Cancer can be a terrifying word. Until it happens, it is absolutely unfathomable to imagine the impact of the knowledge that you have cancer. Regardless of whether the cancer is benign, treatable or otherwise, major changes are certain to follow. The purpose of this article is to serve as a guide through those changes, with the goal of making them a bit easier to handle.

Figuring out what’s going on before it happens can help when dealing with cancer. Schedule regular appointments for screenings, so that you can catch cancer cells before you start to have symptoms. For cancers like testes and breast, you can do self-examinations on a monthly basis to check for anything that might not seem right.

Besides being a great way to have energy for your everyday life, an effective exercise routine, maintaining your ideal weight and eating a nutritious diet will also help to prevent …