The Oncology Aesthetics Podcast
The Oncology Aesthetics Podcast
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Nurturing well-being through the cancer journey. The Oncology Aesthetics podcast is a guide to enhancing well-being, self-esteem, and resilience during your cancer journey. Join us as we share expert skin care tips, practical self-care strategies, and inspiring stories to help you navigate life's challenges. Let's rediscover strength, radiance, and joy together—because thriving is possible throughout treatment and beyond.
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The podcast emphasizes essential topics like holistic wellness, self-care strategies, and treatment-related skincare concerns, with episodes discussing the Oncology Aesthetics Skincare Guide and the significance of oncology-trained aestheticians in promoting dignity and comfort for cancer patients.
Nurturing well-being through the cancer journey.
The Oncology Aesthetics podcast is a guide to enhancing well-being, self-esteem, and resilience during your cancer journey. Join us as we share expert skin care tips, practical self-care strategies, and inspiring stories to help you navigate life’s challenges. Let’s rediscover strength, radiance, and joy together—because thriving is possible throughout treatment and beyond.
Chemotherapy's effects extend far beyond targeting cancer cells, impacting the body's fastest-growing tissues including skin, hair, and nails. Oncology nurse navigator Lauren Stafford walks us through this journey with expert compassion and practical wisdom gained from guiding countless patients from diagnosis through survivorship.
Lauren unpacks the science behind why chemotherapy causes specific side effects, explaining how treatment targets rapidly dividing cells throughout the body. She shares valuable insights into managing hair loss, including the potential benefits and limitations of cold cap therapy—a technique that reduces blood flow to hair follicles during infusion. ”It reduces the blood perfusion to the skin, which allows for the chemo to essentially not go all the way to the hair follicles on the scalp,” Lauren explains, while cautioning that patients should maintain realistic expectations about its effectiveness.
The conversation explores practical strategies for skin and nail care during treatment, emphasizing gentle moisturization, sun protection, and avoiding potentially harmful beauty treatments like manicures and pedicures. Lauren's most powerful insights, however, center on maintaining identity through the cancer journey. ”It is so important to make sure that they are seeing themselves outside of cancer,” she emphasizes, highlighting how simple self-care routines can help patients reconnect with themselves beyond their diagnosis. Her compassionate approach acknowledges both the temporary nature of treatment and the very real challenges patients face balancing independence with accepting necessary support.
Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or healthcare professional, this episode offers valuable guidance for navigating chemotherapy's side effects while preserving dignity, comfort, and sense of self. Subscribe to our podcast for more expert conversations on enhancing well-being during cancer treatment and subscribe to get notifications about future episodes focused on navigating cancer with confidence and grace.
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