Being diagnosed with cancer is a challenge. Promise us, you'll always remember: you are BRAVER than you believe, STRONGER than you seem, SMARTER than you think, and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imaged.
The State of Kuwait has been targeting to eliminate cancer, and it shows in our commitment to enhance cancer care service and comprehensive educational programs to enable our patients & their families to join the fight to end cancer.
The State of Kuwait stressed the importance of developing awareness on the environmental causes of some cancers, and strategic interventions within national action plans to address the harmful effects on health. Kuwait has successfully implemented the National Program for Early Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer and the early diagnosis program for breast cancer among women.
The Ministry Of Health in the State of Kuwait collaborates with other entities to provide clinical expertise to Kuwait Cancer Control Center (KCCC) and strengthen cancer service delivery at the KCCC. Through this collaboration, KCCC offers our patients an access to the best internationally-certified cancer services, while ensuring continuous improvement of cancer care in Kuwait. We also focus on improving nursing and physician education, health administration and information technology. We continue to expand our experience internationally while developing systems and innovative approaches that would benefit our patients.
Doctor's Guide will show all medical oncologists what to look for in a practice, how to provide a high class medical service, and how to integrate the decision support tools into the daily practice.
Cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment can be profoundly stressful events, affecting all aspects of life. Each person copes with cancer differently. You may be hesitant to talk to your doctor for you may think you are distracting him or her from the primary goal of treating you. Sharing and talking can help everyone cope with these feelings that are part of the cancer journey.
It can be hard to talk about your feelings. You may:
It can be hard to talk about your feelings. You may:
Even though it can be hard, it’s a good idea to talk about your feelings instead of keeping them inside. Hiding your feelings can use up energy that you need to deal with the cancer in day-to-day life. Talking about and sharing how you feel can help you:
Despite cancer and its treatment, you can still feel hope. Hoping will give you a sense of purpose. To build a sense of hope, set goals to look forward to each day. Plan something to get your mind off the cancer. Take your cancer treatment one step at a time.
Anger can have positive channels. When expressed in a safe, positive way, anger can help you change things for the better. Indeed, there are healthy ways in which you can deal with anger.
You can help someone start sharing their feelings about cancer by asking them if they’re thinking about the cancer diagnosis or if they’re ready to talk about it. For example you might say:
Some people try to protect loved ones by hiding worries or difficult emotions behind smiles. Spending lots of energy hiding your feelings doesn’t leave you a lot of energy for dealing with cancer in your day-to-day life. When you’re living with cancer, you have many reasons to be upset, scared or angry.
If you find it hard to talk, there are other ways that you can share your feelings. Some people find it easier to explain their feelings in writing or other ways, including:
If you find it difficult to talk about your feelings with people close to you, and this worries you, it might be helpful to try the following:
It can be tiring and stressful telling different people the same news over again each time. It may be helpful to choose someone you trust to communicate for you as your own personal spokesperson. This person can let people know how you’re doing and where you are in the cancer journey. You can tell them what you’d like other people to know and how much detail to share.
This person may be the one you ask to make phone calls, write emails or post updates on social media. They may also help you respond to the emails and phone calls, if you’re too tired or not feeling up to doing this alone.
If you don’t want to talk about your feelings
While talking about your cancer diagnosis is important, you may just not want to talk. For you, the best way to cope may be to stay busy and focused and just get on with day-to-day tasks. Trying to talk about feelings may add more stress when your energy is better used for dealing with cancer treatments.
If you feel this way, you can ask people to respect your wishes. You might say:
You doctor is always here to hear your concerns and taking care of it.