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Prevention and awareness are key essentials in maintaining our physical bodies. Many resources may be found here including: statistics, demographics, and basic health regulations to assist you in a lifelong journey of whole health focusing on the first component of wholeness, the body. The health and faith resources found on this site combined can bring balance between our body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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Wondering how you can be more health conscious and are unsure where to start? You can check the National Health Observances calendar and see how you and your congregation celebrate health and honor those you love by making them aware of resources and agencies that provide support and materials to help you succeed!
Focus on health observances throughout the year.
Timely Topics:
Here's how to fight the "flu"...
Use this guide to discover the most common causes of the most common symptoms for your illnesses...
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Leukemia
Description: A group of cancers that affect the bone marrow and lymph system (blood-forming tissues) of the body. In this disease, abnormal white cells are produces that impair the body’s ability to fight off infection.
Incidence: Rare (two percent of all cancers; ten times more common in adults than children)
Prevalence: Males equally with females
Signs and symptoms:
Risk factors:
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Age (chronic after age sixty, acute forms affect children)
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Certain chemotherapy
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Environmental factors (radiation, paint removes containing benzene)
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Smoking
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High-dose radiation
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Toxins
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Genetic susceptibility
Usual treatment:
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Chemotherapy
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Bone Marrow transplant
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Interferon-alfa
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Stem-cell transplant
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Radiation
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Cell-specific antibodies
Usual course: Long-term, varies
Spiritual considerations:
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Instill hope.
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Allow the person to share feelings that may include shock, fear, sadness, guilty, hopelessness.
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Be attentive to that a diagnosis of cancer affects the entire family.
Suggested scriptures: Psalms 23; Psalms 27
Resources:
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta GA 30329-4251
(800)-227-2345
National Cancer Institute
Cancer Information Service
Building 31, Room 10A03
31 Center Drive, MSC 2580
Bethesda, MD 20892-2580
800-4-CANCER (800-422-6237)
www.cis.nci.nih.gov/
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Faith, hope, and love coupled with wisdom assists the believer in achieving health harmony in the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit. Strengthen your inner man's soul and spirit by the associated articles, resources, and inspiration in our faith section. May the Lord prosper you with whole health. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.
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