By Cancer.net — 2021
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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The best treatment for the bone-crushing fatigue caused by cancer and its treatment may be the very last one you'd imagine. It's exercise.
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Jelle Damhuis is a 2-time cancer survivor who most recently completed treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2018. He is now reintegrating back into the workplace and helping spread the word about cancer-related fatigue to patient groups around the world.
Cancer fatigue is different from fatigue that healthy people feel.
Fatigue is the most common side effect of breast cancer treatment. Some doctors estimate that 9 out of 10 people experience fatigue at some point during treatment. Fatigue from treatment can appear suddenly, at any time, and can be overwhelming.
Weight loss is a common side effect of some cancer treatments. But sometimes, the opposite happens—and patients end up packing on the pounds instead of losing them.
To understand the minds of individual cancers, we are learning to mix and match these two kinds of learning — the standard and the idiosyncratic — in unusual and creative ways.
If you've been diagnosed with cancer, knowing what to expect and making plans for how to proceed can help make this stressful time easier.
Anxiety is a natural response to a cancer diagnosis, whether for ourselves or a loved one. Our bodies engage a flight, fight or freeze mechanism that can become overwhelming.
In general, anxiety is a common problem for patients with a cancer diagnosis.
A study looking at the data of thousands of participants suggests that there may be a link between severe sleep apnea and the likelihood of developing cancer. However, this link appears to be stronger in women.