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Bladder Cancer and UTIs: Don't Delay Care
If you've ever had a urinary tract infection (UTI), you know that the symptoms can be hard to ignore. What many people don't realize: UTIs can often mimic more serious conditions. One important one to be aware of is bladder cancer.Bladder cancer is much les...
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Bladder Cancer and UTIs: Don't Delay Care
Coping with Cancer’s Impact on Body Image
Treatment for cancer can help manage or even cure the disease. It can also sometimes alter a patient’s appearance.Most people are familiar with common side effects of cancer treatment like hair and weight loss. But patients can also have scarring from surge...
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Coping with Cancer’s Impact on Body Image
Whole-Person Healing: 3 Ways an Integrative Approach Can Help
When it comes to easing cancer symptoms, you have options. Your cancer care team might recommend medications or a range of other treatments. In some cases, that might include using complementary or integrative health practices right alongside conventional t...
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Whole-Person Healing: 3 Ways an Integrative Approach Can Help
7 Things Every Patient Should Know About Cancer Care
Most patients who are diagnosed with cancer get the basics of their diagnosis and treatment plan from their doctors. But there’s more to know about successfully navigating the disease—and it can be tough to figure out where to start.Here are seven things to...
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7 Things Every Patient Should Know About Cancer Care
6 Spots Where Melanoma Can Hide
Skin cancer is often caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun (or tanning beds). So it's easy to assume that melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer, will develop on parts of the body that get a lot of sun exposure, like the face, arms, ...
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6 Spots Where Melanoma Can Hide
Finding the Right Words to Talk About Cancer
When someone we care about is diagnosed with cancer, we often struggle to find the right words. We worry about saying the wrong thing. We reach for metaphors like fighting a battle or being a warrior.These images can be meaningful for some people. But for o...
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Finding the Right Words to Talk About Cancer
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