It's Not About the Hair: And Other Certainties of...
For more than two decades, author Debra Jarvis has counseled cancer patients in her work as a chaplain. Then, in an ironic twist, she herself was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. This...
Waking the Warrior Goddess: Dr. Christine Horner's...
Breast cancer has reached epidemic proportions. Once a relatively rare disease, it now affects two to three million American women, and the incidence is growing at an alrming rate. What can...
Iyengar Yoga May Improve Fatigue in Breast Cancer...
Iyengar yoga may help improve fatigue and vigor in breast cancer survivors, according to an NCCAM-funded study published in the journal Cancer. Data from the National Cancer Institute suggest...
Breast cancer survivors struggle with cognitive...
(Wiley-Blackwell) A new analysis has found that breast cancer survivors may experience problems with certain mental abilities several years after treatment, regardless of whether they were...
New study looks at disconnect between medical and lay...
(Oregon State University) In a recent study published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, Oregon State University sociologist Kristin Barker and graduate student Tasha Galardi looked at...
ASBS: Prophylactic Mastectomy Good Even Years Later...
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- More than 20 years after undergoing prophylactic contralateral mastectomy, most women remain satisfied with their decision and the results, a survey of breast...
Breast cancer patients' persistent fatigue is real,...
(Ohio State University) The persistent fatigue that plagues one out of every three breast cancer survivors may be caused by one part of the autonomic nervous system running in overdrive,...
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