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- 3 Great Strength Moves During Cancer Treatment
Learn about good exercises to do during breast cancer treatment.
- How to Manage Diarrhea From Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy can lead to a serious upset stomach. Learn about managing chemo diarrhea.
- Mental Health Effects of Having a Mastectomy While You're Young
Learn more about what it's like to have a mastectomy while you're young.
- Has Breast Cancer Made You More Courageous?
For some people, a cancer diagnosis makes them more courageous in all aspects of life.
- Supplies for Maintaining Your Wig During Cancer Treatment
Learn how to take care of your wig while you're in cancer treatment.
- Skin Care Tips for People With PAD
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) can cause changes and discomfort to the skin on your legs and feet. Here’s how to manage the symptoms and what to look out for.
- Quit-Smoking Tips for People With Coronary Artery Disease
Quitting smoking may be the most important thing you can do for your health. Find out how quitting helps if you have coronary artery disease.
- Getting to Know Your Caregiver
Getting to know your multiple sclerosis caregiver tips and ways to get comfortable with them.
- Selma Blair’s MS Journey
Learn more about celebrity Selma Blair’s multiple sclerosis journey and stem cell treatment.
- Ofatumumab for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis
Everything you need to know about ofatumumab for relapsing multiple sclerosis, a new FDA-approved antibody.
- Exercises for Mobility Issues
Learn three strength moves you can perform when you have mobility issues with multiple sclerosis.
- How to Manage Numbness and Tingling
Learn how you can manage numbness and tingling from your multiple sclerosis with home remedies, avoiding certain triggers, and receiving corticosteroid treatment.
- What to Expect When Choosing a Cane
Find out what you can expect when choosing the right cane for your MS.
- The Upside to Walking With a Cane
Walking with a cane can have a silver lining (no matter which cane you choose).
- 4 Best Symptom Trackers for Multiple Sclerosis
Keep track of all your MS symptoms on one app to make it easier to notice patterns and share them with your doctor.
- Breast Cancer Survivor Tattoos Are Cool Body Art With Meaning
Learn about the cool body art some breast cancer survivors get.
- Questions to Ask About Your Doctor's Treatment Recommendation
Learn about what questions will help you better understand the treatment your doctor suggests.
- Poll: How Do You Feel About Bell Ringing Ceremonies?
In bell ringing ceremonies, cancer patients ring a bell to symbolize successfully finishing treatment. What do you think about this tradition?
- Breast Cancer Survivor Martha Avila-Adame Finishes the Great Alabama 650 Race
Breast cancer survivor Martha Avila-Adame inspires others by finishing the Great Alabama 650 paddling race.
- How to Manage Fat Intake When You Have Cancer
Different ways to manage your fat intake when you have cancer.
- How to Manage Lymphedema
Lymphedema can't be cured, but you can use these methods to manage the symptoms.
- Considerations for Enrolling in a Clinical Trial
Considering enrolling in a clinical trial? Here's what you need to know.
- Finding Support in Unexpected Places
When I developed cancer, I didn't get support from the expected places, but I found it elsewhere.
- Your Chemo Appointment Care Kit
Before you go for your chemo appointment, print off this treatment checklist.
- How Do You Feel About Being Called a Breast Cancer Warrior?
Do you like the term breast cancer warrior or not?
- Breast Cancer Survivor Creates App to Guide Self-Exams
Learn about the breast exam app created by a survivor.
- What to Know About COVID and Breast Cancer
Learn how to prevent COVID while getting treatment for breast cancer.
- Staying Optimistic During Breast Cancer Treatment
Learn how to keep an optimistic outlook during breast cancer treatment.
- How to Manage Mouth Sores From Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy can cause mouth sores. Learn how to deal with them.
- Does abdominal fat affect outcomes for Black breast cancer survivors?
New research links abdominal fat with higher risk of death for Black breast cancer survivors.
- 6 Tips for Managing Medical Misinformation at Your Next Family Gathering
Misinformation and disinformation are often the uninvited guests at holiday events. Use these ideas to get through it all.
- Can You Reverse Coronary Artery Disease?
Coronary artery disease is the top killer of both men and women, but there are ways to stop it. Here’s how both lifestyle and medications can help.
- Adjusting to My Psoriatic Arthritis Diagnosis
How one man came to terms with the challenges of psoriatic arthritis.
- The Challenges of Psoriatic Arthritis
A doctor discusses some of the challenges he and his patients face in diagnosing and treating this condition.
- Managing Bad Days With Psoriatic Arthritis
Part of living with psoriatic arthritis is learning to deal with flare-ups. Find out how one woman manages her condition.
- What It’s Really Like to Have Heart Bypass Surgery
Find out what having coronary artery bypass surgery is like -- from a patient’s perspective.
- Living with Heart Failure in a Post-COVID World
How one woman adjusted to life with heart failure during COVID, and learned to thrive.
- Crohn's Disease and Your Mental Health
Stress doesn't cause Crohn's. But the condition can affect you mentally.
- Are There Supplements for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)?
Find out why many experts don’t recommend taking supplements as a way to improve or prevent coronary artery disease.
- Who Was the Hardest Person to Tell About Your Diagnosis?
Who was the hardest person to tell about your diagnosis? Tell us about it.
- Male Breast Cancer Patient Saved Lives While Losing the Battle for His Own
Male breast cancer patient Matt Bowman lost his fight against terminal cancer. But before he died, he battled fiercely to spread awareness of male breast cancer.
- New Breast Cancer Drug Enhertu Could Be a Game-Changer
Everything you need to know about AztraZeneca's new breast cancer drug Enhertu.
- 3 Great Yoga Moves to Do After Breast Cancer Treatment
Yoga has shown multiple health benefits for cancer patients. Learn three great yoga moves you can do after breast cancer treatment.
- How to Manage Chemo Fatigue
Chemo fatigue is a common side effect of chemotherapy for cancer patients. Here are several steps you can take to manage the condition.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment in the Next Decade
Dr. Andrew Wang shares his insight into where research on rheumatoid arthritis is heading, what roadblocks experts face, and what to expect down the road.
- A Rheumatologist's Perspective: RA and Other Conditions
Can RA cause other problems? A rheumatologist explains some of the conditions that can happen along with this autoimmune form of arthritis.
- Rising Above Rheumatoid Arthritis
A patient advocate’s tips on meeting the challenges of rheumatoid arthritis (RA): getting support, self-care, handling stress, and staying active.
- A Day in the Life of My Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis brings challenges that even those close to you may not see. See how someone with RA makes day-to-day life a little easier.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Finding My Groove
A person with rheumatoid arthritis describes living with RA, including medications, working with a rheumatologist, and managing the condition with lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise.
- Are the New Immunotherapies Right for You?
Is immunotherapy right for you? Learn more about the treatment, risks and benefits.