💬(ENGLISH BELOW) 來到比利時的這兩週收到很多人的對Simon的關心，同時也收到不少人對於Simon的癌症感到好奇，會問：「他看起來沒事啊？精神不錯還可以跟你出去散步、騎車🧐」。這或許是皮膚癌患者最常遇到的誤解，適合皮膚癌患者的治療方式初期通常是手術切除，再來才是近一步的標靶治療、或是免疫治療。大家比較常見且熟悉會掉髮或者副作用較強烈的癌症治療方式多為化療或者放射療法，而這種療法其實不適合Simon的惡性黑色素瘤，因為效果不但不佳，轉移速度也快。 . 因此目前在接受免疫治療的他，大部分看起來精神都不錯，除了治療完後幾天體力會明顯虛弱以外，平時胃口也是不錯還是偶爾可以跟我耍白目一下🥴 . 皮膚癌在亞洲人身上較少見，基本上只要平時注意防曬，不碰日曬床都不會有什麼大礙，如果對自己身上突然出現的痣、或者斑點有疑慮，可以使用ABCDE法則來辨別良性、惡行痣的區別： . 🔸A（Asymmetry）：痣的外觀是否出現不對稱性 🔸B（Border）：邊緣是否呈現不規則或模糊不清的現象 🔸C（Color）：顏色是否不均且深淺不一 🔸D(Diameter）：大小是否超過六釐米，或持續變大的情形 🔸E（Elevation）：表面是否有不規則隆起 . . I’ve received quite an amount of DMs that were concerned of Simon’s situation as well as some questions like: “He seems fine, doesn’t look like a cancer patient” or “oh so he’s well enough to go cycling with you?” Questions like these are often misconceptions of skin cancer patients. Treatments that suit skin cancer patients usually begin with surgeries, then with followed up therapies like targeted therapy or immunotherapy. Most people are more familiar with treatments that are associated with hair loss and severe fatigue resulted from radiation therapy or chemotherapy, which is not the case for melanoma. As those treatments are not effective when treating melanoma and melanoma itself spreads faster and more aggressive than any other types of cancer. . . That’s why with immunotherapy, Simon is just fine and can do everything like everyone else, despite some occasional fatigue . . Though skin cancer is quite unlikely to occur among Asians, with the caution of daily application of sunscreen and the avoidance of sun beds, you should be just fine! Though if you were concern with moles or freckles that suddenly appear on your skin, you can follow the ABCDE assessment to quickly examine it yourself: . 🔸Asymmetry 🔸Border: is the border uneven or scalloped? 🔸Colour: multiple colours? 🔸Diameter/Dark: larger than 6mm 🔸Evolving: change in size, shape, colour.. . . #applyyoursunscreen #cancer #cancerawareness

【簡易茶療】開胃飲品抗癌路  #適合病人的mocktail #放涼飲用更易吞嚥 #星期六放輕身心  消胃脹小清新飲品 治療癌症期間，應該有均衡富營養的飲食，吸收足夠能量讓身體打仗，偏偏進行化療後，就會出現噁心、胃脹等副作用，胃口全失，這個時候除了採取少吃多餐的策略，食用山楂、柑橘、生薑、陳皮等食材亦有開胃作用，除了多飲用米水調理脾胃，亦可以製作有理氣健胃功效的飲品，紓緩不適症狀。如果不適症狀嚴重，還是要諮詢註冊中醫師意見啊！  生薑茶 功效：溫中止嘔、暖胃驅寒，紓緩胃脹、嘔吐症狀。 材料：生薑6片 做法：材料稍微壓扁，放入保溫瓶，加入熱開水焗15分鐘即可，此茶可反覆沖泡至味淡。  山楂陳皮雪梨水 功效：開胃消食、理氣健脾，紓緩作悶欲吐症狀。 材料：乾山楂4片、雪梨半個、陳皮1角 做法：材料洗淨，雪梨去皮去芯切粒，將陳皮剪絲連山楂放入保溫瓶，加熱開水沖洗一遍，再倒入熱開水焗10分鐘即可，此茶可反覆沖泡至味淡。  紫蘇酸柑水 功效：行氣健胃，紓緩作悶欲吐症狀。 材料：紫蘇葉6克、酸柑3-4枚 做法：材料洗淨，酸柑切半備用。將紫蘇葉剪碎放入保溫瓶，加熱開水沖洗一遍，連同酸柑倒入熱開水焗10分鐘，隨自己喜愛加入適量蜂蜜，此茶可反覆沖泡至味淡。  Drinks to relieve abdominal bloating During the course of cancer treatment, you should have a balanced and nutritious diet, absorb enough energy to fight cancer. However, you may have side effects such as nausea, bloating, and loss of appetite after chemotherapy. At this time, in addition to having more small meals throughout the day, you can eat Chinese hawthorn, citrus, ginger, dried citrus peel and other ingredients to stimulate appetite. In addition to drinking more rice water to strengthen the spleen and stomach, you can also make drinks that have the effect of regulating qi and strengthen stomach to alleviate the uncomfortable side effects. If the discomfort is serious, you still need to consult a registered Chinese medicine practitioner.  Ginger tea Effects: warms the body, relieves vomiting, warms the stomach and dispel cold, relieves abdominal bloating and vomiting. Ingredients: 6 slices of raw ginger Preparation: Squash the ginger slices and place into thermos. Then steep with hot water for 15 minutes. You can re-brew until its flavor weakens.   Pear water with Chinese hawthorn and dried citrus peel  Effects: stimulates appetite and aids digestion, regulates qi and strengthens spleen, relieves nausea.  Ingredients: 4 dried Chinese hawthorn slices, half of a pear, 1 dried citrus peel (to be con’t in comment)  #男 #女 #我疲憊 #胃脹 #嘔吐

【抗癌路】化療朋友都為養血而努力 #宜多吃優質蛋白質食物增強體質 #可諮詢醫師配合益氣養血治療 #星期二提升正能量 花生衣水養血 癌症病人進行化療後，都會出現程度不一的副作用，包括疲倦、嘔吐、反胃、便秘、腹瀉、口腔潰爛、脫髮等，而所有化療都會引致白血球、紅血球、血小板下降，白血球負責身體免疫力，紅血球負責輸送血液及氧氣，而血小板負責止血，所以進行化療後要注意提升白血球、紅血球及血小板指數，飲用花生衣水是其中一個方法，從中醫角度來看，花生衣性平，有止血功效，亦能促進骨髓製造血小板，化療病人可以用花生衣煲水全天飲用。花生衣要自己買花生回來取衣嗎？不用啊！花生衣是中藥的一種，在藥材舖有售。 而對一般人來說，花生衣具有養血功效，所以下次煮花生時，不用花時間給花生去衣了，連衣一起吃更有益呢！ 花生衣 — 性平，有良好的止血作用，其止血功效是花生仁的50倍，能抗纖維蛋白溶解，有促進骨髓製造血小板的功能，縮短出血時間。 花生衣水 功效：養血止血，促進骨髓製造血小板。 材料：花生衣1飯碗、蘋果2個、蜜棗2枚 做法： 1. 花生衣浸泡數次洗淨瀝乾放入魚湯袋備用，其他材料洗淨，蘋果去皮去芯切塊 。 2. 鍋中加入約1000毫升水，放入全部材料，以武火煮至水滾，調文火煮約45分鐘即成。剩下的花生衣水放入冰箱中儲存，再飲用時候記得以熱水座暖。 注意：如陰虛火旺症狀明顯，可以雪梨2個代替蘋果，如有便秘則可以無花果4枚代替蜜棗。 Peanut coat water can nourish blood After cancer patients receive chemotherapy, there will be varying degrees of side effects including fatigue, vomiting, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, oral ulcers, hair loss. All forms of chemotherapy will cause a decrease in white blood cells, red blood cells and platelet. White blood cells are responsible for human immunity, red blood cells are responsible for transporting blood and oxygen, and platelets are responsible for stopping bleeding. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to red and white cell count and platelet index after chemotherapy. Drinking peanut coat water can help. From Chinese medicine perspective, peanut is mild in nature and has an effect to stop bleeding and strengthen bone marrow to produce platelets. Patients receiving chemotherapy can boil peanut coat water and drink during the whole day. Is it necessary to take out the skin from peanut by yourself? No! Peanut coat is a kind of Chinese medicine, which is found at medicinal shops. For a general person, peanut coat has the effect of nourishing blood, so the next time you cook the peanuts, you do not need to spend time to take out the peanut coats. It is more beneficial to eat together. Peanut coat- mild in nature, has a good effect to stop bleeding, towards 50 times that of peanut kernels, can resist fibrinolysis, has the function of promoting bone marrow to produce platelets, and shorten bleeding time. （to be con’t in comments) #男 #女 #我疲憊 #血虛