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Cancer: Communicating with Others
Now that you are facing treatment for cancer, you may have concerns that you want to share. If you do want to talk, you may not know how to start. These ideas may help.
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Understanding Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy is a common cancer treatment. It uses beams of high-energy X-rays or particles to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing.
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Radiation Therapy Team
Radiation therapy uses high-energy X-rays or particles to kill cancer cells. This therapy can help you in your fight against cancer. Your radiation therapy team will work with you during your treatment.
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Radiation Therapy: Managing Short-Term Side Effects
Radiation kills cancer cells. But some normal cells can also be affected, which can result in side effects, such as dry skin, fatigue, or appetite changes. Most side effects heal when your radiation therapy is over. Here's what you need to know.
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Radiation Therapy: Your Daily Life
Radiation therapy can help you in your fight against cancer. To feel better, get plenty of rest, exercise, and eat well. This will give your body the extra strength it needs right now. Also look to family and friends for support and comfort.
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Protecting Patients from Pressure Injuries
Pressure injuries are a growing problem in the healthcare setting. As a healthcare provider, you know that treating pressure injuries needs time and resources. It’s vital to help prevent pressure injuries with attentive care and speed healing with correct treatment.
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How Pressure Injuries Form
Even a healthy person can begin to develop pressure injuries in less than a day if left in the same position. It helps to know where and how pressure injuries develop and what you can do to prevent them.
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Staff Ed: Common Sites for Pressure Injuries
Bony prominences are the areas of bone that are close to the skin's surface. These areas are most susceptible to pressure injuries because they have the least amount of cushioning.
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Reducing a Patient’s Risk for Pressure Injuries
There is no single preventive for pressure injuries. Give priority to pressure relief. Reduce other risks to help maintain a healthy flow of nutrients to the patient’s skin.
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