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Finding Purpose for a Good Life. But Also a Healthy One.

By Dhruv Khullar — 2018

Happiness has little to do with it. Research suggests meaning in your life is important for well-being.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Cancer and Friendship

A common sentiment among cancer survivors is that having cancer really tells you who your friends are.

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Rick Siefke
2021
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Betrayed by My DNA

Imagine being at risk for 12 cancers. Welcome to a life in limbo.

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Valerie Frankel
2010
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Was My Mastectomy a Betrayal of Feminism?

Until I had doctors remove my breasts and rebuild them again, I was a feminist who never saw herself as particularly feminine. Since then, I’ve questioned my feminist cred and tossed out my jeans in favor of dresses.

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Lizzie Stark
2014
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The Ultimate Betrayal

When Robert Bruce, of El Dorado, Calif., was diagnosed in March 2011 with stage-4 melanoma, he already had tumors on his head, lungs, ribs and lymph nodes. Bruce said his cancer wasn’t a case of his body betraying him, but actually the reverse: “I betrayed my own body.”

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Michael Howerton
2014
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Betrayed by My Body, Not by Life

In the end, I fall back on one statement that I repeat to myself pretty often. “We are not given the burdens we deserve, we are given the burdens we can bear.”

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Leroy Sievers
2021
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Support Groups for Lesbians with Breast Cancer

Treatment for breast cancer is difficult for any woman, but for a lesbian, it can be especially difficult.

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Mary Madison
1995
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The Truth About Alternative Medical Treatments

Americans believe cancer can be cured through alternative therapies alone, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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Stacy Simon
2019
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Complementary Therapies for Pain

Complementary therapies can be used to help with pain. These methods draw your attention away from the pain and release muscle tension caused by pain.

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Canadian Cancer Society
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Types of Complementary Therapies

When you discuss a complementary therapy with your health care team and they agree that it is safe to try as part of your overall cancer care, this is called “integrative medicine.”

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Cancer.net
2021
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Pain Management & Cancer Care

There are many different methods to control cancer pain.

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Cleveland Clinic
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