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MÊME Story

MÊME is a story about women, about illness and, most importantly… an encounter. A GIRL THING Everything started with the experience of my mum, who died with cancer 6 years ago. Despite how serious her illness was, my mum was a fighter, but also a real girly girl! My mum always loved clothes and cosmetics, […]

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Preventing and alleviating hand-foot syndrome
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Preventing and alleviating hand-foot syndrome

During chemotherapy or following more targeted cancer treatments (in particular with Sutent™, Nexavar™ or Xéloda™), it is not uncommon to experience burning or extreme dryness in the feet and hands. This is the famous hand-foot syndrome. Here are six tips to try to prevent and relieve this side effect of treatments. Tip no. 1: PRE-VEN-TION! […]

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How to support a loved one suffering from cancer
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How to support a loved one suffering from cancer

A sick person is also someone’s wife, someone’s mother, someone’s friend. Learning about a loved one’s cancer is upsetting for those around them. And we very often wonder about the role we should play during this difficult ordeal. How should we react and act when faced with the cancer of someone so close to us […]

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