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CancerChoices senior clinical consultant Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS, discusses the effects of stress on the body and how to manage stress.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024Remembering Ourselves through Breathing with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
CancerChoices advisor Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, demonstrates a breathing technique to help lower anxiety.
. Last modified on : Oct 23 2025Managing Stress
Reducing stress is vital to healing. So is finding skillful ways to cope with stresses you can’t remove.
. Last modified on : Nov 04 2025Leda Dederich: I Recognize This Weird Silver Lining of the Terminal Cancer Experience
Three years ago, at age 45, I found a lump in my breast that would mark the end of my life as I knew it.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023From Surgeon to Patient: The Unseen Side of Breast Cancer
It was only when I was diagnosed in 2015 with stage 3 breast cancer that I realised how little I actually knew, and how ill-prepared many patients are to face the hurdles in front of them.
. Last modified on : Nov 01 2025Ruth Hennig: Cannabis as Part of Cancer Care from the Patient’s Perspective
It never occurred to me that cannabis could have therapeutic value.
. Last modified on : Dec 27 2023Ruth Hennig: Cancer, Again: Cancer as a Compass
The exploration revolves around finding peace and purpose in a life that has been touched but not defined or limited (yet) by cancer.
. Last modified on : Nov 01 2025Ruth Hennig: Cancer, Again: Acupuncture and Guided Meditation as Part of the Surgery Experience
When I got diagnosed with a second breast cancer earlier this year, I turned instinctively to acupuncture.
. Last modified on : Feb 05 2025Sitting with Uncertainty
Cancer survivors discuss waiting for cancer test results, how to cope with unfavorable results, living with uncertainty, and mindset.
. Last modified on : Nov 01 2025