Women who fast for at least 12 hours overnight—from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., for example—may reduce their risk of breast cancer, according to research in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention and presented at the American Association of Cancer Research’s annual meeting in Philadelphia. They also reduced their blood glucose, which helps fight against diabetes. …
Managing stress early on has long-term benefits to women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, according to the online journal CANCER. Patients who learned relaxation techniques and new coping skills in a supportive group over 10 weeks were less depressed and had a better quality of life up to 15 years later. “Women with breast cancer who participated in …
We’re often told we need to just keep on task, putting one word after another. At times, though, we’re better off walking away for a bit.