Cancer Survivors, Patients Need Flu Shot By blog If you're having chemotherapy treatment, should you get a flu shot? I was recently asked this, and the answer's yes. […]
_ Breast Cancer Meditation Improves Cells in Breast-Cancer Survivors By Jane Farrell article Practicing meditation can have a positive physical impact on breast-cancer survivors at the cellular level, research has found for the … Read More→
Energy Therapies Offer Support in Healing for Cancer Survivors By blog Reiki and Healing Touch are two energy therapies designed to support and nurture your body, mind, spirit and emotions. For cancer survivors, energy therapies work in harmony with your standard medical care and treatment. Reiki is a touch therapy that promotes relaxation and enhances healing within the body. Reiki therapy is done in a relaxed setting (seated or lying) by gentle touch on specific areas of the body.
Cancer Survivors: Dealing With Guilt When Others Don't Live On By blog At a dinner outing recently, I sat next to a young woman who had just been declared by her doctors to be in remission from her lymphoma. Over the course of the evening, we talked about many aspects of being a cancer survivor. We joked about her hair growing back curly when it had always been straight. We talked about chemotherapy and feeling horrible. She mentioned the tension of waiting for the next time she would have tests, and the continued status of remission. When I asked her what the hardest part was about being a cancer survivor, she said survival skills.
Tools To Take Charge Of Your Cancer Survivorship By blog Most major cancer centers today offer a survivor care plan to organize your diagnosis, treatment and follow-up plan. It will soon be a standard of care to provide treatment summaries and survivorship care plans to all cancer patients. The primary components of a plan include: Diagnostic tests performed and results; including tumor site, stage, grade and other biomarker information.
_ Comprehensive Care Needed for Breast-Cancer Survivors By Jane Farrell article Older breast-cancer survivors need comprehensive care to help them fight heart disease, osteoporosis and high blood pressure, according to new research. Women in this category are likely to face these illnesses after their diagnosis of breast cancers. Because of that, they should watch their weight and get regular exercise. The kind of cancer treatment the women received may be a factor, as well as their weight and age.
_ Cancer Patients, Survivors Need Flu Shot By Jane Farrell blog If you’re having chemotherapy treatment, should you get a flu shot? I was recently asked this, and the answer’s yes. […]
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_ Cancer Overview Number of New Cancer Cases Continues to Decline By Jane Farrell article Overall cancer incidence rates decreased in men between 2008 and 2015, while remaining stable in women from 1999 to 2015, … Read More→
_ Children's Health Kids Who Survive Hodgkin's Lymphoma Face Greater Risk of Another Cancer in Later Life By Jane Farrell article Children who survive HodgkinΓÇÖs lymphoma have an increased risk of developing a new cancer later in life, research shows. The … Read More→
_ Widely Used Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer DoesnΓÇÖt Cause Cognitive Decline By Sondra Forsyth article University of California, Los Angeles researchers have found that commonly used hormone therapies for women diagnosed with breast cancer do … Read More→
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_ Breast Cancer Treatment Options Breast Reconstruction: Understanding the WomenΓÇÖs Health and Cancer Rights Act By Sondra Forsyth article A diagnosis of breast cancer profoundly impacts a woman’s life. In addition to coping with overwhelming emotions, she must make … Read More→
_ Prostate cancer How to Fight the Side Effects of Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer By Sondra Forsyth article Men on hormone therapy for prostate cancer may benefit significantly from hitting the gym with fellow patients and choosing more … Read More→
_ Breast Cancer Heart Health American Heart Association: Some Breast Cancer Treatments May Increase Heart Disease Risk By Jane Farrell article Breast cancer patients may be at an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure, and may benefit from a … Read More→