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Filed under: Cancer Caregivers
Cancer patients often have a hard time coping with hair loss. Remember, not all chemotherapy medicines cause hair loss, and doctors can tell you what to expect.
Although hair loss doesn’t occur right away — and hair grows back after treatment — losing one’s hair can be an emotional experience, especially because [...]
Written by World's Best on February 10th, 2010 with no comments.
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Filed under: Pink products, Cancer events
Just over a year ago, Kay Yow died of breast cancer. Her legacy lives on.
Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, the former North Carolina State women’s basketball coach decided to raise awareness and money to fight the disease.
Among the many projects Yow was passionate about was the “Pink Zone,” [...]
Written by World's Best on February 10th, 2010 with no comments.
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After passing a bill that allows marijuana use for medical purposes, New Jersey is the fourteenth state to have legalized its use.
Although the federal government still regards marijuana as illegal, it is becoming a popular drug at the state level.
What most people don’t realize is that a synthetic version of [...]
Written by World's Best on February 10th, 2010 with no comments.
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Filed under: Cancer Caregivers
Cancer pain can be an often-overlooked side effect. People who are first diagnosed with the disease will immediately worry about side effects like nausea; however, pain can often be a major influence in one’s life.
Cancer treatments, like surgery, can be painful. Tumors can press on bones, nerves or organs as they [...]
Written by World's Best on February 10th, 2010 with no comments.
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Filed under: Skin Cancer
If you’re like many Americans, it’s snowy or cold where you are, and you probably haven’t seen the sun in several days. That doesn’t mean that you should abandon your sunscreen!
Even though you can’t feel the sun’s heat, the sun’s UV rays are still reaching your skin and causing damage.
UVA [...]
Written by World's Best on February 10th, 2010 with no comments.
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T E asked: I had a stage 3 colorectal (symoid) cancer 6 years ago, and things went well other than a few blockages. It is possible that there are still cancer cells within my body, although the machines cannot detect these cells (too small) and I do not have cancer symtoms.
So, what is the [...]
Written by World's Best on February 4th, 2010 with 3 comments.
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asked: My great grandparents had 13 children, one died at as a baby, out of the 12 that survived, 8 have/had cancer, including my grandmother. 3 have died, my grandmother had ****** cancer. My great aunt has ovarian cancer, and a brain tumor, another great aunt has ****** cancer, and my great uncle has [...]
Written by World's Best on February 1st, 2010 with 6 comments.
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Maddie asked: How does cancer start in your skin?
Written by World's Best on February 1st, 2010 with 2 comments.
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slast33 asked: I heard that a lump that is painless cud be cancer. Could it be cancer if it is painful. Also, how fast does testicular cancer spread. I’m rly nervous about this!!!
Written by World's Best on January 29th, 2010 with 3 comments.
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i♥me asked: If I get it, what exactly does it prevent? What are the benefits?
Are there any downsides or any side effects to getting vaccinated for cervical cancer?
Written by World's Best on January 28th, 2010 with 2 comments.
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