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How to Pay for Cancer Treatments and Integrative Medicine

A Solution to the Cost of Integrative Cancer Care | How to Pay Your Medical Bills. Cancer Treatment is expensive. It seems the Road to Health is Paved with Gold. Integrative Cancer Care is expensive. Conventional Modern Oncology care is uber expensive. Enter GiveForward.com an easy way to provide financial and emotional support for loved ones, friends and neighbors in times of medical need.

Nine Ways Acupuncture Benefits Cancer Patients

Acupuncture is an ancient system of healing with modern applications. Many leading edge cancer centers today include acupuncture therapy for cancer patients. For the cancer patient or cancer survivor/thriver, research supports the use of acupuncture for managing the side effects of cancer treatment and improving quality of life.

Chemotherapy Side Effects: Acupuncture Reduces Infection Risk

Cancer treatment with chemotherapy results in many unwanted and dangerous side effects. In numerous studies acupuncture has been shown to effectively and rapidly increase levels of white blood cells, thus boosting immunity and reducing risk of infections.

Advanced Ovarian Cancer | A Personal Story of Health and Survival

I was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer in July 2009. I am forever grateful for the compassionate, caring and in depth knowledge that she continues to impart; I am indebted to Dr. Chilkov and am so appreciative to have her in my life and on my team.

Why Are So Many Women Getting Breast Cancer? 10 Surprising Little Known Reasons

More and more Women are being diagnosed with hormonal cancers including breast cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, uterine cancer. If you are a cancer survivor, you most certainly do not want to get a cancer recurrence. Most women do not realize that there are dangerous factors in their everyday modern lives that increase cancer risk, not just breast cancers, but a broad range of cancers. Knowledge is Power. Put a stop to some of these habits and you could save your own life.

Breast Cancer:Why Are So Many Women at Risk? Part 1

Every woman wants to know what she can do to lower her risk of breast cancer. Towards that end breastcancer.org has published a fantastic free ebook, THINK PINK, LIVE GREEN: Protect Your Breast Health which is one of the best resources I have found.

Cancer, Stress and Depression | A Difficult Journey

Are stress and depression related to cancer? The reason could possibly have to do with the way stress and depression affects the immune system.

Breast Cancer Patients Beware

Is it safe to participate in an FDA Approved Study? Maybe Not. In June 2009 the FDA cut corners and fast-tracked the approval of a new medical device without ascertaining its safety because it resembled other similar devices that had been approved in the past. That’s like saying … well this nuclear reactor looks like another one we approved last year, so it must be safe.

Meditation Benefits Cancer Patients

How Meditation Can Support Cancer Treatment
Is Meditation Effective?
There is good news when it comes to meditation as a complementary treatment, and that is that a number of rigorous clinical trials are underway. Using controlled clinical trials, these investigators are studying the effects of both types of meditation on health issues such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease and the side effects of cancer treatment.

The Cancer Fighting Kitchen | Anti-Cancer Foods and Recipes

This is a great cookbook, not only for cancer patients and cancer survivors, but for anyone who wants to eat a super healthy diet that also fights cancer with food!!