Chemotherapy

"Sister Soldier: A Chronicle of Life After Iraq" - Part I

R. B. Stuart | Posted 12.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: 101st Airborne, Germany, Soldiers, Military, Tumor, Chemotherapy, Iraq, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Depleted Uranium, Cancer, Chaplain, Mosul, Politics News
R. B. Stuart

My sister Fran's cancer appeared at the beginning of January. She felt tired, bloated, and had an unusual feeling of fullness, and immediately thought her term in Iraq was the culprit.

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What's Worse than Chemo? A Common Toxin that Renders It Less Effective

Frances Beinecke | Posted 12.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Estrogen, Baby Bottles, Breast Cancer, Health, Chemotherapy, Plastic Bottles, Bpa, Endocrine Disruptor, Breast Cancer Treatment, Bispheno-A, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Going through the insult of chemotherapy is bad enough. But discovering that it could be undermined by a hazard the FDA refuses to regulate makes it worse.

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Newsflash: Breast Cancer Sucks, and You Can Die From It

Lauren Cahn | Posted 09.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Her2neu Support, Young Survival Coaltion, Brca Gene, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, iVillage Breast Cancer Support Board, Chemo, Christina Applegate, Brca, Cancer Vixen, Breast Cancer, Herceptin, Health, Mastectomy, Chemotherapy, Brca2, Brca1, Genentech, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Maybe a reality check isn't something you want when you're being bombarded with "Breast Cancer Awareness" messages. After all, that would be kind of scary.

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Can Fasting Ease or Eliminate Chemotherapy's Side Effects?

Paul Raeburn | Posted 09.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Cancer, Calorie Restriction, Nausea, Longevity, Fasting, Chemotherapy, Animal Testing, Health, Living, Living News
Paul Raeburn

Researchers theorize that when cells are starved they toughen up, becoming more resistant to stress -- including the stress of chemotherapy.

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Advice For Christina Applegate: Fight the Good Fight, then Take Savasana

Lauren Cahn | Posted 08.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Breast Cancer, Chemotherapy, Hot Yoga, Chemo, Radiation, Happiness, Christina Applegate, Vinyasa, Herceptin, Living News
Lauren Cahn

In my own experience as a 36 year-old breast cancer patient and now six-year survivor, yoga was the means by which I began the process of re-connecting with my body.

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From Cancer To Yoga: 10 Year Nap, My Ass!

Lauren Cahn | Posted 06.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Rabbit Pose, Natarajasana, Ashtanga, 10-Year Nap, Law Firm" "Hogan & Hartson, Inner Life, Chemo, Jivamukti, Camel Pose, Ustrasana, Naval Gazing, Breast Cancer, Meg Wolitzer, Dancer Pose, Chemotherapy, Sarvangasana, Living, Disability, Ten-Year Nap, Yoga Chickie, Bikram, The Inner Life, Living News
Lauren Cahn

Yesterday, my mom called to tell me about this book she was reading: The Ten-Year Nap, by Meg Wolitzer. Since these days, most of my reading is done ...

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GMA's Roberts To Begin Chemotherapy

AP | Posted 09.19.2007 | Media

Read More: Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer, Robin Roberts, Good Morning America, Media News

Robin Roberts, who had surgery last month for breast cancer, was to begin chemotherapy Thursday. Roberts, co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America," wh...

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