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Improve Chances By Easing Side Effects
By Sharon Bigelow RN MSN ANP-BC AOCNP | 19-Sep-08 | 3:56 PM

Many cancer patients drop their doses, shorten their treatments or never complete their prescribed course because of difficult side effects caused by chemotherapy, radiation and other treatments. This common problem can impact the outcome. Because of this, we need to ... [ read more ]

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Holistic Cancer Care...You Gotta Have It!
By Sharon Bigelow RN MSN ANP-BC AOCNP | 13-Aug-08 | 1:53 PM

It is not headline news that a holistic approach to cancer care is mandatory to successful cancer management. Overwhelming data has proven that cancer patients respond far better and greatly improve their quality of life when involved in an exercise program, ... [ read more ]

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NavigateCancer: What is it you do, exactly?
By Sharon Bigelow RN MSN ANP-BC AOCNP | 03-Jul-08 | 5:09 PM

As the website launched, it became increasingly apparent that health professionals understood the mission and accepted it with great enthusiasm...but patients didn’t seem to grasp what the services really are or how they can benefit. Once explained, the concept is easily ... [ read more ]

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NavigateCancer Fills Cancer Care Gaps
By Sharon Bigelow RN MSN ANP-BC AOCNP | 20-Apr-08 | 10:34 PM

The creation of the NavigateCancer Foundation was a natural evolution of my career as a "friend of a friend of a friend" called me to assist in guiding their cancer care. Calls came with the diagnosis or the relapse. “What ... [ read more ]

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