How to deal with changes in your appearance due to cancer treatment
Cancer treatments have the potential to cause sudden, significant changes in your appearance.
Whether it’s a scar due to surgery, baldness due to chemotherapy, or skin conditions due to immunotherapy, these changes may be either temporary or permanent. They can also severely shake your self-confidence. And that, in turn, can make you feel uncomfortable or less inclined to be around other people.
So, how do you deal...
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