Financial Toxicity

Financial Impact of Cancer Pocket Guide

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.”

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Building the Confidence to Change a Habit

Changing habits can be hard! If the long months of pandemic isolation have sapped your confidence and will to change, these quick journaling exercises may help.

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Tools to Fix Election Stress

It seems election cycles become more stressful – or exciting, depending on how much you relish political drama – every four years. If the approaching 2020 election has you on edge, it’s important to remember that the power of the mind, and healthy mind-body-spirit practices, can help you center yourself. This Tool for Fixing Election…

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Women and Pain: Taking Control and Finding Relief

There’s a gender gap when it comes to pain. Women have more frequent, longer lasting, and severe pain than men. For instance, one national survey found that while about 16 percent of white men and 8 percent of black men reported severe pain, those numbers jumped to about 22 percent for white women and 11 percent for black women, respectively.

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Guide to Nutrition for Chronic Pain: What you eat can make a difference

Learn how to navigate the health care system to find relief. Build your pain management team including traditional and complementary providers. Read your rights and responsibilities as a person with pain and how to make the most of your insurance coverage.

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Journaling Through Pain & Trauma: Writing about a past traumatic experience

A COMPANION PIECE TO Women and Pain: Taking Control and Finding Relief

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