All doctors, who care pregnant ladies, have to remember about PREGNANCY-ASSOCIATED breast cancer. Hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy can significantly impact breast tissue, potentially leading to changes such as tenderness, swelling, or the development of breast masses. These changes are often BENIGN and related to hormonal shifts, because during pregnancy, the breasts undergo significant changes in preparation for lactation. If a pregnant lady noticed any new or unusual

Pain is one of common cancer symptoms, and sometimes it can be a real challenge, especially when it becomes prolonged and persistent. ➡️ What is it "chronic pain"? Chronic pain persists for several months. But in Oncology area doctors can anticipate it even earlier: when chronic pain develops during cancer progression and the underlying cause of the pain can not be removed. Therefore, it's time to treat the pain. ➡️ Why it's important to pay attention to chronic pain A pain i

During communications with patients a doctor should: ✔️ Explain everything in understandable language (ex., using simple words), ✔️Maintain professional ethical boundaries, ✔️Respect the patient as a person, ✔️ Make clinical decisions in diagnosis and treatment, but NOT fulfill the patient's wishes. 🧓🏼 What the patient should do: ✔️Tell to the doctor a truth: - about health problems (symptoms), - about medications, those he / she uses, - about following doctor's recommendat

Cancer and it's treatment can weaken the body's immune system by affection the blood cells that protect against germs. Following SAFE...