A Conversation with
Country Music’s
Eddie Montgomery
Back on Tour After Prostate Cancer
Eddie Montgomery began his journey toward becoming a honkey tonk superstar very young. At age five, he hit the stage with his parents’ band, joining the band full time in his teen years.
“I had it, got rid of it, and I’m ready to go.”
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Easing the Pain of Cancer
Have you ever noticed that when you are feeling sad or anxious you attend more to aches and pains in your body? When pain flares, you are more prone to experience negative emotions, such as fear, frustration, anger, and anxiety. Furthermore, when you are in pain, you may feel less like being active and socializing, making you even more susceptible to negative emotions.
Your Flu Questions Answered
Living with cancer increases your risk for complications from influenza. If you have cancer now or have had cancer in the past, you are at higher risk for complications from the flu. To help prepare you for the flu this season, here are answers to some of your most important flu-related questions.
10 Gynecologic Cancer Symptoms Women Shouldn’t Ignore
Warning signs that should send women to a doctor
Pelvic pain and abnormal bleeding aren’t the only signs of gynecologic cancer. More than 80,000 women in the United States are diagnosed each year with a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, endometrial (also known as uterine) or ovarian cancer.
Don’t Let Fatigue Get You Down
Tips and Techniques for Managing Cancer-Related Fatigue
Fatigue is the most common and distressing symptom experienced by people with cancer. It can be part of the disease process or its treatments, and it can persist after treatments are completed. Cancer invades every part of your life. Similarly, fatigue can cast a shadow over everything you do, feel, and even how you think about yourself. Learning about fatigue, its causes, and ways to potentially lessen its effects can improve your overall quality of life.
Targeted Therapies
The Future of Cancer Care
Today, breast cancer, colon cancer, ovarian cancer, and brain cancer all receive the same standardized therapies, despite the fact that no two tumors, even from the same organ, are truly alike. But this “one size fits all” approach to treatment is about to change.
The Bet
Amy agonized over losing her blonde cotton candy hair to the shower drain. Her poker straight locks were baby fine, and when she teased and coated them with hairspray they puffed up and swirled like spun sugar. The chemotherapy nurse had said her hair would begin falling out two weeks after her first treatment. That was three days ago.
