A new study just published on Feb 2011 in the journal of cancer makes a strong argument for applying hyperbaric oxygenation therapy (HBOT) for those patients who have had either surgery or radiation therapy for brain tumors. The study followed patients who had been treated with HBOT and there was a marked improvement in cognitive [...]
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Cancer treatment-related fatigue is the most common and distressing symptom of cancer therapy. Seventy-two newly diagnosed women with breast cancer were instructed in a home-based moderate-intensity exercise intervention. Measures of functional ability, energy expenditure, and fatigue were obtained before and after the study. Exercise significantly reduced fatigue. As the duration of exercise increased, the intensity of fatigue declined.
Exercise reduces daily fatigue in women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy. Schwartz AL. MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE, May 1, 2001; 33(5): 718-23.
Reports on the potential of flaxseed in reducing breast tumor growth- human studies are still in process. Reduction in breast tumor growth has been shown in rats; Sources of flaxseed are discussed.
Is there flaxseed in our future? McCord, H; Prevention, Sep95, Vol. 47 Issue 9, p65, 4/9p, 2c.
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