This article originally appeared on Britt Hermes' blog Naturopathic Diaries on 9-26-2016.  She is an ex-naturopathic doctor. She started her blog to expose naturopathic medicine and protect patients from the dangerous and incompetent practices rife in her former profession. We are sharing this article on Naturopathic treatment for prostate cancer to share her view of it from her own experiences. 

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The fogginess. The forgetfulness. The feeling of cluelessness. That’s chemo brain , one of the most frustrating side effects of cancer treatment. There’s even an official name for it – bet you didn’t know that. It’s called “Post-Chemotherapy Cognitive Impairment.”

Of course, cancer patients probably have some more colorful ways to describe the condition, but it wouldn’t be polite to print those here.

One of the problems with chemo brain is that because it’s been given a familiar name,...

Your biggest struggle after diagnosis is getting the cancer out of your body. But second place goes to trying to keep cancer out of your relationships. Because soon after the news of your diagnosis spread among friends and family, it seems that your illness will dominate every aspect of your interactions. You might need some tips to keep cancer out of your relationships.

It’s a phenomenon that can have a lasting impact on couples, friends, and family – no matter how close or intimate before...

Colorectal adenocarcinoma is a type of colon/rectal tumor originating in the glands that produce the mucus that coat the inside of the colon/rectal area. The cancerous cells may spread into the walls of the colon and then into the lymphatic system. Cancer becomes more of risk when polyps (benign tumors formed by abnormal growth) turn cancerous. Colorectal adenocarcinoma progresses slowly and sometimes is not detected for 5 years. Noticeable signs include irregular bowel habits like...

When you first get diagnosed with cancer and you start to tell your family and friends about it, you start to get a taste of some of the hundreds of things you will be told. Everyone will have tips for surviving cancer. Some of it is positive and supportive, some is negative and should have never been said to you, some of it is plain and simply ridiculous, and most of it comes from people who have never experienced cancer.  

These people are simply repeating what they have heard or...

Answer: In most cases, it takes about 3-10 months after the end of chemotherapy treatment for hair to grow back.