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This holiday season, I'm hearing the same story from friend after friend who's been visiting aging parents. Sometimes it's mom, sometimes it's dad, sometimes it's a retire...
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Cancer patients who have dementia die much sooner from their disease than those who have cancer without dementia, researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, ...
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When you're caring for someone, or several someones, it can easily feel like you're stuck on a one-way street. I can't tell you how many holiday seasons I've spent running ...
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When you're caring for an older adult, falls are a constant fear. And we also know from hard experience that falling is an enormous risk for older adults. A fall -- especia...
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Breast cancer that's HER2-positive can be particularly aggressive, and HER2-positive breast cancer tends to strike women at younger ages and be diagnosed at later stages, m...
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People who drink several cups of coffee or tea a day -- even decaf versions -- can dramatically lower their risk of diabetes, researchers reported on Monday.
Drinking thre...
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Cancer is much more likely to be curable if the symptoms are caught early. In fact, with certain types of cancer, such as ovarian and prostate cancer, early detection can m...
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I was reading some of the recent and moving messages accompanying Caring Candles today, and it struck me how many were about cancer, and how many mentioned having several f...
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With Michael J. Fox putting a human face on the tragedy of advancing Parkinson's Disease, researchers are working to find treatments that work to reduce tremors and make li...
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Yes, but be prepared to spend a lot of time and energy finding out where and how to apply for help. Start with these simple strategies: 1. Ask your doctor about costs at th...
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Recently I went with two friends to a local talk given by a cancer support group called "Cancer Changes Everything." What the talks focused on was sexuality when one perso...
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Fatigue and weakness are common side effects of chemotherapy, and it's normal to feel quite wiped out, particularly three to five days after a chemo treatment. Weakness and...
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Low red blood cell counts and low platelet counts are side effects of chemotherapy because the chemotherapy drugs kill off the fast-growing bone marrow cells that boost red...
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Etoposide, the drug in VP-16, is commonly used for lung cancer. This drug is known to suppress the bone marrow, which means it tends to lower blood counts dramatically. You...
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The problem is not that your brother is losing blood, it's that his blood cell counts are low. This happens when chemotherapy drugs damage the bone marrow where new blood c...
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Does every single airline trip you take seem to end with a case of the sniffles, or worse, with a full-on case of the flu? If you're starting to feel just a tad paranoid ab...
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1. Cough-suppressant drops. They're good for you, yes, but there's another reason to carry them on flights. Kindly offering them to fellow passengers who are coughing on yo...
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Have you ever stood in line at the grocery store behind a cranky older person who was complaining to everyone in sight and engaging the cashier in a series of unpleasant ...
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The airwaves are filled with ads for holiday sales and discounts, but that's not really what we caregivers need. We need practical suggestions for how to create a festive h...
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Even when you know life doesn't always live up to the sentiments of a Hallmark card or Verizon commercial, it can be really hard to admit that the holidays bring you down. ...
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Last night my friend Alice called to ask my advice about a hard holiday situation. Her sister Jeannie is planning to host the family's Thanksgiving dinner, which in their c...
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Last week's episode of Bones, the hit TV crime show, featured a story line that probably felt all too familiar to anyone helping care for an aging parent, spouse, or other ...
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Before you fly
When gate agents are deciding whom to upgrade, often it's the passengers who have elite status or have paid full fare who get priority. If you fly a particu...
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A new study published this week in the journal Cancer has doctors, patients, and families talking -- and asking hard questions -- about what happens in a couple when it's t...
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This week a decision was made that could affect many lives. Currently mammograms are recommended as a yearly screening technique for women starting at age 40. If you have h...
