Trying Mind-Body Medicine for Whole Person Cancer Care
Mind-body therapies can be great resources during and after cancer treatment and are safe for most people in most situations.
Mind-body therapies can be great resources during and after cancer treatment and are safe for most people in most situations.
This pocket guide discusses the good and bad impacts of supplements and how to work with your medical providers to meet the specific needs of your body.
Therapeutic writing is a kind of structured journal writing. It is a self-care tool to encourage deeper and clearer reflection, processing, and discovery. Therapeutic writing can help you heal, grow, and thrive.
Having cancer as a young adult comes with a number of unique challenges. This tool helps walk through topics that are vital in the cancer journey for those 23 to 29 years old. *View the black and white version…
Sleep plays a vital role in long-term health and wellness.
Health-care providers and researchers know that adolescents and young adults, or AYAs, face unique challenges. These are mostly related to dealing with a disease during the life stages where you would normally focus on building your adult life through school or training, work, relationships, and family. It's important to have a strong understanding of the impact cancer can have on these age groups.
If you or a loved one are diagnosed with cancer, financial worries may be the last thing on your mind. This pocket guide is designed to help you assess your situation, spot financial pitfalls, and avoid what many health-care providers call “financial toxicity.”
Your sex life doesn’t have to end when you are diagnosed with cancer. What’s likely, though, is that it will change, just as it changes with other life events. Cancer has physical, mental, and emotional effects on your sex life. It’s important to emotionally prepare for the changes that may occur and eventually adjust to the change that you have experienced because of cancer treatment.
Our Pocket Guide to Spirituality and Cancer reveals that while you may feel alone in grappling with spiritual questions, most people with cancer do this.
The question, “What should l eat?” is common after a cancer diagnosis. It may be prompted by concern about side effects or the search for a cancer-curing diet.