#mental health

“Chemo Brain” Is a Growing Problem for Cancer Survivors

The entire brain processes music, giving it the power to influence mood and memory and making it a powerful therapeutic tool.

During treatments, Tim Reagan says it was hard to get up each day to walk his dog, Brady. But getting up and out was exactly what he needed.

Begin 2019 by resolving to continue to take care of your health.

The risk is highest following pancreatic and lung cancer diagnoses.

However, the study showed that psychological distress was not a strong predictor of cancer.

Please, be kind; if you see someone struggling, think about what demons people face and what they are equipped with — or not.

A research team has sought to address the critical lack of treatment guidelines for addressing HIV’s complex effects on aging.

My No. 7: Joy in the season and faith in what’s next. What’s on your list for this month?

“Early on, I read about some cancer patients who get hung up on ‘why me?’ My response was ‘why not me?’”

Experts attribute the difference between these caregivers and their white counterparts to stronger social support.

Though I laugh a lot, I definitely have been changed by the events in my life — for better and worse.

The CALM program “intervenes proactively rather than just waiting for people to get distressed, anxious, depressed, and overwhelmed.”

Don’t pity me because I got sick — but DO understand how quick the line between health and sickness can be crossed.

What do you do to help your body and mind heal after something as traumatic as cancer?