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Take an Active Part in Your Health Care – Mayo Clinic Living with

WEBWhen to contact your health care provider. Contact your health provider when you have: New or worsening numbness and tingling in your legs or arms

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Anxiety – Mayo Clinic Living with Cancer Guide

WEBAnxiety is a normal reaction to stress. When you have cancer, you are more likely to have feelings of anxiety. Because of this, you may not feel like you want to socialize as much. …

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Depressed Mood – Mayo Clinic Living with Cancer Guide

WEBIntroduction. Being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing event that can cause symptoms of depression or low mood. You may feel like shutting people out. You may stop doing …

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Fatigue – Mayo Clinic Living with Cancer Guide

WEBFatigue is the most common symptom for people who have cancer. It’s often extreme tiredness that does not get better with rest. It affects physical and mental activity. It can …

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Weakened Physical Function – Mayo Clinic Living with Cancer Guide

WEBTolerate cancer treatments. Avoid being in the hospital. Live and do things independently. Your weakened physical function, also called functional loss, may be caused by cancer, …

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Sleep – Mayo Clinic Living with Cancer Guide

WEBLimit naps. Don’t take naps close to your bedtime. Only nap for 30 minutes or less. Have a routine and stick to it. Get up each day at the same time. Go to bed around the same …

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What Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)

WEB1. What Is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)? Cognitive behavior therapy is a specific type of therapy. It’s based on the fact that your . thoughts, feelings and actions have a …

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Pain – Mayo Clinic Living with Cancer Guide

WEBOpioids, also called narcotics, may ease cancer pain that is moderate-to-severe. Because of side effects and risk of addiction, these medications are usually prescribed for a …

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Ways to Manage Your Feelings and Thoughts

WEBPATIENT EDUCATION. Some days are really stressful. Stress can cause you to have feelings of anxiety, anger or panic. And it may lead to negative thoughts that you need to …

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Relief for Pain Is Possible

WEB4. Treating Cancer Pain. The ideal way to treat pain that is directly caused by the cancer is to shrink or remove the cancer. This may be . done with surgery, chemotherapy, …

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Relaxation Plan for Better Sleep

WEBSecond Step: Identify 1 to 2 new relaxation techniques or activities you would like to try. 1. 2. Third Step: Outline your practice plan. 2. Fourth Step: Identify obstacles you may …

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My Guide to Cancer Symptoms

WEBThere also are self-directed materials with more information to help you manage each of the six cancer symptoms mentioned in this guide. You can get these materials by: Going …

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Cognitive Coping Skills: Changing Your Thoughts About …

WEBNegative thinking and chronic symptoms. It is easy to develop negative thought patterns when you live with chronic pain or other chronic symptoms. Fear and anxiety are …

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Exercise: Getting Started and Staying With It

WEBStand and place your left hand on a wall or a sturdy piece of furniture for balance (see figure 8). Grasp your right foot or ankle with your right hand. Tighten your abdominal muscles. …

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What interval training can do for you

WEBSlow down to walking a moderate pace for one to three minutes. Repeat steps 2, 3 and 4. After 35 minutes, walk at a slower pace for five minutes to cool down. 20. Higher …

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Anxiety and Chronic Pain or Illness

WEBThe strain of living with chronic pain or other chronic symptoms often triggers anxiety. You may worry that chronic symptoms signal a serious or disabling disease. You may feel …

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Strength Training for Adults

WEB3. Benefits. Strength training will provide benefits to people of all ages with a minimal investment of . time. Strength training exercises done for only 20 minutes twice a week …

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Stimulus Control for Better Sleep

WEBStimulus Control for Better Sleep. Mayo Clinic Center for Sleep Medicine. Page 1 of 4 mc6255-01pf. 2. During sleep stimulus control therapy expect to: • Leave the bedroom …

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Identifying Factors Affecting Your Sleep

WEBIt has been shown that by focusing on three core concepts a person can improve his or her sleep. The key concepts usually are: Setting a regular sleep pattern (such as, going to …

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