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Yahoo Canada Style'You can do this. You are stronger than you think': A letter to my before breast cancer self
"At night you put your hand on your chest and can feel your heart beat like never before. It’s a reminder that you’re still alive. Try to embrace that."
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Your friend has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Now what?
First thing to do? Imagine if it was you.
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Cancer, chemo and cosmetics: How looking good can make a big difference
The chemotherapy that I’m taking has a great reputation for doing some serious damage to cancer cells. After every chemo treatment, I get a series of needles containing neupogen. This is the medicine that boosts my white blood cells so that I have some kind of an immune system.
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'It's just hair': Dealing with hair loss during chemotherapy
There have been days when I look in the mirror and think, “How can I go on TV with this?” Other days, I can’t believe I haven’t been scouted for a shampoo commercial a la Sofia Vergara. It will start falling out 15-18 days after your first chemo treatment, a day or so after your second treatment.” Quick math: First chemo Dec. 16, second scheduled for Dec 30. Dr. Arnold said to me that the most upsetting side effect to this chemo treatment is the loss of hair.