Cancer, the word itself has the ability to instill fear even in the most courageous of all. You have to go through a lot of medication, chemotherapy or radiation and apart from that it instills fear in you. You fear for your life, you fear for your family, overall a messy situation arises. Therefore, you have to beat the cancer fear for you to lead a better life.

There are so many things that you can do to shake the fear that might grip you from the time you have been diagnosed with the disease. Few tips to beat cancer fear is as follows:

* The first and foremost thing that you have to keep in mind is not to indulge in self pity. If you give way to self pity and repeatedly question, why it has happened to you, you will lose the will to fight the disease and win.

* Try to find more information about your type of cancer. The treatment method differs from doctor to doctor. So find a doctor who gives you the realistic information about your disease and the various treatment plans available for you.

* You can enlist the help of your family and dear friends, who initially might be uncomfortable with you because of your diagnosis. Tell them how much you need their support at this crucial time.

* There are a lot of support groups for people who are in the situation like yours. Join such a group and gain strength form the group. You can share your fear, insecurities in the group and gain strength to deal with your problem.

* Learning of relaxation techniques can help in controlling the fear.

This is true that most types or cancers lead to an unavoidable death. But to maintain a healthy life and make the process slower, you need to beat the cancer fear in all aspect.