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 | When you're in treatment, it may feel like side effects are your enemy, instead of the cancer. Fatigue works against you - but you can strike back. | |
Fight Fatigue With Aerobic Exercise
You can't banish cancer-related fatigue with more and better sleeping techniques. And don't stock up on energy drinks. Instead, move yourself more - a new study talks about the benefits of exercise during cancer treatment.
| Breast Cancer-Related Fatigue
Cancer-related fatigue is more than just being tired; it's an extreme sensation of exhaustion and weakness, and it lingers even with appropriate amounts of sleep. If you experience such fatigue, remember that you're not alone and that it's a real and frustrating aspect of cancer and treatment.
| Depression Sometimes Accompanies Fatigue
Physical fatigue is one thing, emotional fatigue is another. Being diagnosed with cancer can be overwhelming, as can deciding on a treatment plan and dealing with all the curve balls that life throws at you. If depression sneaks up on you, get help.
| Emotions and Breast Cancer: Expressing, Coping, Surviving
I've known a lot of very strong women who were in treatment for breast cancer. They chose to project strength, to maintain a positive attitude, and to plan on surviving the disease. But they still had the normal emotions that come with a diagnosis. Talk it out, let yourself feel those emotions, don't drown in the energy that it takes to suppress your feelings.
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