Comments on: Night Sweats: Either a Symptom of Cancer, or a Side Effect of Chemo Drugs http://cincovidas.com/night-sweats-either-a-symptom-of-cancer-or-a-side-effect-of-chemo-drugs/ Setting the Standard for Safe Self-Care Wed, 16 May 2012 11:43:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Britta Aragon http://cincovidas.com/night-sweats-either-a-symptom-of-cancer-or-a-side-effect-of-chemo-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-12666 Britta Aragon Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:42:08 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2632#comment-12666 Hi, CJ. Thanks for writing in. You're right, of course. Several different illnesses can cause night sweats, but here on this blog, we focus on serving our cancer community, as well as those with all types of compromised skin. We don't pretend to be a total medical care site. We respectfully disagree with your statement that we mislead people into thinking the only way to have night sweats is if the room is hot. On the contrary, we said that in the middle of the summer many people wake up hot and sweating, particularly if they don't have an air conditioner, but IF they have cancer, they MAY be experiencing true night sweats. Our goal here is to help people with cancer who are experiencing this side effect to realize that it is a normal side effect, and to give them ways to deal with it. As to the comment about scientists, it's true that they aren't sure what causes night sweats, and it's true that they theorize that hormones may be to blame. Yes, scientists speculate many things, but these are the current scientific theories related to night sweats experienced by those with cancer. Your main criticism seems to be that we post only the speculation that applies to our blog topic. I agree with you—we did focus in on scientific theories related to night sweats experienced during cancer. We simply don't have the room in one post to cover every possible reason why someone may be experiencing night sweats, or every single scientific theory behind the phenomenon. Cinco Vidas is focused on serving those with cancer and those with compromised skin. Please see other main medical health sites—like the Mayo Clinic, for example—for additional information on other types of night sweats. Best wishes! Hi, CJ. Thanks for writing in. You’re right, of course. Several different illnesses can cause night sweats, but here on this blog, we focus on serving our cancer community, as well as those with all types of compromised skin. We don’t pretend to be a total medical care site.

We respectfully disagree with your statement that we mislead people into thinking the only way to have night sweats is if the room is hot. On the contrary, we said that in the middle of the summer many people wake up hot and sweating, particularly if they don’t have an air conditioner, but IF they have cancer, they MAY be experiencing true night sweats. Our goal here is to help people with cancer who are experiencing this side effect to realize that it is a normal side effect, and to give them ways to deal with it.

As to the comment about scientists, it’s true that they aren’t sure what causes night sweats, and it’s true that they theorize that hormones may be to blame. Yes, scientists speculate many things, but these are the current scientific theories related to night sweats experienced by those with cancer.

Your main criticism seems to be that we post only the speculation that applies to our blog topic. I agree with you—we did focus in on scientific theories related to night sweats experienced during cancer. We simply don’t have the room in one post to cover every possible reason why someone may be experiencing night sweats, or every single scientific theory behind the phenomenon. Cinco Vidas is focused on serving those with cancer and those with compromised skin. Please see other main medical health sites—like the Mayo Clinic, for example—for additional information on other types of night sweats. Best wishes!

]]> By: CJPark http://cincovidas.com/night-sweats-either-a-symptom-of-cancer-or-a-side-effect-of-chemo-drugs/comment-page-1/#comment-11448 CJPark Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:52:18 +0000 http://blog.cincovidas.com/?p=2632#comment-11448 The first line should state that night sweats are caused by a number of different illnesses. It's misleading to some people because they may google night sweats and think that only cancer and chemo therapy could be causes. The way the first paragraph makes it sound, it's as if the only other way to have night sweats is if the room is hot. So people probably read this blog and freak out and immediately leave to check to see what other causes of night sweats could be, so you probably have a very high bounce rate. Every paragraph in this article is misleading: "Scientists aren’t sure what causes night sweats, but speculate that cancer cells release certain hormones during sleep that trigger the reaction. Medications can also interfere with the body’s natural temperature regulation." Not true, Scientists speculate many thing. You just post the one speculation that applies to your blog's topic. It's unfair to people searching the internet and trying not to get too freaked out about things. You are morally obligated to make it clear that there are a number of reasons for night sweats, many of which are not serious causes. I don't expect you to approve this comment or refrain from deleting it, but this message isn't for your readers, it's for you. Time to get more moral and consider the feelings of others. The first line should state that night sweats are caused by a number of different illnesses. It’s misleading to some people because they may google night sweats and think that only cancer and chemo therapy could be causes. The way the first paragraph makes it sound, it’s as if the only other way to have night sweats is if the room is hot. So people probably read this blog and freak out and immediately leave to check to see what other causes of night sweats could be, so you probably have a very high bounce rate. Every paragraph in this article is misleading:
“Scientists aren’t sure what causes night sweats, but speculate that cancer cells release certain hormones during sleep that trigger the reaction. Medications can also interfere with the body’s natural temperature regulation.”
Not true, Scientists speculate many thing. You just post the one speculation that applies to your blog’s topic. It’s unfair to people searching the internet and trying not to get too freaked out about things. You are morally obligated to make it clear that there are a number of reasons for night sweats, many of which are not serious causes. I don’t expect you to approve this comment or refrain from deleting it, but this message isn’t for your readers, it’s for you. Time to get more moral and consider the feelings of others.

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