Life after Breast Cancer Surgery & Reconstruction.
The psychological and emotional impact and ways to deal with it. “The female breast has an influence on a woman’s self-perception but...
Abida Taher
- Jun 22
- 5 min
The Basics of Breast Cancer Related Surgery
Know the key aspects of this important mode of treatment. Worldwide, female breast cancer has now surpassed lung cancer as the most...
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Abida Taher
- Jun 2
- 4 min
The Connection Between Genetics & the Risk of Breast Cancer
Inheritance risk of disease causing genetic variants and how they affect you 1 in 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with...
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Abida Taher
- May 4
- 5 min
Nausea, vomiting and your cancer treatment
Understanding these common side effects of treatment is the first step to managing it. “Despite the remarkable evolution of CINV...
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Abida Taher
- Apr 23
- 6 min
How to Maintain Good Bone Health
Ways to support your treatment by keeping bones healthy. “Metastatic bone disease is most commonly seen with specific cancer...
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Abida Taher
- Apr 15
- 4 min
How Breast Cancer Affects Your Bone Health.
Did you know some types of chemotherapy can increase the risk for bone loss and fractures? “Bone loss that occurs with cancer therapy is...
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Alexandra Fucarino & Abida Taher
- Apr 9
- 8 min
Managing chemo brain and neuropathy symptoms with food.
Find out what to eat and what not to. “When it comes to diet, most people's concerns involve weight loss, fitness, cardiac health,...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 23
- 4 min
How to Deal with Neuropathy
Manage chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) to improve your quality of life “Due to its high prevalence among cancer...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 17
- 4 min
Understanding Chemotherapy Related Neuropathy
Understand how side effects related to certain types of chemotherapy can affect nerves that control sensations and movements. “Although...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 10
- 7 min
How to Treat & Manage Lymphedema
A combination of preventive & treatment options to improve your quality of life. “Lymphedema is often confused with other causes of...
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Abida Taher
- Mar 7
- 4 min
Lymphedema and Breast Cancer
Help yourself by learning more about it. Breast cancer related lymphedema affects approximately 1 in 5 patients treated for breast...
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