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Just in time for spring: gadgets, gear, products and stories to help heal your mind, body and spirit

Stay warm and healthy with soothing creams, stylish fashions, home-delivered meals and a soulful book.

In “The Great Secret,” Jennet Conant shows how a World War II tragedy would eventually help in the war against cancer.

In “The Hanford Plaintiffs,” Trisha T. Pritikin gives voice to the downwinders of the notorious Hanford nuclear plant.

Head into the hot season with cool, nourishing, soothing products—and a good book.

A community leader and academic, Simmons also led the DC-based HIV nonprofit Us Helping Us. He died of prostate cancer.

Get outside, grow a garden or get comfy.

Anne Boyer, a poet and essayist, writes about her experience with triple-negative breast cancer in “The Undying.”

Simplify Cancer by Joe Bakhmouski is a great read for men facing cancer.

Some items to offer comfort from the winter chill

When a health reporter got breast cancer, she investigated why women aren’t getting the best treatment in the United States.

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Stage III breast cancer survivor Amanda Enayati turned her life around by seeking stories of women who beat the odds.

Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Vanessa Bayer wants to show kids how to be good friends with someone with cancer.

Marianne Williamson harnesses love to fight dark psychic forces—including racism, cancer and HIV.

Cool products for a hot season.