Helping Patients Decrease Stress and Increase a Sense of Control with Donald Abrams, MD
CancerChoices advisor Donald Abrams, MD, shares the ways in which he helps his patients with cancer decrease stress and increase a sense of control, including lifestyle practices and social support.
. First published on : Dec 02 2024Remembering Ourselves through Breathing with Rachel Naomi Remen, MD
CancerChoices advisor Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, demonstrates a breathing technique to help lower anxiety.
. First published on : Nov 13 2024Sleeping Well with Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS
Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS, senior clinical consultant at CancerChoices, provides an overview of sleeping well, one of the 7 Lifestyle Practices.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024Managing Stress with Laura Pole, RN, MSN, OCNS
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.
. First published on : Oct 31 2024Lifestyle Medicine with Dean Ornish, MD
CancerChoices advisor Dean Ornish, MD, describes lifestyle medicine and the research behind its effectiveness in nurturing healing.
. First published on : Oct 30 2024Meet the Practitioner: Dr. Diljeet Singh
Integrative gynecologic oncologist Dr. Diljeet Singh and Christine Mineart, program director of CancerChoices, discuss health insurance challenges, cancer and exercise research, navigating integrative cancer care, and tips for finding moments of mindfulness.
. Last modified on : Sep 24 2024Connecting with Others Who Have Walked the Path of a Cancer Diagnosis
We all differ in the types of support that we need and in how much we wish to share with others about our experiences. But we all benefit from being held in empathy, compassion, and connection—and our bodies often show us.
. Last modified on : Oct 01 2024What to Do When Your Oncologist Doesn’t Support Complementary Therapies
What might you do when your oncologist doesn’t support your desire to incorporate complementary therapies and self-care practices into your care plan?
. Last modified on : Nov 05 2024CancerChoices Year-end Reflections—2023
We want to help you or someone you care for to live as well as possible for as long as possible. The way we do all of this is to help you or someone you care for understand both the strengths and weaknesses of all three modalities—conventional, self-care and complementary approaches.
. Last modified on : Dec 02 2024