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May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month A brain tumor is a collection, or mass, of abnormal cells in the brain. The skull is very rigid and leaves no room to accommodate even a benign mass. Brain tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). When benign or malignant…
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How to Create the First 2 Weeks of Exercise Programming for Head and Neck Cancer Patients When you begin to work with a new client, especially a cancer survivor, the first 2 weeks are incredibly important in setting the stage for a longer-term program. This example 2 week…
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Exercise and Cancer Survivorship - The Next Step "Cancer survivorship - it's not really about getting back to normal, but really it is establishing what their 'new' normal looks like." Exercise and Cancer Survivorship – The Next Step If you have personally gone through cancer surgery/treatment, you will…
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Most of us know that every October symbolizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month around the globe. I witnessed my mother battling breast cancer three times since 1981. She is currently fighting the battle with widespread-metastatic breast cancer. Today she is winning! According to Breastcancer.org:About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about…
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Tips When Working with a Cancer Patient/Survivor As you begin to read about each of the types of cancer and their surgeries, there are some important tips when working with a cancer patient/survivor: 1. When was the cancer patient/survivors' surgery completed? The general rule of thumb is that…
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Cancer and Brain Fog According to the Mayo Clinic, chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur during and after cancer treatment. Chemo brain can also be called chemo fog, cancer-related cognitive impairment or cognitive dysfunction. Though…
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