Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Cancer and it's treatments have been in the news a lot lately.


Radiation therapy can make cancers more malignant.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/study-radiation-therapy-can-make-cancers-30x-more-malignant

Did cancer evolve to protect us?
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/did-cancer-evolve-to-protect-us/

The benefits of end-stage cancer chemotherapy may worsen quality of life and do not prolong life.  This fits in with the book I recently read, "Being Mortal."
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/24/health/chemotherapy-may-worsen-end-of-life-quality-study-finds.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=1

Eat like you have cancer.  Don't wait til you have it to change your diet.
http://wjla.com/news/health/eating-like-you-have-cancer

Has cancer been completely misunderstood?
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/has-cancer-been-completely-misunderstood

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