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More Intent Voices on Breast Cancer: Healing the Whole Woman

Posted Oct 30, 2008

From: Deepak Chopra | Category: Disease & Illness, Health | Tags: Breast Cancer, Healing

Dr. Deepak Chopra closes the month with a look at reasons why patients, and indeed all women, should feel hopeful about this disease and the chances for true healing.Breast cancer, once a topic of dread, has become an i... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 29, 2008

Express Yourself: The Power of Writing About Cancer

From: Marcie Beyatte | Category: Cancer, Disease & Illness, Health, Success, Balance | Tags: Breast Cancer, Writing

Marcie Beyatte, a breast cancer survivor, writer, and creator of "Cancer in So Many Words," offers advice on how to use writing to empower women during treatment and into survivorship. I learned I had breast c... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 28, 2008

Nutrition During & After Treatment

From: Marisa Weiss, M.D. BreastCancer.org | Category: Disease & Illness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Healthy Living | Tags: Chemotherapy, Eating well, Radiation, surgery

Eating well when you're recovering from surgery, or while receiving chemogtherapy or radiation, will help you stay strong by giving your body the nutrients it needs, says Dr. Marisa Weiss, founder of breastcancer.org.I... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 27, 2008

What I wish someone had told me about breast cancer

From: Karen Lynch | Category: Disease & Illness, Health, Relationships | Tags: Breast Cancer, Family

This two-time breast cancer survivor, mother, and writer/creator of the blog Pink Ribbon Review, will give advice to other women battling the disease.On Thursday, July 17, 2003, I first learned that I had breast cancer. ... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 24, 2008

Undergoing Cancer Treatment? Try This Magic Broth

From: Rebecca Katz | Category: Disease & Illness, Food & Nutrition, Health, Healthy Living, Integrative Medicine | Tags: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, recipes, Treatment

This broth alone can keep people going, especially when they don't particularly want to eat. It's not just a regular vegetable stock. This pot of yum is high in potassium and numerous trace minerals that are often deplet... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 24, 2008

Life After Cancer: Moving into Survivorship

From: Lori Benson Filmmaker | Category: Cancer, Disease & Illness, Health, Healthy Living, Inspiration, Living Your Purpose, Balance, Longevity | Tags: Breast Cancer, Survivor

Two-time survivor and filmmaker Lori Benson shares her advice about making the transition from treatment to the rest of her life. My last chemo treatment was harder than I imagined. Not because of the drugs I was gettin... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 24, 2008

The Power of Prayer

From: Larry Dossey Physician | Category: Disease & Illness, Health, Religion, Science & Spirituality, Spirit | Tags: Breast Cancer, disease, Health, Power, prayer

Dr. Larry Dossey, the author of Prayer is Good Medicine and Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine, discusses what science and patients' own experiences tell us about the healing power of pra... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 23, 2008

The Signs of Breast Cancer

From: Marisa Weiss, M.D. BreastCancer.org | Category: Cancer, Disease & Illness, Health, Healthy Living | Tags: Breast Cancer

Dr. Marisa Weiss, founder of breastcancer.org, and her daughter, Isabel Friedman, authors of Taking Care of Your "Girls": A Breast Health Guide for Girls, Teens, and In-Betweens share an excerpt from their new ... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 22, 2008

Sex & the Breast Cancer Patient

From: Lori Benson Filmmaker | Category: Disease & Illness, Health, Love & Sex, Relationships | Tags: Breast Cancer, Sex

Two-time breast cancer survivor and filmmaker Lori Benson shares her experience on navigating the difficult waters of intimacy after breast cancer. My breasts have always been my favorite body part and I couldn't have... Read Full Post

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Posted Oct 21, 2008

Should You Join a Support Group?

From: Merijane Block BAYS | Category: Disease & Illness, Health, Healthy Living, Relationships | Tags: Breast Cancer, Support Group

Support groups aren't for everyone, but they can have powerful benefits, says Merijane Block, who has lived with cancer for 16 years and co-facilitates two San Francisco groups, BAYS (Bay Area Young Survivors) and You... Read Full Post

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