FightCancerwithBeauty Blog: Cancer Patient Skin Care

According to Msbusiness, October 21, 2016 By LISA MONTI Gina Carter-Simmers will tell you the exact moment she received her breast cancer diagnosis. It was Aug. 10, 2016. And also the date — Aug. 4 — when she got the call from her doctor with the preliminary results. And the day she started chemo — Aug. 26. Carter-Simmers can recount such details about her ongoing fight with the disease but she’d rather talk about the Beauty of Cancer photo exhibit she’s working on that will open Feb. 16 at the Mississippi Museum of Art. It will feature photos of 28 women who are going through their own cancer battle. “We chose February for the display because it’s National Cancer Prevention Month. It’s my hope the exhibit will scare women into having yearly mammograms at the appropriate age and perform monthly self examinations,” she said. She said African-American women have the highest breast cancer mortality rate of any other ethnicity because they are getting diagnosed at lat...

According to Koreaherald, 18 Oct,2016: Korea’s cosmetics giant AmorePacific is hosting a campaign to share skincare, makeup and hairstyling know-how with some 590 female cancer survivors and patients who are struggling to cope with their physical changes, the firm said Tuesday. The AmorePacific Makeup Your Life campaign that began on Oct. 5 will continue until Nov. 23 at 16 hospitals in Seoul and other major cities. “AmorePacific has been working to make the world more beautiful and healthy for the past 71 years, because we believe in the power of ‘beauty,’” said Yoo Jae-cheon, executive vice president of AmorePacific’s Luxury BU. “We hope the campaign can help participants get and feel better,” he added. Throughout the event, beauty experts at AmorePacific offer makeup and skincare tips appropriate for cancer patients. As part of the program, patients are also offered an opportunity to heal their minds by writing letters of gratitude, making their own pot with empty c...

According to Homecaremag, Oct,2016: Why choosing hospital-based products is an absolute must by  Dr. Elizabeth McCord, Kyle D. Hilsabeck, PharmD, and Nancy B. Ray, Ph.D. It is no surprise that the incidence of many chronic diseases continues to steadily rise. After all, the average lifespan is increasing, and an estimated 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 every day. Paired with skyrocketing rates of obesity, chronic diseases—such as cancer, venous disease and diabetes—account for approximately 75 percent of annual health care costs in the United States. With the rise of chronic diseases also comes largely unavoidable chronic conditions and complications of the skin. Though these conditions and complications are often adequately addressed in hospital settings, treatment hasn’t quite translated into homecare settings. At least 1 million seniors over the age of 65 are living at home permanently, and millions more are cared for at home due to a temporary illness or ...