http://copingmag.com/cwc/ The website for people whose lives have been touched by cancer. en-us webmaster@copingmag.com 2012-01-29T13:02:29+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/the_bet http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/the_bet?utm_medium=RSS#When:13:02:29Z 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.[...] Survivors, Breast, 2012-01-29T13:02:29+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/eddie_montgomery http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/eddie_montgomery?utm_medium=RSS#When:13:02:29Z 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.[...] 2012-01-29T13:02:29+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/easing_the_pain_of_cancer http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/easing_the_pain_of_cancer?utm_medium=RSS#When:13:02:29Z 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.[...] Side Effects, Physical Well-being, 2012-01-29T13:02:29+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/your_flu_questions_answered http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/your_flu_questions_answered?utm_medium=RSS#When:14:10:16Z 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.[...] Medical, 2012-01-26T14:10:16+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/10_gynecologic_cancer_symptoms_women_shouldnt_ignore http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/10_gynecologic_cancer_symptoms_women_shouldnt_ignore?utm_medium=RSS#When:21:05:12Z 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.[...] Gynecologic, 2012-01-22T21:05:12+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/dont_let_fatigue_get_you_down http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/dont_let_fatigue_get_you_down?utm_medium=RSS#When:21:05:12Z 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.[...] Side Effects, Physical Well-being, 2012-01-22T21:05:12+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/diagnosis_lung_cancer http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/diagnosis_lung_cancer?utm_medium=RSS#When:13:15:38Z You have just been diagnosed with lung cancer. The first thing you must know, and something you should repeat to yourself over and over, is there is reason for hope! Much is being done for people with lung cancer, and new treatments are being developed and tested every day. Of course, you may experience many strong emotions – it is part of the process of dealing with your diagnosis. But a key part of living with lung cancer is to learn the facts, to stay positive, to be hopeful, and to remember that lung cancer can often be treated.[...] Lung, 2012-01-19T13:15:38+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/targeted_therapies http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/rss_article/targeted_therapies?utm_medium=RSS#When:13:15:04Z 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.[...] Medical, 2012-01-19T13:15:04+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/women_with_certain_type_of_ovarian_cancer_and_brca_gene_mutation_have_impro http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/women_with_certain_type_of_ovarian_cancer_and_brca_gene_mutation_have_impro#When:21:36:47Z Among women with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, patients having a germline (gene change in a reproductive cell that could be passed to offspring) mutation in the BRCAl or BRCA2 genes was associated with improved 5-year overall survival, with BRCA2 carriers having the best prognosis, according to a study in the January 25, 2012, issue of JAMA.[...] 2012-01-24T21:36:47+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/genetic_abnormality_predicts_benefit_from_treatment_for_a_rare_brain_tumor http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/genetic_abnormality_predicts_benefit_from_treatment_for_a_rare_brain_tumor#When:20:24:48Z A clinical trial has shown that addition of chemotherapy to radiation therapy leads to a near doubling of median survival time in patients with a form of brain tumor (oligodendroglioma) that carries a chromosomal abnormality called the 1p19q co-deletion.[...] 2012-01-23T20:24:48+00:00 http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/study_showed_oxaliplatin_improved_colon_cancer_patient_survival http://copingmag.com/cwc/index.php/resources/rss_news/study_showed_oxaliplatin_improved_colon_cancer_patient_survival#When:22:00:46Z Stage III colon cancer patients in the general population who receive adjuvant treatment for the disease have an improved rate of survival when oxaliplatin is added to 5-fluorouracil (5FU), according to a study published January 20, 2012, in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute.[...] 2012-01-20T22:00:46+00:00