Consider a holistic approach to your care.
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Breast cancer treatments can be highly effective at removing and destroying cancer cells. However, these therapies can also cause side effects such as pain, fatigue, loss of appetite, and mood changes. At the same time, you may also be grappling with difficult emotions around your condition.
Some research suggests that complementary therapies like these may help you cope with these secondary side effects: |
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Receiving acupuncture from a licensed acupuncturist may ease drug-induced joint pain, and improve chemotherapy side effects like nausea and vomiting. |
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Getting a professional massage may help ease pain, fatigue, and anxiety. |
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Practicing yoga can help improve sleep, beat fatigue, reduce pain, and ease symptoms of depression and treatment-induced menopause. |
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Following a mindfulness practice may improve symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety. |
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| Does it matter what I eat and drink? |
| While food cannot cure cancer, following a balanced diet is an important way to keep your body strong through treatment. And if you enter remission, it may even reduce your risk of recurrence. |
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| Eating healthy may not always be possible — and that’s OK |
During treatment, you may experience side effects like fatigue, low appetite, nausea, and a sore mouth that make it hard to follow an intentional eating pattern.
Chemotherapy, in particular, can make it difficult to eat a balanced diet. Click the button below for a downloadable and printable guide on managing your diet during chemotherapy. |
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| Take it one step at a time |
Remember, you aren’t expected to know everything about breast cancer or manage this condition on your own. We hope the various tools included in this series can offer you guidance as you move forward in your journey.
If you’re not already subscribed, you’ll start to receive our Breast Cancer newsletter in your inbox every Thursday featuring more resources to help you manage your well-being. Look for the next edition coming soon!
If you have any feedback for us about this series, please get in touch at newsletters@healthline.com. |
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