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Finding Some Calm In The Storm
Making positive lifestyle changes requires courage, honesty, reflection, and the not-so-simple ability to be aware of the choices you make every hour of every day.
This Mindset Toolkit is meant to support the information and guidance you receive in the Mindset Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The resources on this page will help you make lasting lifestyle changes that will decrease inflammation and enhance your immune system’s ability to fight disease.
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Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies on the importance of managing stressRead more
Beyond Conventional Cancer Therapies (bcct.ngo) is a thorough, evidence-based resource for cancer survivors and those in the medical field to explore the best integrative approaches to cancer diagnosis and treatment that go beyond conventional cancer care.
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MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) improves quality of life for breast cancer survivorsRead more
A meta-analysis, consisting of a review of nine studies and 964 participants, and published in the journal Breast Cancer, found that MBSR shows a positive effect on psychological function and quality of life for breast cancer survivors.
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Chronic stress promotes tumor growth and spread in mice and in cell culture studiesRead more
A study by Thakar et al, published in the journal Nature Medicine, showed that chronic behavioral stress results in higher levels of tissue catecholamines, greater tumor burden and more invasive growth of ovarian carcinoma cells in a mouse model.
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Stress and Cancer ProgressionRead more
An analysis by researcher Karen Ross in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute describes the relationship between psychological stress and cancer progression at the biochemical and molecular levels.
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Nervous system activation (often caused by stress) promotes tumor metastasisRead more
A study by Cole et al, published in the journal Nature Reviews Cancer, looked at the effect of the nervous system on cancer.
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