by Jennifer | Apr 18, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #137 Fear of recurrence can be a strong motivator or demotivator, depending on your action style. In cancer truth 128 I talked about preferences. How much information do you want or need to get or NOT get when it comes to a diagnosis or treatment.... by Jennifer | Apr 17, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #136 Chronic pain can increase fears of recurrence. Since we do not always know how common chronic pain is and the fact that this can be random and lifelong, when we continue to experience pain we worry that there could be recurrence. Add to that... by Jennifer | Apr 16, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #135 Chronic pain resulting from surgery does not always need to be solved with more surgery. Alternative treatment modalities like massage therapy and acupuncture may be more effective and less invasive than more surgery to reduce or alleviate... by Jennifer | Apr 15, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #134 Chronic pain is a common long term effect of cancer treatments. Several years ago our vet learned that she had the BRCA gene. She decided to have surgery to reduce her risks of getting cancer. When she came back I took my amazing nearly 20... by Jennifer | Apr 14, 2023 | Cancer Truth Note
Cancer Truth Note: #133 Hair grows back. (Except eyebrows, can anyone tell me why these seem to not come back the same?) I feel like I am saying some potentially unpopular things this week. It is true, hair grows back. For so many of us this can be linked to our...