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10/29/2020 09:00 AM EDT
Cheryll Plunkett, middle, with her daughter, son, and husband. Cheryll Plunkett of Medway, Massachusetts, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002 and diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2015. I was diagnosed in 2002, 13 months after my second child was born. I was 34. The tumor was a pretty good size, and my lymph nodes were involved. I had a mastectomy of my left breast, followed by chemotherapy and radiation. I tolerated the medicines pretty well. I had hair loss and fatigue, but no nausea
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10/28/2020 09:00 AM EDT
NCCIH Director Helene Langevin, M.D., wants people to know that more options are available for chronic pain. Pain isn't simple or straightforward—and neither is treating it. Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recent data from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), which helps advance pain research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with other centers and institutes, show that the use of strong opioids for pain
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10/27/2020 09:00 AM EDT
Palliative care offers support for people at any age who have a serious illness. Palliative care offers care and support from a team of health providers such as doctors, nurses, and social workers. Palliative care isn't just for those who are nearing the end of life. In fact, it's for anyone at any age who has a serious illness—and their family caregivers. Jeri Miller, Ph.D., leads research on end-of-life and palliative care at the National Institute of Nursing Research. As people face serious
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