An Oncology Professional Look at Lymphedema
Can Stress Make You Sick [www.parade.com]
When we understand how stress affects our health, we are better able to realize the importance of creating realistic and manageble goals to reduce stress.
Risk of Fractures increase with Femara [www.caring4cancer.com]
Could It Come Back? Managing Fear of Recurrence [www.lbbc.org]
A common trigger that I hear constantly from breast cancer survivors when they have pain for any reason, ” Has my cancer come back?” An Oncology Massage Therapist can be beneficial once the patient is assured from their physician that their jobs, life, stress is probably causing the muscular-skeleton in their neck and shoulders.
Exercising With Cancer: Tips for Exercising Safely [www.caring4cancer.com]
Benefits Seem in Postcancer Weight Lifting [www.time.com]
Finally a study that brings the healhcare community good news about postcancer exercise. Too often a patient is told not to lift more than 5 lbs, women who have young children, that is so impractical. When weight training is done using an exercise physiologist the risk of lymphedema is decreased. Easy does it- start slowly and build up gradually
I was lucky to attend ASCO 2009 and see the level of excitement about the reserch for ginger and its benefits for nausea during chemotherapy. This research will also make patients aware of the need to confer with their physicians to be sure they can safely take ginger during treatment.
The Healing Power of Sleep [www.parade.com]
Early diagnosis, treatment of lymphedema enabled by preoperative assessment of breast cancer patients [www.medicalnewstoday.com]
Pain and Suffering [include.nurse.com]
Complementary Care Intake Form [cisncancer.org]
Aromatase inhibitors linked to joint pain in breast-cancer patients [www.medscape.com]
Nursing Neuropathy [www.curetoday.com]
