February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012
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One breast cancer survivor offers tips for clearing the emotional hurdle that hair loss can present. By Aarika Johnson I was diagnosed with breast cancer on my twenty-fifth birthday. Within two months I had a lumpectomy, fertility treatments to freeze embryos, and chemotherapy. Two weeks after my first chemo treatment, I began to lose my [...]
By Eleanor Mayfield It began with numbness and tingling in her feet. The numbness made it difficult for her to maintain her balance, especially in the dark. Gradually, the discomfort worsened. Sometimes she had sharp, burning pains in her feet. “Sometimes it would feel like I was walking on rocks.” What Jacqueline Cohen, PhD, is [...]
Questions to ask your doctor about post-chemo brain. By Dan Silverman, MD, PhD, and Idelle Davidson You’re halfway through what will be six rounds of chemotherapy, and you begin to feel as though a fog has enveloped your mind. You grow forgetful. Making even the smallest decision seems overwhelming. Multitasking has become impossible—you’re lucky if [...]
Antiemetics help patients avoid a much-feared side effect: chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. By Kari Bohlke, ScD Nausea and vomiting are among the most feared side effects of chemotherapy. Without effective prevention, these symptoms can have a dramatic impact on quality of life and physical and emotional well-being. The good news is, new, more effective antiemetic [...]
By Sandra Graham Developing sensitive skin during cancer treatment is quite common because the treatments disrupt your skin’s normal process of rejuvenation. You may be literally uncomfortable in your own skin during this time, as you experience dryness, increased sensitivity, and perhaps changes to your skin’s texture. Skin Care Routine To offset these temporary changes, [...]
One woman’s dream of a cancer support community thrives in southern California. When Wendie Jo Sperber was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, she realized that cancer patients and their loved ones have needs beyond those served by treatment and medical support. Her own experience led her to found weSPARK Cancer Support Community, an independently [...]
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