Speaking the language of healing
Tweet“To create the optimum environment for my healing – body, mind, and spirit – what I needed was not a mighty sword but rather a mighty…
Category: Cancer
Genetic Testing for Cancer
TweetCould it be right for you? A person’s medical and family history often hold clues about an increased cancer risk or an inherited cancer. Inherited genetic…
How to Select a Sunscreen
TweetDid you know May 27 is National Sunscreen Day? With so many brands and formulas available, selecting a sunscreen for you and/or your family can seem…
Healthy High Calorie Food Ideas
TweetIt is important to maintain healthy eating habits while receiving cancer treatment. Here are some suggestions for high calorie foods that still keep you healthy and…
Setting the Myth Straight: Does sugar feed cancer?
TweetIt is a common myth in the cancer community that consuming sugar feeds cancer cells in the body. Though the origination of this myth is unknown,…
I have ER+ breast cancer. Should I avoid soy?
TweetBreast cancer survivors are often concerned that soy and products containing soy may lead to a recurrence of their cancer. Fortunately, breast cancer research in this…
Steps to Reduce Your Constipation
TweetConstipation can occur during cancer treatments as a result of medications, taking iron supplements, decreased food or fluid intake or decreased physical activity. Your physician will…
How to Prevent Diarrhea and Dehydration
TweetIndividuals undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatments often experience diarrhea, which can lead to dehydration and weight loss. Signs of dehydration include thirst, dark yellow urine color,…
9 Simple Things to Help Food Go From Bland to Grand
TweetAltered tastes can be a side effect of some cancer treatments. People who experience this side effect often describe as foods tasting blander than normal, like…
7 Tips to Avoid Nausea
TweetNausea can be a very real side effect for patients on certain chemo drugs and for those receiving radiation to the abdomen. Like most things, the…