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Is Unexplained Weight Loss a Sign of Cancer?

By Adrienne Santos-Longhurst — 2019

Many people associate unexplained weight loss with cancer. Though unintentional weight loss can be a warning sign of cancer, there are other reasons for unexplained weight loss as well.

Read on www.healthline.com

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Olympic Swimmer Nathan Adrian on Testicular Cancer Diagnosis: I ‘Felt Betrayed by My Own Body’

For the first time in forever, Nathan Adrian truly has no idea if he’ll have a strong swim Friday. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter to the five-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s simply elated to be back.

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Michelle R. Martinelli
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I Was Betrayed by My Body

‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’

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Tamara O’Brien
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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
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8 Medical-Related Reasons for Unexplained Weight Gain

Eating healthy? Working out? Still struggling with unexplained weight gain? One of these medical problems might be the reason.

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Elizabeth Bacharach
2020
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Stress and Weight Loss: What’s the Connection?

For many people, stress can have a direct impact on their weight. Whether it causes weight loss or weight gain can vary from person to person — and even situation to situation.

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Natalie Silver
2018
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6 Surprising Health Benefits of Hypnosis

“In healthcare, hypnosis can be used as a psychological treatment to help you experience changes in sensations, perceptions, thoughts, or behaviors. It’s done in a clinical setting and performed by a trained, licensed healthcare professional, like a psychologist or a physician,” says Alison T.

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Penn Medicine Staff
2019
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Advice on Dire Diagnoses From a Survivor

With each diagnosis, knowing her life hung in the balance, she was “stunned, then anguished” and astonished by “how much energy it takes to get from the bad news to actually starting on the return path to health.”

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Jane E. Brody
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How to Use Mindfulness to Lose Weight

First things first. Not everyone who might be categorized as overweight needs to lose weight or can lose weight. In addition, for medical reasons, some people need to eat whenever they’re hungry.

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Toni Bernhard
2018
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Copley Marine Corps Veteran, Amputee Makes History at Boston Marathon

When Peter Keating took off from the starting line at the Boston Marathon, it was the realization of a dream come true, but he never imagined just how unique his 26.2-mile trek would be.

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Bob Jones
2021
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Cultural Humility: A Way to Reduce Health Disparities in the BIPOC Community

While some may say cancer does not discriminate, certain demographic groups bear a disproportionate burden as it relates to incidence, prevalence, mortality, survivorship, outcomes, and other cancer-related measures.

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