Qi Gong Could Improve Breast Cancer Patients’ Quality Of Life

Qi Gong Could Improve Breast Cancer Patients’ Quality Of Life.

An ancient Chinese practice could make life better for women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, according to a small new study.

Researchers from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas found that practicing qi gong was linked with decreased depression and increased quality of life in women who were undergoing radiotherapy for their breast cancer.

The findings are important because past research has shown an association betweendepression and worse outcomes for cancer patients.

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Cancer Survivor Stories – Katie Strumpf

Cancer Survivor Stories – National Cancer Institute.

When Katie Strumpf was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 10, her parents were wise enough to look at the different protocols of the clinical trial she had joined. After examining their options, they insisted Katie be placed into a group where the treatment wouldn’t affect her fine motor skills. Now she is healthy and 31 years old and grateful for all the research they did. She remembers the experience clearly.

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Pierce Brosnan’s Daughter Dies of Ovarian Cancer

Pierce Brosnan’s Daughter Dies of Ovarian Cancer : People.com.

After a three-year battle with ovarian cancer, Pierce Brosnan’s daughter Charlotte has died, PEOPLE has learned. 

Charlotte, who was 41, passed away in London. She leaves behind husband Alex Smith, their daughter, 14, and son, 8. 

Charlotte’s mother, Cassandra Harris, also died of ovarian cancer. She passed away in 1991 while married to Pierce, after losing her own mother to the same disease as a teenager.

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The Jonathan Dimbleby doctrine: You don’t beat cancer by not talking about it

The Jonathan Dimbleby doctrine: You don’t beat cancer by not talking about it – Profiles – People – The Independent.

Britain in 1965 was not a country that talked about cancer. Strange as it may seem in 2014, all the more so  after the tragic death of Stephen Sutton – the teenager who made no bones about his terminal condition, spoke frankly about it on social media and inspired the country to give millions to charity – the disease was once of those things that was kept behind closed doors; muttered about in hushed euphemisms and rarely mentioned publicly.

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