Living with bladder cancer isn’t just difficult for the patient. It’s also life-changing for their partner, who often becomes their caregiver. Taking on the role of caregiver can feel like a full-time job, leaving you drained and changing the dynamic with your partner, even after recovery. But finding the road back to intimacy is important for the health of your relationship, and your own happiness. Bladder cancer and its treatments can profoundly affect sexual health. Both the physical and psychological Healthy

English La revisión médica de este documento la hizo Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP, FAANP + Infographic text El cáncer de piel es el tipo más frecuente de cáncer en EE.UU.  Las personas con tonos más oscuros de piel pueden desarrollar melanoma   El melanoma, un tipo de cáncer de piel, usualmente lo causa la exposición al sol, pero no siempre.  El melanoma en las personas de color frecuentemente se desarrolla en partes del cuerpo que no tienen exposición al Healthy

+ Flipbook text Slide 1 Support, Not Stigma How to raise awareness and reduce stigma about lung cancer  Slide 2 The deadliest cancer Each year, lung cancer takes more lives than any other kind of cancer in the U.S. It’s the second most common cancer in women and has one of the lowest survival rates.  But it lacks awareness, funding and support.  Why does lung cancer get so little attention? Slide 3 Stigma keeps lung cancer from getting the attention Healthy

Stop us if this sounds familiar: You’ve been working out and making healthy choices for months and then a whiff of pumpkin pie sends you into a stress spiral anticipating all the ways you’re going to destroy your progress over the holiday season. A lot of people have this mindset that indulging over the holidays leads to major weight gain. But that’s not exactly the case. Although some research shows that weight fluctuation is common during the holidays, one study Healthy

A new study is adding to the evidence that vaginal estrogen therapy is a safe option for people with a history of breast cancer. The meta-analysis review of more than 5,000 studies found that women with a history of breast cancer who used local vaginal estrogen (tablets or creams) to treat genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) did not increase their risk of recurrence or breast cancer-related death. Other recent studies have supported the use of vaginal estrogen for GSM in Healthy

English + Infographic text Apoyo, no estigma Cómo promover la concientización y reducir el estigma del cáncer pulmonar Slide 2 El cáncer más letal Cada año, el cáncer pulmonar toma más vidas que cualquier otro tipo de cáncer en EE.UU. Es el segundo cáncer más común para las mujeres y tiene una de las menores tasas de supervivencia. Pero no hay concientización, fondos ni apoyo. ¿Por qué el cáncer pulmonar recibe tan poca atención? Slide 3 El estigma evita que Healthy

Medically reviewed by Lakshi Aldredge, MSN, ANP-BC, DCNP, FAANP + Infographic text Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S.  People with darker skin tones can get melanoma Melanoma — a type of skin cancer — usually comes from exposure to the sun, but not always.  Melanoma in people of color often develops on parts of the body that aren’t exposed to the sun. People of color get melanoma less often. But when they do, it’s often Healthy

As told to Shannon Shelton Miller My status as a cancer survivor has shaped my life. When I was 3, I was playing in the backyard with my older sister, who noticed blood spreading across my clothes. She rushed me into the house and told my parents. They took my clothes off and saw a lump hanging from my body. They took me to the hospital immediately. Later, they’d learn I had rhabdomyosarcoma, a very rare type of cancer that Healthy