What do we need to be aware of when we face cancer…what questions do we need to ask:
- My qualities: I can be young, I can be old, in a relationship or single, gay or heterosexual. Sex can be
Sexuality and cancer – An introduction Part 1/2
Cancer care has improved over the last couple of years and so has survivorship. Many types of cancer have evolved from an acute to a chronic disease because diagnosis equipment has improved and treatment options are varied and targeted. However,
Health behaviour and health promotion – Part 2 of 2
As stated in my previous blog, I will now look into different models of how healthy behaviours can be promoted. These models mainly include; The health belief model, the theory of planned behaviour and the transtheoretical model of behaviour change.
Health behaviour and health promotion – Part 1 of 2
“Eat this because it’s healthy”, “drink that because it’s healthy”, “exercise like that because it’s healthy”. These are some common phrases that most of us have probably heard in our life. Behaviours undertaken by people to enhance their health are
Childhood Cancers in Malta
What are childhood cancers?
Locally, we have some statistics and data about childhood cancers. Although they are not the latest statistics, it can help us generate a picture of the incidence of childhood cancers. Childhood cancers, are cancers in children
Smoking Cessation
The end of year tends to make us more reflective on the past year, in which we evaluate and attempt to take steps to better ourselves. It’s a great initiative however for one to complete their goals the specific change
Cancer and self-image
Self-image is how individuals view themselves. This can change because of cancer and its treatment, due physical and emotional changes that happen during and after the illness.
Physical changes can include:
- Hair loss and nail damage
- Changes in body weight
Fatigue and cancer treatment
Physical, emotional and cognitive fatigue is very common during and after cancer treatment. Research suggests that this can have a severe impact on the patient’s quality of life and can persist for months after the cessation of treatment.
There are
A guide to helping people who suffer from fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain accompanied by fatigue, sleep, memory and mood issues.
On daily basis people suffering from this disorder will find it hard to complete basic activity due to pain like for example inability
“What you need to know – Scabies”
Scabies is a skin condition caused by tiny, insect-like parasites that infect the very top layer of your skin. That is easily passed from skin to skin contact, usually during sex.
What happens is that scabies might burrow under your