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DepressionCoping With Grief During the Holidays
Mourning someone you were close to can seem even tougher during the holidays, and even more so during a pandemic. We have some suggestions that may help you cope during this especially difficult time.
Expert Panel: Physical Activity Helps Prevent Cancer and May Help Cancer Survivors Live Longer
An expert panel on exercise and cancer found such strong evidence that physical activity can help some cancer survivors live longer that they created new exercise guidelines for cancer survivors. They also developed new programs to help ensure that healthcare and fitness professionals can use those guidelines to help make exercise a standard part of cancer treatment. The panel also found evidence that exercise can help prevent some cancers.
Cervical Cancer Survivor: ‘Don't let fear keep you from going to the doctor.’
Tonya Butler did not have health insurance or a primary care doctor in the fall of 2012 when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
How to Handle Fatigue
Fatigue is more than just tiredness. It’s an overwhelming lack of energy that keeps you from doing your regular activities. Find out if you have fatigue and how to manage it.
Exercise to Ease Your Mind
Research shows that staying active can provide you with psychological benefits – improving mood and self-esteem, and lowering anxiety and stress.
When It’s More Than the Winter Blues
Sadness that doesn’t go away or keeps you from enjoying things you usually like could be a sign of clinical depression.
Financial Problems Lower Many Cancer Survivors’ Quality of Life
Almost one-third of cancer survivors experience financial hardships as a result of their diagnosis and/or treatment, according to a new study by researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University.