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Connected Hospitals
Events, Seminars, & Publications 12. 06. 2023

Connected Hospitals

ATTIKON, B Pre-educational Clinic, Director Professor Ms. Amanda Psirri.2nd Ambassador: Oncologist Ms. Panagiota Economopoulou.  SOTIRIA, C Pathology Clinic, Director Professor Mr. Konstantinos Syrigos.Scientific Responsible – 2nd Ambassador: Oncolo...[Read more]

What color is your tongue?
Oral health 11. 05. 2023

What color is your tongue?

ANTENNA TV “Zise Allios” (Live differently).  Invited by Sofia Aliberti and Konstantinos Dede. See the colors of the tongue and the secrets they hide! Our tongue is the mirror of our Health and disease.  The mouth is the mirror of our health!  Ma...[Read more]

Mucormycosis in Greece
Events, Seminars, & Publications 03. 05. 2023

Mucormycosis in Greece

Mucormycoses are a group of fungal infections that have appeared in the last 2 decades. According to a recent study, published in the Journal of Fungi, March 29, 2023, M. Drogari-Apiranthitou et al, Epidemiology of Mucormycosis in Greece; Results fr...[Read more]

Useful tips for oral care
Oral health 21. 02. 2023

Useful tips for oral care

We maintain our mouth clean and moist, and drink a lot of water! A. If we will receive or are receiving radiation therapy, with or without chemotherapy for head and neck tumor.  Small, painful sores may appear. Sores usually appear from the 3rd wee...[Read more]

One symptom for three weeks
Oral health 31. 10. 2022

One symptom for three weeks

Cancer of the Mouth, Head and Neck, as well as oral melanoma: see the signs, get informed. You will save your own life and that of the precious people around you. Sore tongue, ulcer, a sore that won't heal, red or white plaques inside the mouth, pai...[Read more]

How to clean our skin during radiotherapy
Quality of Life 16. 06. 2022

How to clean our skin during radiotherapy

Radiation therapy, while destroying the tumor, can also affect surrounding healthy tissues, such as the skin. Radiation damage to the skin is called radiodermatitis and manifests as redness, dry or wet peeling  of the skin, and even sores. Peeling of...[Read more]

Wigs & Turbans. Criteria and Options
Quality of Life 20. 04. 2022

Wigs & Turbans. Criteria and Options

There are, today, many options for head covers if you’re coping with hair loss due to chemotherapy. Hair loss can be a stressful experience, and many people do not realize how much their image is tied to their hair until they face its loss. Thankfull...[Read more]

Problems from the Oral cavity
Oral health 13. 01. 2022

Problems from the Oral cavity

"I have lung cancer. I receive chemotherapy, I have stomatitis and my mouth hurts. I cannot eat." The mouth is the target of oncology therapies, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, while problems can also develop in patients receiving immunotherapy. Toot...[Read more]

The mouth is the mirror of our health!
Oral health 12. 01. 2022

The mouth is the mirror of our health!

"What do diseases look like in the mouth? What are the symptoms of cancer?" EKPA Professor Dr. Ourania Nicolatou-Galitis had the honor and great pleasure to present "what systemic diseases look like in the mouth" on Pemptousia TV.  She was invited b...[Read more]

My doctor calls me by my first name
Mental Health 10. 01. 2022

My doctor calls me by my first name

Patients, especially those diagnosed early, now live years after being diagnosed with cancer. Some patients, despite the unfavorable prognosis or delayed diagnosis, survive much longer than expected. These patients have been termed "exceptional patie...[Read more]

Open the window of knowledge, Dental Seminar
Oral health 29. 11. 2021

Open the window of knowledge, Dental Seminar

Today, worldwide, 43.8 million of people survive with cancer, while 18.1 million are diagnosed with cancer every year. By 2040 this number is estimated to increase 60%. Two out of 10 men and women have been estimated to develop cancer during their li...[Read more]

Open the window of knowledge- Dental seminars
14. 06. 2021

Open the window of knowledge- Dental seminars

Today, worldwide, 43.8 million of people survive with cancer, while 18.1 million are diagnosed with cancer every year. By 2040 this number is estimated to increase 60%. Two out of 10 men and women have been estimated to develop cancer during their li...[Read more]

Powerful Presence in Cancer Prevention
Oral health 29. 04. 2021

Powerful Presence in Cancer Prevention

My warmest gratitude to the Hellenic Cancer Society - EAE and the Filothei Psychiko Branch, the President Mrs. Anastasia Lykouri Aggelaki and the Members of the Board of Directors for the honorary invitation to deliver a presentation concerning the o...[Read more]

Covid and Cancer
Mental Health 21. 01. 2021

Covid and Cancer

Telehealth visits are especially appropriate for treatment adherence to oral agents, survivorship, genetic counseling, supportive services, or education. Telehealth is an easy and safe model to enhance the communication between patient and physician ...[Read more]

The 10 rights of a cancer patient
Quality of Life 10. 11. 2020

The 10 rights of a cancer patient

CureCancer - mycancer.gr is a proud supporter of the European Code of Cancer Practice.  The European Cancer Organisation is a not-for-profit collection of member societies and patient advisory committees dedicated to working with cancer at a Europea...[Read more]

One click against cancer!
Quality of Life 19. 10. 2020

One click against cancer!

Register with one click and take your health in your hands! Patients can register for free at CureCancer - mycancer.gr and a) create their own medical file, record their medical history and therapies, and upload their test results. b) Record and k...[Read more]

European Cancer Organisation – ECCO
Quality of Life 29. 06. 2020

European Cancer Organisation – ECCO

The European Cancer Organization is a non-profit federation that connects and responds to all stakeholders in oncology Europe-wide, with the mission “to reduce the burden of cancer”, improve outcomes and the quality of care for cancer patients, throu...[Read more]

World Cancer Day, February 4
Mental Health 01. 02. 2020

World Cancer Day, February 4

#IAmAndIWill  #WorldCancerDay 🎗 World Cancer Day, February 4 - Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). At CureCancer - mycancer.gr, we participate in support groups! We enhance self-esteem, reduce depression, decrease anxiety and improve rel...[Read more]

2019 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting Themes
Quality of Life 09. 02. 2019

2019 MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting Themes

Tele-Oncology and Digital Health ● Let’s Talk About Sex, Sexual Health and Oncofertility, ● Life after Cancer - Cancer Survivorship, Technology for Care ● Treatment Toxicities – What Patients Report The MASCC/ISOO Annual Meeting is the pre-eminent m...[Read more]

You know you have to eat to survive
Oral health 20. 06. 2018

You know you have to eat to survive

Patients with head and neck cancers, including oral cancers, may have difficulties in eating, they may experience fatigue, loss of appetite and weight. Those problems may be a consequence of their cancer or may be related to their treatments for canc...[Read more]

Physical Activity and Cancer Risk
Fitness & Exercise 08. 06. 2018

Physical Activity and Cancer Risk

A major new scientific report, that is set to help shape US government guidelines, has concluded there is strong evidence that physical activity lowers the risk of certain cancers in adults. The 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee S...[Read more]

Testicular cancer: Speak openly - Get informed!
19. 05. 2018

Testicular cancer: Speak openly - Get informed!

Compared to other types of cancer, testicular cancer is rare, but it is the most common cancer in American males between the ages of 15 and 35. In UK 2,288 new cases of testicular cancer were reported in 2015, and 57 deaths from testicular cancer, i...[Read more]

Vitamin D Against Any Cancer Even Your Bones
Nutrition 28. 04. 2015

Vitamin D Against Any Cancer Even Your Bones

Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin responsible for the intestinal absorption of dietary calcium and phosphorus. Vitamin D is essential for the proper functioning of the body role, participating in important processes such as absorption and maintaini...[Read more]

BBC News: Poor sleeping patterns link to cancer
28. 04. 2015

BBC News: Poor sleeping patterns link to cancer

Irregular sleeping patterns have been "unequivocally" shown to lead to cancer in tests on mice, a study suggests. The report, in Current Biology, lends weight to concerns about the damaging impact of shift work on health. The researchers said women...[Read more]

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