Intimacy is an important part of the healing process and to your overall health. A new book, Sex and Cancer, addresses this topic with clarity and sensitivity, Melanie Young will be speaking with the authors, Dr. Saketh Guntapalli and Maryann Karinch Feb 7, 12 noon EST on Fearless Fabulous You W4WN Radio - The Women 4 Women Network
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Category Archives: cancer
Learn what a Leading Cancer Specialist Is Doing To Help Underserved Patients with Breast Cancer
Because 70% of all breast cancer deaths occur in low-middle income countries, leading cancer specialist, Dr. Paul Goss, founded the Global Cancer Institute (GCI) to help provide programs and services to help underserved patients with cancer in the U.S.A. and developing countries.
According to the GCI, by 2025, 59% of all new cancer cases and 68% of
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New Developments in Breast Reconstruction- June 5
I always feel a little wistful on National Cancer Survivors Day which falls on the first Sunday in June. I’m a member of a club I never wanted to join, and yet I am proud to call myself a survivor.
The recent news that singer Olivia Newton John was diagnosed with recurrent
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Learn 3 Steps to Reduce Your Cancer Risk- Fearless Fabulous You!
We constantly hear about foods that help fight cancer or feed it. But what is real and what is hype? Alice Bender, MS, RDN with the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) joins me at 4pm ET August 15 to discuss what evidence based research has shown and what you can do.The AICR states three
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She Helps Cancer Patients Savor Health Through Smart Nutrition
One of the toughest challenges for me when I was diagnosed with breast cancer was enjoying food. Here I was a well connected professional food and wine consultant with a welcome seat at all the great restaurants in New York City, and food no longer appealed to me. It wasn't that I stopped liking food.
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What Advocacy Means To You- Joni Aldrich and Chris Jerry Join Fearless Fabulous YOU! Jan 18
You've heard this line before probably: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." It was a lesson I learned a few years ago facing cancer and my father's death in the same year, all while rebuilding a business. I believe these four things formed the foundation that kept me grounded: Faith, Fortitude, Focus and Fearlessness.
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Fertility Expert Offers Latest Options for Cancer Survivors
Many women of child bearing age faced with a cancer diagnosis are also faced with the reality they may lose their ability to conceive children. Some treatments can cause premature menopause. If you have been diagnosed with cancer and want to have children, it is important to discuss this with your oncologist and also seek
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Breast Cancer Research Pioneer Dr. Susan Love Is Dedicated to Finding a Cause and Prevention
Dr. Susan Love, author of the best selling "Dr Susan Love's Breast Book" and founder of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, has made it her life's mission to pursue research to find both a cause and cure for this disease which affects 1 in eight women.
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Getting Intimate With Your Man’s Prostate and Why It Matters
September is National Prostate Awareness Month. Frankly, I would never have known if I did not write and report on health topics. Prostate cancer does not get the "noise" that breast cancer, or even ovarian cancer, receives. Yet, it is the most common cancer in men after skin cancer.
According to statistics from the American
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SHARE Provides Peer Support for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer
Most people are aware that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but how many of you are also aware that September Is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month? At the end of this article I have provided some information to give you a brief understanding of the impact both breast and ovarian cancer have on women in
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