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Is It Time to Stop Chemotherapy?
We often talk about people fighting cancer—as if it is a war to be won. But sometimes, it is not so much about defeating cancer as it is about making the most of your life. According to Choosing Wisely, an initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, cancer responds best to the initial treatment. But if a tumor doesn’t respond, there’s a decreased chance that treatment will help. Choosing Wisely suggests that if you’ve had three different treatments and the cancer has grown or spread, more treatments are not likely to be effective and can cause side effects that shorten your life and decrease its quality.
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How to Stay Hydrated This Summer
Summer is a prime time for becoming dehydrated. Warmer weather, increased activity, and so many food occasions featuring alcohol can leave our bodies craving water.
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Foods to Ease 6 Common Chemo Side Effects
When you start chemotherapy, one of the first things you’ll learn is how important it is to eat healthy and keep a balanced diet. Of course, that’s easier said than done when you’re dealing with side effects that include dry mouth, nausea, fatigue and changes in taste. There are, however, some food strategies you can use to restore that lost appetite.
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Learning a Lifesaving Skill: How the ISR Program Teaches Infants and Children How to Swim
Every day, two children under age 14 die as the result of accidental drowning.
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Day in the Life of Medical Technologist—Monica Branom
Patients at Orlando Health may never meet Monica Branom, but she’s still taking care of them. As a senior medical technologist at Orlando
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When Your Child Hurts: What Is Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome?
Before you chalk up your teen’s vague complaints of pain to an attempt to stay home from school, consider this: As many as 40 percent of children suffer from chronic pain and 7.5 percent have amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS). Cases of AMPS are on the rise, thanks to the pandemic that has left kids more depressed, isolated and sedentary.
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Taylor Swift's Mother Has Cancer: What Her Diagnosis Can Teach Us All
Everyone knows Taylor Swift as a pop superstar who creates hit records, but the Grammy-winning singer is also more than that—she’s a daughter who just may have saved her mother’s life.
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Coping with Changes in Appearance after Chemotherapy
Cancer can be life-altering in many ways. When you’re dealing with cancer, your main focus is your health, but for many people the disease and its subsequent treatment causes other changes that are just as challenging.
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What Athletes Should Know About Hydration
Your body contains muscles, bones, blood and tissue, but most of all, it contains water. Water makes up 55 to 65 percent of adult bodies. Muscles and kidneys contain 79 percent water, and bones and the brain are close behind at 73 percent. That’s why it is essential to help the body stay hydrated so it can function at peak performance.
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Thirsty Much? Know the Signs of Dehydration
Our bodies need water to survive. Water doesn’t just keep us from feeling thirsty, it is instrumental in helping our bodies run efficiently. Water makes up 55 percent to 65 percent of adult bodies and about 78 percent of newborn bodies. Within the body, the brain and heart contain 73 percent water, muscles and kidneys contain 79 percent and even our bones are made up of 31 percent water.
