Home Care Services Can Ease the Stress of Cancer Care

When someone you love receives a cancer diagnosis, it can feel as though the world has turned upside down. That which was once a top concern pales when compared with the need to do anything you can to assist the person you love through this unforeseen journey. If you’re unsure where to even begin in […]

How Do People Get Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops after being exposed to a toxic substance called asbestos. Many people were unknowingly exposed to asbestos for the majority of the 20th century. It usually takes between 20 and 50 years for mesothelioma to develop after exposure, making the disease more common for seniors than younger age groups. […]

How to Provide the Best Level of Cancer Care and Friendship

Discovering a beloved friend or family member has been diagnosed with cancer can be heart-stopping. It’s difficult to know how to respond, and we may be fearful of saying or doing the wrong thing – regrettably, often leading to distancing ourselves from the person with cancer as a result of our own distress. But as […]

Caring for Cancer: How to Ease the Side Effects of Chemo

Chemotherapy saves lives, and is used to treat as many as 650,000 Americans each year; but as miraculous as this treatment method may be, it’s not without risks and often uncomfortable side effects. Compassionate Nursing Services, top providers of St. Louis home healthcare services, helps break down the most common side effects of chemo, and […]