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Crazy Sexy Cancer

2007

An irreverent and uplifting documentary about a young woman looking for a cure and finding her life. Weeks after she was diagnosed, filmmaker Kris Carr began documenting her story. Taking a seemingly tragic situation and turning it into a creative expression, Kris shares her wild journey with exuberance, humor and sass.

90 min

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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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Cancer Healthy—Managing Loss of Appetite & Nausea During Treatment | El Camino Health

Losing your appetite or feeling nausea are treatment side effects that you may experience. Try these helpful techniques to manage side effects.

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2018
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The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery

Featuring science-based, nutrient-rich recipes that are easy to prepare and designed to give patients a much-needed boost by stimulating appetite and addressing treatment side effects including fatigue, nausea, dehydration, mouth and throat soreness, tastebud changes, and weight loss.

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Rebecca Katz, Mat Edelson
2017
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Cancer-Free with Food: A Step-by-Step Plan with 100+ Recipes to Fight Disease, Nourish Your Body & Restore Your Health

The best-selling author of The Earth Diet offers a simple yet comprehensive guide to nutrition for those who have been diagnosed with cancer. With a foreword by Mark Hyman, M.D. If you want to fight cancer, what should you eat? Food is medicine.

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Liana Werner Gray, Mark Hyman
2024
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Does Cancer Treatment Cause Unwanted Weight Gain?

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.

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Cynthia DeMarco
2020
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Anticancer: A New Way of Life

David Servan-Schreiber was a rising neuroscientist with his own brain imaging laboratory when, in the middle of an equipment test, he discovered a tumor the size of a walnut in his own brain.

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David Servan-Schreiber
2017
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What to Eat During Cancer Treatment

Featuring 102 new dishes, this second edition provides practical suggestions to help patients and their caregivers anticipate—and overcome—the major challenges of eating well during treatment.

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Jeanne Besser, Barbara L. Grant, American Cancer Society
2018
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The Cancer Diet Cookbook: Comforting Recipes for Treatment and Recovery

No matter what your cancer journey may be, it’s essential to make sound dietary choices during this incredibly challenging time.

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Dionne Detraz
2024
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“My Depression Saved Me”—A Patient Story

When Paula’s sudden-onset depression didn’t respond to traditional treatment she turned to her Family Medicine physician who’d known her for many years for help. Dr. Cindy Mitch-Gomez looked deeper into her symptoms to reveal a dangerous diagnosis. Watch as Paula takes us through her journey.

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2017
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