Cancer is a war that needs all the resources of heaven and earth to fight. It is well known that moods and behaviors have biological consequences. Your mind activates other chemical reactions and reactions within your body that are affected by your moods. Research continues to document that optimistic attitudes improve the overall immune response of your body to help you protect yourself against your disease. Below are several methods of positive thought.

Does a positive attitude affect cancer?

There are a lot of emotions associated with cancer patient and their families. They have the pressure of having a “good attitude” at all times, which sometimes is unrealistic. People who have cancer can get the strength from within themselves, from other people or both. Depression, guilt, sadness, guilt, fear, and anxiety are all ways of grieving and learning with life changes. As a cancer patient, try to ignore all the above feelings. Never try to blame yourself and always be positive as it will have a positive effect on how your body will respond to cancer treatment. This is because the power of the mind controls any disease.

From research conducted about cancer and attitude, scientists observed more than 1000 patients with neck and head cancer to check whether attitude affected their survival. Overall, those with stable emotions showed lower cancer growth rates and a longer life span when compared to those with uncontrolled emotions.

Use Natural Medicine to Improve Your Mood

Natural medicines can be used to help keep you calm and improve your mood.  Natural herbal remedies can have a calming affect.  Acupuncture causes a large release of endorphins (nature’s ‘feel good’ hormone) to keep you feeling calm and relaxed.  Natural therapies like these can be a great adjust to any Western medical treatment you are receiving.

‘Animal Therapy’

Pets can provide great comfort to you if you are living with cancer.  The warmth of a purring cat.  The unconditional love and admiration of a dog.  They can make you feel so good – so loved – so relaxed.

Surround Yourself with Positive People and Positive Energy

Always be around friends and family members who will bring a smile to your face. When all the weight is on your shoulders, family and friends will be like a ray of sunshine, and they will reduce the burden. Friends will inspire you and support you when you need them. They will be there to talk about your deepest fears. Also, the people around your life will give you positive energy such as uplifting music, and inspirational books that can add an extra layer of buoyancy to hold you afloat when you’re getting cancer treatment.

Accepting the harsh realities is one thing while living with it is a whole different aspect that requires some fortitude. Ultimately succumbing to the pain to finally ending up in despair isn’t what any cancer patient should be doing. Several patients tend to submit themselves to the impersonal medical treatments due to the desperation. On the other hand, many others take the courage to face it positively and educate themselves about every vital detail. They empower themselves by controlling the therapies and providing themselves with all information that is otherwise fed to them through the doctors.

Cancer patients are now widely adopting this method that this trend has been accepted even in mainstream medicine. When the patients feel that they have nothing more to hope for, a few simple steps and decisions in life can help them lead healthier lives. Here are a few tips for developing the right strategies for living through the illness and getting adequate personal support.

1.      What to Do First?

You could feel like the world around is crumbling when the diagnosis turns out to be positive. The period that you are affected by cancer is indeed hard to endure, but some fortitude can surely take you through the struggles to the light at the end of that tunnel. When you find the result to be positive, the first thing you need to do is to find the best doctor in your town for the disease. Travel long distances if necessary, and get opinions of different doctors and finalize on the doctor that you feel would give you the best treatment. Make sure to design a proper healing plan by changing the lifestyle and creating a good support system. The most crucial point is not to forget to live; take that ride to the park and enjoy the conversations, and forget about the illness.

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2.      You Must Know the Questions

Studies have proven that cancer patients who were equipped with sufficient knowledge about the fight were able to come out of it faster. You should know what answers you need to the pain that you are going through, and ask the questions accordingly. Here are a few questions that you must include in that list to ask a doctor.

  • Causes for your type of cancer
  • Risk factors and genetic effects
  • Changes in lifestyle required
  • The activities to avoid
  • What stage of cancer
  • Chances for the disease to go to remission
  • Recommended treatment
  • If your cancer has spread
  • Where to find the right emotional support
  • Whether you can contact him/her after office hours

3.      Best Chance to Beat the Cancer

Beat the Cancer

The five-year survival rate is the scale that is used to measure the success of treatments. It is the number of patients who managed to live through the disease for five years after being diagnosed. Each type of cancer will have a different five-year survival rate, in which prostate has the highest with about 99% and pancreas cancer the least with 5%.