Listening to relaxing music may be a simple, effective way to help clear up brain fog and other cognitive side effects of breast cancer treatment.
You may have expected to feel tired when you have cancer. But cancer fatigue can make you too exhausted to enjoy life.
Breast cancer itself does not cause hair loss, but some breast cancer treatments can. If you’re facing breast cancer treatment and are concerned about hair loss, you’re not alone.
Breast cancer comes with challenges and changes—going through treatment, dealing with side effects, and fluctuating energy levels for starters...
Chemotherapy brain fog (chemo brain) happens when coping with cancer or cancer treatment affects your ability to remember and act on information. Usually, chemotherapy brain fog is a short-term issue, but some people may have symptoms for months after they’ve finished treatment.
When a loved one has cancer, the stress can be intense and may affect the whole family.
Many patients experience "chemobrain" — mental clouding or fogginess — during and after cancer treatment.
A little over two years ago, I was hunting in the kitchen for a measuring cup. Disoriented, I began to search in the cupboard where I keep plates and bowls (clearly the wrong place for measuring cups). I’m not crazy after all. I was making Funfetti pancakes...
The holidays bring celebration, tradition, and joy, but also obligation and expectation. This season can be stressful under the best circumstances, but add a cancer diagnosis or treatment into the mix, and the weight can become unbearable.
Some consider movement “free medicine.” Even small doses practiced with consistency can extend longevity and prevent and treat disease. As far back as Hippocrates and Plato, physical activity was viewed as good for health. Over the years, evidence-based studies have confirmed that movement reduces mortality risks and protects us from chronic medical conditions like type 2 diabetes, obesity, dementia, and cancer.

