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December 2001 Subscribe | Archived Issues |
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The Right Help at the Right Time!
If you're a cancer survivor, you've already learned how to rally your medical and support teams and use them wisely. For most people, this means consulting with specialists, gathering enough information about the disease to make good medical decisions, following through with treatment, and leaning on friends and family for emotional and psychological strength. In the beginning, when you're running in crisis mode, cancer will seem to be the center of your life-all your doctor appointments, all your conversations, and all your energies are focused on nothing else. In the beginning, cancer is all-consuming.
Complementary Approaches Hopkins Selected to Participate in First Major Study of Digital Mammography
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Other Features Acupuncture after Breast Surgery to Reduce Nausea Chemotherapy and Memory Problems DNA Chips to Predict Treatment Responses Patient Education on Cancer Fatigue Lacking Older Cancer Patients Need Better Care Striking a Balance with Pain Management Prophylactic Mastectomy for BRCA Gene Carriers Tamoxifen Does Not Increase Depression Risk Caution with Xeloda taken with Coumadin Anxiety Over Breast Self-Exam = Low Compliance A Better Way To Classify Breast Cancers Herceptin for Early Stage Breast Cancer More Radiation May Minimize Recurrence Caution with Tamoxifen as a Preventive Measure Raising Body Temperature to Help Cancer Treatment?
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