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Bowel Cancer: “Cancer doesn’t define you. You define you.”

Colorectal cancer

Bowel Cancer: “Cancer doesn’t define you. You define you.”

Jan 30, 2020

Carenity member Karen Elizabeth was diagnosed with stage-3 bowel cancer. She discusses her symptoms, diagnosis and treatment and her can-do attitude.

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Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control

Diabetes (Type 2)

Flash glucose monitoring, treatments, diet: keeping type-2 diabetes under control

Jan 28, 2020

"You absolutely must watch what you eat and get a feeling for variations in blood sugar levels after every meal."

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Lupus diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Lupus

Lupus diagnosis: Carenity members tell their story

Jan 24, 2020

On average, it took at 3 years for members living with lupus to get diagnosed. Read their stories and leave your own in the comments below!

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NASH, or

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and NASH
Obesity

NASH, or "fatty liver disease": Understanding treatments

Jan 24, 2020 • 2 Likes • 2 comments

There's no one known cure for NASH. However, treatments do exist to live better despite a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis diagnosis.

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How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

Cardiovascular diseases

How to keep tabs on cardiovascular disease?

Jan 22, 2020

Blood work, regular tests, discover what to look out for when it comes to cardiovascular diseases.

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Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Bipolar disorder
Depression

Bipolar Disorder: understanding the causes, diagnosis and getting the right treatment

Jan 21, 2020 • 6 Likes • 10 comments

Dorothee’s difficult past is likely at the root of her bipolar disorder. Diagnosed after years of not knowing what was wrong, she recounts her journey and her treatments.

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What is biologic therapy? A special look at asthma

Asthma

What is biologic therapy? A special look at asthma

Jan 20, 2020

In some cases, asthmatic patients may be prescribed biologic therapies: Read our guide to learn more about these innovative treatments.

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Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Expert Interview: traveling with a handicap made easier with a travel companion

Jan 17, 2020

Pascale Crahay works as a travel companion for handicapped patients, allowing them to travel without always having to ask for assistance from strangers. Independence, complicity, costs. Learn more in...

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Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Endometriosis
Meningioma

Androcur and meningioma: Endometriosis treatments and risks

Jan 16, 2020

Emmanuelle was prescribed Androcrur to treat her endometriosis, but it ended up causing brain tumors. Now she wants to warn other patients about the risks linked to these treatments!

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Ulcerative colitis symptoms: Before and after diagnosis

Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis symptoms: Before and after diagnosis

Jan 16, 2020

"The most difficult thing for me to deal with is the unpredictable nature of the illness and the urge to run to the toilet."

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MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Multiple sclerosis

MS, prickling sensations, treatments: my battle to walk again

Jan 15, 2020 • 6 comments

Diagnosed with MS 50 years late, prickling sensations, hiking...Read our member interview and learn more about the symptoms and treatments of multiple sclerosis.

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What medications should be banned in 2020?

What medications should be banned in 2020?

Jan 14, 2020 • 1 comment

The French magazine Prescrire made a list of 100 medications said to be more dangerous than beneficial for patients. Read on to learn more!

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