{"id":1492,"date":"2014-12-29T03:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T08:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2014-12-23T14:38:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T19:38:10","slug":"the-tough-questions-can-i-live-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/29\/the-tough-questions-can-i-live-with-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tough Questions &#8211; Can I Live with Cancer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_104\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-104\" src=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MP9004101271-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Can I Live With Cancer?\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MP9004101271-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/MP9004101271.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can I Live With Cancer?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Cancer statistics can seem encouraging when talking about advancements made in early detection and new treatments. The same statistics are devastating when you or a loved one has been diagnosed and you are reading about the number of lives lost to various types of cancer. At <a href=\"http:\/\/issels.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Issels\u00ae Integrative Immuno-Oncology<\/a>, we understand that each person&#8217;s cancer is due to different causes and conditions. Treatment should be highly personalized and recovery depends on many factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Living with cancer<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/treatment\/survivorshipduringandaftertreatment\/when-cancer-doesnt-go-away\" target=\"_blank\">American Cancer Society<\/a> says that cancers like ovarian cancer, leukemia, and some types of lymphoma often don&#8217;t go completely away. The same is true of cancers that spread to other parts of the body, such as prostate cancer and breast cancer. These cancers can be treated and reduced, but the treatment is an ongoing maintenance treatment prevent spreading and stopping the cancer from growing. It is not accurate to say the cancer is cured.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Disease management and emotional growth<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Living with this disease is often the biggest challenge most people will ever face. Treatment schedules disrupt your routines and take both a financial and physical toll. Many people suddenly find themselves no longer in the roll of caregiver, but instead, needing the care, support, and understanding of others. It is important to <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/25\/a-review-of-online-cancer-support-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\">seek out others<\/a> going through similar circumstances. Living with cancer has a way of building strong bonds among people who hardly know one another. It can also make it easier to express affection and appreciation for people close to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/Issels\u00ae%20Integrative%20Immuno-Oncology\" target=\"_blank\">Issels\u00ae Integrative Immuno-Oncology<\/a> to see all of your available treatment options. We combine treatment with improving the quality of life for our patients.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cancer statistics can seem encouraging when talking about advancements made in early detection and new treatments. The same statistics are devastating when you or a loved one has been diagnosed and you are reading about the number of lives lost to various types of cancer. At Issels\u00ae Integrative Immuno-Oncology, we understand that each person&#8217;s cancer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/29\/the-tough-questions-can-i-live-with-cancer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Tough Questions &#8211; Can I Live with Cancer?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[243,270,244,246,276,7,6],"class_list":["post-1492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-with-cancer","tag-breast-cancer","tag-cancer-and-nutrition","tag-chemotherapy","tag-diabetes","tag-low-fat-diets-and-cancer","tag-mind-body-connection","tag-positive-attitutude"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1492"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1493,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492\/revisions\/1493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/issels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}