(PRWEB) The Australian Academy of Hypnosis announced the conclusion of a clinical study into the effectiveness of hypnosis to improve quality of life and in symptom management for patients with cancer. “It has been fantastic.” One participant said, “I didn’t know that things could be so affected by the depth within the mind. My energy… Continue reading Hypnosis as an Allied Therapy to Improve the Quality of Life of Cancer Patients
Month: March 2014
Risks of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Jennifer Wider, M.D. Society for Women’s Health Research Survivors of early stage breast cancer may be unaware of their risk for recurrence, according to a new survey conducted by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a national advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. Roughly 50 percent of the women polled were unaware of the statistics related… Continue reading Risks of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Cancer Treatments – Responses, Survival & Placebo: Defining an Effective Cancer Therapy
(PRWEB) There are over 2,000 cancer therapies in clinical trials. Some are better than others, but how is that determined? How are the results of these trials weighed and scored? How is one treatment deemed to be superior to another? In this edition of CancerWire we examine how oncologists judge their therapies so that patients… Continue reading Cancer Treatments – Responses, Survival & Placebo: Defining an Effective Cancer Therapy
Some Fights Are Never Over
(PRWEB) Who could possibly imagine doing three Ironmans in one year, all under 10 hours, and only one year after brain tumor surgery? This is what Tom Tucker accomplished on October 15th in Kona, Hawaii in the Ironman World Championship competition. It was the many words of encouragement he received from other brain tumor survivors… Continue reading Some Fights Are Never Over
Chronotherapy Helps Lung Cancer Patient on the Road to Recovery
EVANSTON, IL (PRWEB) Margaret Olszowka was diagnosed with lung cancer on New Year’s Eve, 2002. The prognosis was very grim: her disease had advanced to Stage 4 and was inoperable. Doctors at a very well known university hospital told her there was nothing they could do for her. They didn’t even offer chemotherapy as an… Continue reading Chronotherapy Helps Lung Cancer Patient on the Road to Recovery