Fibre

Fibre is a much-needed component in the human diet. It is extremely useful in preventing disturbances of the intestine and digestive system, including cancer of the colon, rectum and diverticulitis or ulcerative colitis. With the advent of the low fibre Westernised diet, cancer of the colon has become one of the biggest killers amongst people [...]

General Tips

If you are feeling nauseous try to blend any of the foods featured in the following diet in a food processor or blender and then drink hot or cold. It is important to keep energy and nutrition levels high while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as nutrients are required in large amounts by the [...]

A person’s mood and attitude has a tremendous bearing on the function of their immune system. It has now been significantly proven that the emotions of anxiety and chronic stress negatively affect the function of our immune system and lower our body’s immune resistance, leaving it open to developing cancer.

Other negative emotions such as depression, [...]

Radiation Therapy Explained

Radiation therapy, also known as radiotherapy, is a widely used method of orthodox cancer treatment. It is commonly employed as a modern treatment for persons afflicted with cancer, in an attempt to kill the malignant tissue that is involved with cancer. It can be used singularly, as the primary method of treatment, or [...]

Q. Will I definitely lose my hair?

A. NO. Patients do not always lose their hair. It depends on the amount of chemotherapy drugs the doctors choose to use, the type of drugs being used and the length of the treatment. Chemotherapy affects each person differently. There are no set rules as to who [...]