquo;t feel any taste for anything. Doctor says that taste buds will develop gradually.&rdquo;&nbsp; -&nbsp; Babita

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<span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; font-weight: 600; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Support of Loved Ones
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A diagnosis of cancer does not just affect the person diagnosed, but also the people closest to them, their families take care of them, supporting them both physically and mentally.&nbsp;
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A supporting system is essential during the treatment of cancer, family helps in keeping your spirits high, no matter how low you&rsquo;re personally feeling.&nbsp; A positive environment helps you cope with the effects of treatment, like low energy, unwillingness to do anything, mood swings, changes in personality.&nbsp;

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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sometimes your loved ones can be the best support system. You may find they can provide you with the strength to push through the hard times. <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Each patient's journey, though, has some common traits: strength, determination, persistence and sense of hope in the battle against cancer.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #52525b; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&ldquo;During her treatment, Anni&rsquo;s source of strength was her family &ndash; her husband, her mother, her sister, her in-laws and a few close friends. They rallied around her, constantly providing emotional and mental support and maintaining a positive environment around her. Her husband stood by her through the entire course of treatment, uplifting her willpower to arise fit and healthy.&rdquo; - Anni
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starting treatment for cancer is a daunting experience that only people who have been through it can understand, however it is necessary to care for yourself as much as possible and involve yourself in activities of mental wellness like meditation.&nbsp;
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Nunito, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It is also suggested that the patient attend psychotherapy or counselling with an experienced and licensed psychotherapist or counsellor, as soon as one is diagnosed. Therapy can help the patient cope up with the psychological challenges of being diagnosed with cancer and the treatment of chemotherapy.&nbsp;

Psychological Effects of Chemotherapy