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Reducing Stress to Stay in Remission
One thing experts seem to agree on is that cancer patients should find ways to reduce stress. Even mainstream cancer centers usually offer things like tai chi, yoga, and meditation for this purpose.
Do I Need a Patient Advocate?
Many cancer patients are not able to do the research they need in order to make informed decisions, either because they are too sick or because they don’t have the skills. They can enlist friends or relatives to help, or they can hire a patient advocate.
Making Medical Decisions
When you are newly diagnosed with any serious illness, you will have to make decisions that could have life-or death consequences. You need to know all your treatment options, the likely survival outcomes, and all the side effects and other short-term and long-term risks for each option. You want to be very sure that you will be better off with treatment than without treatment, and you want to be sure that any treatments you choose are the best ones available. You should read whatever you can, and you should also ask questions of other patients and your doctors.
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Acupuncture Offers Long-Term Relief for Joint Pain Caused by Aromatase Inhibitors
In a randomized study, acupuncture eased joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitors in women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer for 40 weeks. Source: Acupuncture Offers Long-Term Relief for Joint Pain Caused by Aromatase Inhibitors
Gene Mutation CHEK2 and Cancer Risk
If you carry a mutation on the CHEK2 gene, it could mean you are at increased risk for breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, kidney cancer, thyroid cancer, brain tumors, and osteosarcoma.
Alcohol Is the Breast Cancer Risk No One Wants to Talk About
AS OCTOBER USHERS in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the social media campaign Drink Less for Your Breasts stands out like a red flag against a cheerful tide of pink ribbons, especially the ones printed on labels of alcoholic beverages. This is the time of...