Blisstree » cancer survivors http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:35:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Confronting Chemobrain after Breast Cancer http://www.blisstree.com/articles/confronting-chemobrain-after-breast-cancer/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/confronting-chemobrain-after-breast-cancer/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:00:57 +0000 Peggy Rowland http://www.blisstree.com/?p=114607 Post from: Blisstree

Confronting Chemobrain after Breast Cancer

]]> While the name may sound like slang, the term “chemobrain” is becoming more recognized as a real experience of some breast cancer patients. The symptoms include memory loss, inability to concentrate and difficulty thinking.

Researchers from the UCLA Center for Culture and Health recently studied the problem with focus groups and in-depth interviews of 74 women who had completed breast cancer treatment. Their research was published in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship.

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Many of the women in the study described cognitive changes that were both frustrating and upsetting to them. Most of the women complained about the medical community’s failure to acknowledge chemobrain symptoms. Women were also upset that they didn’t receive any warning about the cognitive problems that affected their work and family lives.

The researchers concluded that chemobrain can seriously affect the lives of cancer survivors – emotionally, psychologically and economically. They noted that a clear understanding of the impairments faced will help doctors develop therapies and interventions to improve the lives of cancer survivors.

The American Cancer Society offers some tips on dealing with chemobrain.

(Image Cancer Survivor’s Garden in Chicago via Wikimedia Commons)

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Confronting Chemobrain after Breast Cancer

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/articles/confronting-chemobrain-after-breast-cancer/feed/ 1 SharingHope.TV: Like YouTube From ACS http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sharinghopetv-like-youtube-from-acs-57/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/sharinghopetv-like-youtube-from-acs-57/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:46:01 +0000 Gloria Gamat http://www.cancercommentary.com/2008/02/27/sharinghopetv-like-youtube-from-acs/ Post from: Blisstree

SharingHope.TV: Like YouTube From ACS

]]> I was notified of something really interesting that will be of huge help (I hope!) to cancer patients — from the American Cancer Society (ACS) via Paul McGee.

Pretty much like YouTube, ACS has launched its own, cancer specific, video and picture sharing site called SharingHope.TV.

SharingHope.tv allows users to create an account and upload video, audio, photos and artwork in order to tell their stories of cancer in ways that work best for them. Visitors to the site can view the content, share what they like with others, or find hope and inspiration for their own fight against cancer.

Cancer survivors and their loved ones are already avid users of online community Web sites, and with SharingHope.tv, the American Cancer Society hopes to engage new and existing users of online media. “Many people share their stories of cancer on Web sites like You Tube, Flickr, and personal blogs.

Now they have a chance to come together in a single online community, with an organization and an audience that really cares about cancer,” said David Neff, American Cancer Society High Plains Division director of web and interactive strategy.

Hey do check it out! Please go to www.sharinghope.tv or you can read the full press release.

Wow. Isn’t that something?!

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