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Insomnia Common Among Cancer Patients

By Lisa Rapaport — 2019

Roughly half of patients with cancer have symptoms of insomnia, and many may have sleep problems that linger for at least a year, a small study suggests. The most common malignancies were breast cancer, tumors of the prostate or testicles, and colorectal cancer.

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Exercise Is the Best Cure for Fatigue Caused by Cancer

The best treatment for the bone-crushing fatigue caused by cancer and its treatment may be the very last one you'd imagine. It's exercise.

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Maggie Fox
2017
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How I Learned to Cope with Cancer-Related Fatigue

Jelle Damhuis is a 2-time cancer survivor who most recently completed treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2018. He is now reintegrating back into the workplace and helping spread the word about cancer-related fatigue to patient groups around the world.

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Jelle Damhuis
2020
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General Information About Fatigue

Cancer fatigue is different from fatigue that healthy people feel.

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National Cancer Institute
2021
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Managing Fatigue

Fatigue is the most common side effect of breast cancer treatment. Some doctors estimate that 9 out of 10 people experience fatigue at some point during treatment. Fatigue from treatment can appear suddenly, at any time, and can be overwhelming.

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Ashish Khanna
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Free the Nippleless! From Ourselves and the Shame of Living in a Society that Rarely Acknowledges Us

For women like me who lose our nipples to breast cancer, learning to love our changed bodies can be a journey.

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Jessica Zucker
2021
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Here’s Why Exercise Is Crucial in Preventing, Treating Cancer

A panel of experts has released guidelines stating that regular exercise can help prevent cancer as well as help people undergoing cancer treatment.

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Matt Berger
2019
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Your Secret Weapon During Cancer Treatment? Exercise!

Don't stop moving. Research confirms that exercising can help you not just survive but thrive during and after cancer.

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Mayo Clinic Staff
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A New Monologue for Eve Ensler, Re-enacting Life with Cancer

If any feminist walks the walk, it's author, actress and activist Eve Ensler, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues. In 2009, Ensler went to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to help victims of rape and torture create a sanctuary called City of Joy. That's when her own life got upended.

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Jeff Lunden
2018
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Does Cancer Treatment Cause Unwanted Weight Gain?

Weight loss is a common side effect of some cancer treatments. But sometimes, the opposite happens—and patients end up packing on the pounds instead of losing them.

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Cynthia DeMarco
2020
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Cultivating Gratitude and Hope During Cancer Treatment

Gratitude is a conscious decision that allows us to gain perspective by viewing a situation through an alternate lens. Cultivating gratitude can help those affected by cancer cope.

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Brianna Garrison, Sarah Hines
2014
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