Physical, psychological well-being is essential in cancer treatment
Breast cancer treatments can be quite physically and emotionally tasking for the patients. It becomes pivotal for them to have a positive attitude towards the whole procedure besides adhering to the guidelines suggested by the healthcare experts. Dr Manish Singhal, Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital New Delhi, said if the patient develops a trust on his/her doctor and the treatment then half of the battle is automatically won.
He further added that in order to have a positive outlook towards life and the disease one is battling with, practicing a light form of exercise regularly is important to generate happy hormones that will strengthen your endurance towards the treatment.
“Every female should be breast conscious and breast healthy. They should be able to examine their own breast and do mammography or ultrasound of the breast in case they detect any problem. They should not shy away from getting treatment for breast cancer. Sometimes we see that females have been suffering from breast cancer for many years and they know it too. But they are hiding their problem. This actually aggravates the issue and minimises the chances of survival too,” he said.
If you are at stage 1 cancer, it is possible that you may require only surgery.