Breast Cancer Treatment and Side Effects

Starting breast cancer treatment is one challenge. Managing the side effects well enough to complete the full recommended course can be another. Sue Weldon, a breast cancer survivor and founder and CEO of Unite for HER, discusses how evidence-based integrative therapies can work alongside medical treatment to help patients manage side effects, protect their quality […]

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