chemotherapy

Image via Wikipedia Eight Tips For Healing Damaged Nerves Nerve damage and nerve pain (neuropathy)  are common side effects of chemotherapy cancer treatment. Neuropathy is caused when chemotherapy drugs damage healthy nerves causing symptoms such...

“Chemo Brain is not “all in your mind” It’s real.  New Research confirms that the brain is permanently damaged by chemotherapy.  After breast cancer treatment women experience many side effects including ongoing  problems with attention,...

Cancer treatment with chemotherapy results in many unwanted side effects.  Acupuncture is a powerful therapy for managing chemotherapy side effects. One of the most common chemotherapy side effects is suppression of the bone marrow which...

Inflammation is common to cancer and contributes to one of the most common complaints of cancer patients and cancer survivors, Cancer Fatigue, a distressing and persistent sense of physical and emotional tiredness as well as reduced mental...

Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing with modern applications. Many leading edge cancer centers today include acupuncture therapy for cancer patients. For the cancer patient or cancer survivor/thrivor, research supports the use of acupuncture for...

Cancer treatment with chemotherapy  can overburden the liver with toxicity and leads to the side effect of nausea. Milk thistle is used to support normal liver function and normal inflammation function. Watch my Smart Tip...

Many patients undergoing cancer treatment will experience chemotherapy side effects. Common side effects include mouth sores, diarrhea and constipation.  As chemotherapy treatments target fast growing cancer cells, they also target fast growing healthy cells such...

Fatigue is one of the most common complaints of cancer survivors and patients undergoing cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Loss of energy can persist for months and years. While there are many...

Chemotherapy cancer treatment  has many side effects. One of the most common is painful mouth sores which can make it difficult to eat, drink and swallow.  Here is a Smart Tip about a simple and...

A Solution to the Cost of Integrative Cancer Care: Crowd Funding for Health and for Choice It seems the Road to Health is Paved with Gold. Integrative Cancer Care  is expensive. Conventional Modern Oncology care...

Chemotherapy Fatigue is real All patients receiving chemotherapy suffer toxic side effects. The most common complaint is chemotherapy related fatigue. A recent study found that that Stage 2 and Stage 3 breast cancer patients undergoing...

A diet rich in soy and whey protein, found in products such as soy milk and low-fat yogurt, has been shown to reduce breast cancer incidence in rats. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) During chemotherapy cancer treatment...