Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many cancer patients and caregivers were already experiencing insomnia. And now, the added challenges of the coronavirus pandemic are taking worry to a whole new level – what some are calling coronasomnia.
“Cancer patients have been hit with a double whammy,” says Dave Balachandran, M.D., medical director of the MD Anderson Sleep Center. “They’re anxious and missing the lives they had...
Two-time widower Paul Nielsen was in excellent health at age 67. So the former marathon runner knew something was wrong when he started feeling...
Like many types of cancer treatment, radiation therapy can cause side effects and have a profound impact on patients. Many of my patients...
After my double mastectomy in 2002, I vividly remember running on the beach and hearing some teenagers making fun of my child-like figure. Their remarks hurt deeply.
Even though I went on to have my breast reconstruction surgery 29 long months later, I remained sensitive about my body image. Still, I thought I could handle all my emotions.
Then, when I completed my treatments and my oncologist told me he’d see me again in...
As Barb White has learned, life’s other challenges don’t stop when you’re diagnosed with cancer.
In February 2014, Barb -- then age...
If you’re always feeling physically, mentally or emotionally exhausted, you’re not alone. Fatigue is the most common side effect experienced...
The HPV vaccine prevents several cancers, and it could have prevented mine. When I speak out in support of the HPV vaccine as a recurrent...
"I just want a good night's sleep, doctor." This is something I hear very frequently from my cancer patients on our weekly visits...
As a 25-year-old athlete with an almost perfect health history, my lymphoma diagnosis was a crushing blow. It happened so quickly that I almost...
Sleep is fundamental to life. From the smallest single cell organisms to living, breathing human beings, every creature on earth gets rest...