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]
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]
The innovative tool CureCancer introduces technology to medicine, aiming to improve the quality of medical service to patients. CureCancer is a patient-centered and patient-driven tool. CureCancer was inspired and created by Dr Dimitra Galiti, PhD c...[Read more]
What are the opportunities and benefits of COVID-19 for cancer care? COVID-19 brought Telemedicine and Tele-Oncology to Cancer. See the article https://curecancer.gr/news/post/covid-and-cancer. We communicate with our doctor remotely and report our...[Read more]
CureCancer was admitted, after an evaluation, to the digital portal "Elevate Greece"! Elevate Greece is an important action of the Ministry of Development and Investment - General Secretariat for Research and Technology. It is the official digital p...[Read more]
A recent study showed that CureCancer assisted patients to record their symptoms and communicate with their physicians, with the aim of achieving early and effective supportive care. The study was accomplished with the support and collaboration of t...[Read more]
Accurate recording of your symptoms leads to a more productive discussion with your doctor and, in turn, better quality of life. This benefit is obviously enhanced when you can record your symptoms daily, thus increasing your recall of symptoms and b...[Read more]
"When I think, as a patient, how many hours I spend running here and there, doing the examination in diagnostic centers and then going to the doctor and all this ends up first in a file that I keep, then in a file held by my doctor, third in a fi...[Read more]