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08/06/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Chemotherapy found to stop new brain cells from growing, worsening depression in brain cancer patients

Chemotherapy is depressing enough, but a drug used in the procedure may heighten it and make it worse, according to a study by researchers from King’s College London. Depression is considered one of the least recognizable symptoms of cancer since the condition is commonly attributed to the shock of the patient upon hearing the news. […]

12/11/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Meditation teacher shares insights about how mindfulness can help people with cancer, their family and caregivers

Mindfulness can help people with cancer, their family, and caregivers, according to a meditation teacher. Emily Herzlin, a meditation teacher at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center‘s (MSKCC) Integrative Medicine Service, shared her insights on how mindfulness can be beneficial for cancer patients and people in their immediate surroundings. Herzlin, who develops and teaches courses such […]

09/20/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Bombshell study shows that stress hormones caused by the FEAR of a cancer diagnosis interfere with cancer treatments… oncologists are killing people

Getting diagnosed with cancer is a highly stressful time in a person’s life. Even if their outcome is ultimately a favorable one, it’s often a long journey full of ups and downs. The stress and uncertainty are often highest in the beginning, when the extent of the illness is still being uncovered and the patient […]

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