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The Fitness Solution: Five Ways Exercise Can Make Treatment a Little Easier. Personal trainer Holly Perkins, whose clients include women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, knows how regular exercise can ease some common side effects, and head ...
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Should You Join a Support Group. Support groups aren't for everyone, but they can have powerful benefits, says Merijane Block, who has lived with cancer for 16 years and cofacilitates two San Francisco groups, Bay Area Young Survivors and Young ...
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Breast Cancer Husband: Five Ways to Help Your Wife (and Yourself) Through Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond. Author and caregiver husband Marc Silver offers his advice for husbands and partners wanting to support the woman they love -- and themselves ...
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Mind, Body, and Spirit: Part Three: Making Sense of Having Cancer. Dr. David Simon, cofounder and medical director of the Chopra Center, concludes his three-part series with a discussion of life after cancer treatment, answering the question, "Now ...
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Express Yourself: The Power of Writing About Cancer. Marcie Beyatte, a breast cancer survivor, writer, and creator of Cancer in So Many Words, offers advice on how to use writing to empower women during treatment and into survivorship.By Marcie ...
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A Cure for Canker Sores. Cursed with canker sores A little licorice might help. In a recent study from General Dentistry, researchers gave licorice-laced adhesive patches to 23 adults suffering from canker sores. Seven days after application, ...
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The Signs of Breast Cancer. By Marisa Weiss, M.D. and Isabel FriedmanMost breast cancers in adult women are found by feeling a lump or seeing an abnormality on a mammogram. Breast cancer may also be found by other kinds of tests, such as ultrasound ...
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The State of Reconstruction. Breast reconstruction can leave women with excellent cosmetic results following surgery -- and it won't compromise the effectiveness of treatment, says leading breast cancer surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk. Here's what a woman ...
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Nutrition During and After Treatment. Eating well when you're recovering from surgery, or while receiving chemotherapy or radiation, will help you stay strong by giving your body the nutrients it needs, says Dr. Marisa Weiss, founder of ...
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Mind, Body & Spirit: Part II -- Navigating Treatment. Dr. David Simon, co-founder and medical director of the Chopra Center, continues his three-part series by offering advice for women starting and continuing treatment.By David Simon, M.D.My ...
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