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Saving Cancer Patients' Skin For Later Dermatological Treatments [www.sciencedaily.com]

Mario Lacouture, M.D., founder and director of the pioneering Cancer Skin Care Program, helps patients with the skin side effects of cancer treatment.

03:50 PM, 21 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

Melanoma Increases Rates For Young Women [www.washingtonpost.com]

Sun goddesses take note: The rate of skin cancer's most deadly form jumped 50 percent in young women from 1980 to 2004, according to a government report

03:48 PM, 11 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

The Society for Oncology Massage Makes its Debut [www.massagetoday.com]

The Society for Oncology Massage (S4OM) was launched in April 2008, along with an extensive Web site. The society’s vision to “ease the journey through cancer and beyond for patients, family members and caregivers” was established over one year of work by its founding members.

09:05 PM, 09 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

Pain and Suffering [include.nurse.com]

Whether from the effects of chemotherapy, radiation or just living with chronic pain, pain it is a all encompassing cycle of pain/depression/pain. Imagine having chronic pain before the diagnosis of cancer? It can affect how you work, live, relate to friends and family. This is a wonderful article explaining the mechanics of pain and the mind/body connection with some coping skills and treatment help. Best of all, oncology massage therapists may help reduce pain during treatment for cancer. Reprinted with permission from Nursing Spectrum/Nurse Week

05:29 PM, 07 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

Complementary Care Intake Form [cisncancer.org]

Always inform your physician of the complementary care treatments during chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

08:12 PM, 05 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

The Inner Life of a Cell [video.aol.com]

A beautifully animated video showing the cells in our bodies and the miraculous work it does.

09:04 AM, 05 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

Is It Safe To Have a Massage During Treatment? [a.abcnews.com]

Massage therapy during cancer treatment or with a cancer diagnosis has recently been looked at.

04:03 PM, 03 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

Should You Take Antioxidants During Radiation Treatment? [abcnews.go.com]

Taking antioxidants during radiation therapy -- and some examples would be Vitamin E, Vitamin C, co-enzyme Q10, green tea is an example of an antioxidant tea -- during radiation therapy, this is controversial.

03:58 PM, 03 Jul 2008 by Toni Muirhead

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