Your family member just forwarded another post about a miracle cancer cure. Your eyes roll and frustration rises. Handling unsolicited cancer advice from family is exhausting. How do you deal with it? You’re exhausted from treatment, and managing everyone else’s opinions about your treatment. The people who love you most are somehow making one of
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Written by Dr. Alyssa Middleton, PhD in Psychosocial Oncology, former oncology social worker, researcher, and cancer caregiver. This post does not substitute for medical advice. When you were first diagnosed with cancer, your oncologist probably told you its “stage.” Staging is one of the different ways doctors figure out how big the cancer is and
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After your cancer diagnosis, you may be bombarded with well-wishers, encouraging you to keep a positive outlook. This can provide comfort and motivation to stay positive during the difficult days ahead. Encouragement is indeed needed on the cancer journey, and focusing on positive thoughts does improve mental health. So there is definitely a time and place
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I’m often asked by new and old clients about natural options to either help them relieve the side effects of traditional cancer treatments, as a way to ‘boost’ the benefits of the treatment they’re already getting, or a different approach to treating their disease altogether. Since I support clients whether they choose standard treatments or alternative
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Juicing for cancer recipes can address several issues that a person with cancer might have. They need to boost their immune system to keep it as healthy as possible to best fight off cancer cells. They may have a loss of appetite but still need to consume fresh fruits and vegetables. If they’re receiving chemotherapy
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In 2017 alone, an estimated 5.8 million people delayed medical care because of a lack of transportation. Many of these instances could have been avoided if free transportation for cancer patients was available. Transportation remains a major challenge today for people with cancer. In an informal survey of my newsletter subscribers, many said that two of
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Good nutrition during cancer treatment is important, but it can be tough to eat a healthy diet of foods that taste good and don’t aggravate side effects you might be experiencing from treatment. Enter bone broth. You might have heard of it, but may be wondering: is bone broth good for cancer patients? Below I’ll
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Yep, I said it out loud – I vote to end the tradition of ringing the bell when cancer treatment is done! I know this is a controversial opinion, but hear me out…. For those that don’t know, there is a tradition in hospitals and clinics around the world where on the last day of
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Night sweats can be the worst. After tossing and turning, trying to turn your mind off and fighting insomnia, you finally drift off to sleep, only to be woken up, feeling as though you’re on fire from head to toe, and your pajamas and bed sheets are soaked in sweat. Now you’ve got to get up,
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My Cancer Resources is reader-supported. When you buy through links on the site, I may earn a small affiliate commission, at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Feeling anxious before having an MRI is normal. MRIs, or magnetic resonance imaging scans, are necessary to either initially stage your
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