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The Road Less Taken
Television and film star — and breast cancer survivor — Maura Tierney chooses a very public path to aid others stricken with the disease For anyone, a cancer diagnosis is undoubtedly a life-altering event. From that moment on, the path ahead can be an arduous one, fraught with shock, denial, despair and uncertainty. But for…
Meditation For Cancer Survivors: Getting Started
Editor’s Note: For the first time, researchers have shown that practicing mindfulness meditation has a positive physical impact at the cellular level in breast cancer survivors. For many years, oncologists have known that alternative or integrative therapies likes meditation bolster the emotional well-being of cancer survivors. ABC News anchor Dan Harris, a leading and studied…