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Researchers will present data at the International Neuropsychological Society's annual meeting showing that training on the Posit Science Brain Fitness Program improves mental function in cancer patients with "chemobrain." "Chemobrain" is a condition associated with chemotherapy that results in decreased cognition. It affects quality of life by impairing concentration and the ability to make decisions and often limits patients' ability to deal with daily activities of life such as caring...
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The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion.
"I just shut everyone down around me," said Bernie Brann, a newly diagnosed cancer patient from upstate New York. "You're just so overwhelmed with information."
Bad advice, or just too much of it, can compound the trauma and damage done by the disease itself, cancer patients often find. Friends and relatives are important for support, but...
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When Molly Mitchell, a 30-year-old San Francisco advertising manager, was embarking on treatment for breast cancer a year and a half ago, she felt like she had somehow just lost the reins on her life.
But Mitchell was lucky. Her primary oncologist recommended that she consult with a colleague, integrative oncologist Donald Abrams, M.D., at the University of California, San Francisco’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, to help her weather chemotherapy and radiation, improve her...
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As if anyone needed more convincing that our healthcare system really needs reforming, studies are now validating what most already knew: People without access to the care they need are not only not getting proper treatment, they're also not getting proper care toward prevention and early detection...
Uninsured Americans and those in a government health program for the poor are far more likely to have advanced diseases when diagnosed with cancer than those...
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Editorial provided by Shari Lieberman, Ph.D., CNS, FACN
As you will read in the article below, one of the largest studies of its kind now concludes that most older men with early prostate cancer do not shorten their survival odds if they adopt a "wait-and-see" approach to the disease. In fact, most such patients will die of other causes or they simply won't develop any complications from the cancer, the researchers found.
The conventional "wait-and-see" approach means...
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Twelve million new cases of cancer diagnosed in 2007! In addition, cancer also killed
eight million people worldwide in 2007!
These figures are part of a report entitled "Global Cancer Facts & Figures" prepared by
the American Cancer Society. Clearly, the facts do support the contention that the "War
on Cancer" is being lost as the numbers continue to increase. Why?
The sad reality, in my opinion, is that the "war" will never be won until more people are
educated to understand...
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When 69-year-old Carl Irwin arrived at Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center for treatment of lymphoma, he was handed a blank notebook and asked to write about how his cancer had changed him and how he felt about those changes.
Propped on a recliner chair, an IV in his left arm and a pen in his right hand, Irwin wrote about how he had confronted his cancer head on from the first diagnosis, how he had assembled what he called an "advisory" team, and how he felt...
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Anxiety is a normal reaction to cancer. One may experience anxiety while undergoing a cancer screening test, waiting for test results, receiving a diagnosis of cancer, undergoing cancer treatment, or anticipating a recurrence of cancer. Anxiety associated with cancer may increase feelings of pain, interfere with one's ability to sleep, cause nausea and vomiting, and interfere with the patient's (and his or her family's) quality of life. If left untreated, severe anxiety may even shorten...
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When cancer and its treatments leave a patient with a relentless weariness of body and mind, exercise might help, according to a new review of studies.
The meta-analysis of 28 studies of cancer-related fatigue found that exercise is more effective at combating the problem than the usual care provided to patients.
“A lot of the time, the medical response to patients is that they should expect to be fatigued, that it is a normal side effect. If patients are told that fatigue is just...
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Editor’s Note: Depending on multiple factors, radiation therapy can sometimes be a very appropriate treatment for certain cancers. The use of radiation therapy is currently being reevaluated to determine minimal effective dosaging as well as ways to integrate it into a broader treatment plan that includes smart dietary choices, nutriceuticals, exercise, and positive mental health. Take the time to inform yourself on available options, then discuss your specific situation with...
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