http://www.sheknows.com/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:33:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823389/symptoms-of-cancer-6-signs-you-should-go-to-the-doctor Although there’s no sure way to prevent cancer, you can help reduce your risk by adopting healthy habits and performing regular screening examinations. When cancer is found at an early stage, it can usually be more easily treated. Read on to discover cancer warning signs. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823389/symptoms-of-cancer-6-signs-you-should-go-to-the-doctor SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Kristin Chessman Fri, 28 Jan 2011 12:23:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823373/10-ways-to-help-a-person-dealing-with-cancer When it comes to helping a friend dealing with cancer, it’s not just about saying and doing the right thing -- it’s about building a positive support system to help your friend cope. Read on to discover 10 ways to help a person dealing with cancer. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823373/10-ways-to-help-a-person-dealing-with-cancer SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Kristin Chessman Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:17:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823287/surviving-cervical-cancer Diagnosed with cervical cancer at just 25 years old, Tamika Felder found herself having to make a life-changing decision: Give up her ability to have children or let the cancer win. Here is her brave story of pain and survival. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823287/surviving-cervical-cancer SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Cancer Info & Support Jaime Herndon Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:33:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823271/living-with-cancer We’re all familiar with chronic conditions – diabetes, arthritis, cancer…wait. Cancer? A chronic condition? Yes. A cancer diagnosis does not have to be a death sentence; for the large majority of people diagnosed with cancer, it is simply a diagnosis of a chronic disease with which they live, day after day, year after year. They are living with it, not dying from it. Lindsay, a 23-year-old young woman, knows this well. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823271/living-with-cancer SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Cancer Info & Support Jaime Herndon Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:03:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823115/what-to-do-after-a-cancer-diagnosis After being diagnosed with cancer, a million questions and concerns are running through your mind. Find out what to do next. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/823115/what-to-do-after-a-cancer-diagnosis SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Cancer Info & Support Jaime Herndon Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:19:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/821608/mind-body-connection-the-psychology-of-healing What does being healed mean to you? How much does the mind truly affect your ability to recover after an illness, undergoing surgery or suffering a loss? The mind-body connection has been studied and documented for many years. Research shows that a correlation between the desire to heal and actual healing exists -- and can be enhanced if the mind is engaged in a positive way toward that goal. Here’s more on how you can use your mind to heal your body. http://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/821608/mind-body-connection-the-psychology-of-healing Health & Wellness Women's Health Wellness Laura Carson Miller Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:57:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/818647/Breast-cancer-awareness-12-more-ways-to-think-pink Do your part to support Women’s Cancer Awareness Month by investing or participating in one of these fundraising products or events. Proceeds go toward research and awareness efforts to fight breast and ovarian cancer. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/818647/Breast-cancer-awareness-12-more-ways-to-think-pink SheKnows Cares Breast Cancer Awareness Breast Cancer Awareness & Support Sarah Kelsey Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:50:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/819303/Surviving-breast-cancer-Regain-control-of-your-body For the 2.5 million breast cancer survivors in the US, many of whom have had surgery, getting back into exercise and learning how to move after breast cancer treatment is a difficult challenge. But it's important to exercise, according to the American Cancer Society, to help decrease side effects of surgery and resume normal daily activities. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/819303/Surviving-breast-cancer-Regain-control-of-your-body SheKnows Cares Breast Cancer Awareness Breast Cancer Survivor Stories Lockey Maisonneuve Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:34:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/818370/Cancer-connection-How-networking-with-a-cancer-survivor-can-save-your-life When cancer comes up in conversation, do you change the topic and move on? Or do you ask the questions that may possibly save your life or the life of someone you love? Here are the top five questions to ask cancer survivors when you have the opportunity to talk with them. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/818370/Cancer-connection-How-networking-with-a-cancer-survivor-can-save-your-life SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Cancer Info & Support Joni James Aldrich Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:43:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/817811/Surviving-breast-cancer-Kerri-Dowd-s-story Kerri Dowd, a high school teacher and mother of two from Washington, never expected to have breast cancer. She maintained healthy habits, had no family history of the disease and was only in her 40s. Then she found a lump. Here’s her story on surviving breast cancer. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/817811/Surviving-breast-cancer-Kerri-Dowd-s-story SheKnows Cares Breast Cancer Awareness Breast Cancer Survivor Stories Kathy A. Johnson Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:01:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/814184/the-importance-of-early-cancer-detection-carol-greene-s-story-1 To say colon cancer survivor Carrol Green is inspiring is to say cancer is just a sickness. She is a vibrant, loving force of warmth and optimism on a mission: To stamp out colon cancer. Friends and family agree, calling her the drum major for finding the disease before it progresses. But that wasn’t always the case. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/814184/the-importance-of-early-cancer-detection-carol-greene-s-story-1 SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Cancer Info & Support Vanessa Sands Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:54:00 -0700 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/814183/cancer-support-options-american-cancer-society-hope-lodge-1 When cancer survivor Colin Poole first learned he was facing an intense, four-month treatment schedule away from home, free lodging in America’s most expensive city sounded too good to be true. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/814183/cancer-support-options-american-cancer-society-hope-lodge-1 SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness Cancer Info & Support Vanessa Sands Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:38:00 -0800 http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/813592/connect-with-others-touched-by-cancer-1 Get to know Jaime, Liz and Sheryl as they blog about their personal experiences with cancer -- as patients, survivors, caregivers and friends. http://www.sheknows.com/sheknows-cares/articles/813592/connect-with-others-touched-by-cancer-1 SheKnows Cares Cancer Awareness SheKnows Editors