Lifestyle adaptations In the light of these attributions and explanations, some people began to make adaptations to their diet or daily living activities to alleviate their symptoms; in some cases, these changes were quite significant: ‘If I had smaller meals, but slightly more frequently, I could actually control keeping food, you know, keeping comfortable’ (M, 60–69 years, 5–8 weeks, cancer) ‘ I think you learn to live with it and you just adapt to it and start to make the changes so it doesn’t happen ...
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Understanding symptom appraisal and help-seeking in people with symptoms suggestive of pancreatic cancer: a qualitative study.
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