What is the health care of cancer patients and cardiovascular diseases in the heat wave?
Jul 10, 2025
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Symptoms can worsen if you become lethargic due to increased fatigue due to heat, difficulties in daily life, or suffer from other diseases such as cardiovascular disease or respiratory disease. Cancer patients with diabetes should be more careful about the heat wave.
This is because blood sugar control can be difficult, and the risk of dehydration increases, which can cause hypoglycemia or hyperglycemic shock. The ability to control body temperature can be reduced, and immunity can be weakened, increasing the risk of dehydration, heat stroke, and even infection due to heat waves.
It is also sensitive to changes in body temperature, so care must be taken not to be exposed to sudden temperature changes. It is recommended to maintain the indoor temperature at an appropriate level by using air conditioners or fans and to refrain from outside activities as much as possible. Avoid excessive sun exposure and excessive exercise or activity, and adjust the amount of activity according to conditions such as light walks.
However, since sarcopenia exhausts physical strength faster, muscle exercise that is easy as push-ups is constantly needed to build and maintain muscles. If you are a beginner in exercise, you can practice standing by the wall, or use a bottled water to exercise strength while watching your favorite TV program. Recently, home training videos are provided free of charge, so you can easily and consistently exercise excitingly.
Drink enough water, ion drinks, etc. to prevent dehydration, but excessive consumption of cold food or beverages can cause problems such as indigestion or diarrhea. Avoid raw or perishable foods, and avoid the risk of infection by eating cooked food in a hygienic environment. Even if you lose your appetite due to hot weather, it is important to take care of a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, and protein.
Shin Hyun-young, a professor of family medicine at the Catholic University of Korea's Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, advised "As physical stress and psychological anxiety caused by heat waves can indirectly adversely affect cancer treatment, special health care of cancer patients in heat waves is necessary" Also, since the fatigue felt by cancer patients in heat waves may not be relieved by rest unlike normal fatigue, they may consider sleep-inducing drugs or medications such as antidepressants through consultation with a specialist."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
