Cancer Wellness - February 2019

HIGHLIGHTS:

Cover Story: Dallas’ Dr. Jessica Shepherd discusses how the medical community falls short in providing cancer testing and treatment options to underserved communities—and what can be done about it.

Nutrition: Get inspired by our recipes for healthy meals and snacks carefully crafted to give your body everything it needs to fight cancer.

Alternative Medicine: It’s not just to help you steal a kiss from your crush—mistletoe has recently been experiencing mainstream success in the medical community. When used in conjunction with conventional treatments, doctors say mistletoe can boost the efficacy of things like chemotherapy while keeping patients feeling healthy.

Beauty & the Beast: Despite decades of evidence that talc may cause cancer, the beauty industry is still guilty of including this potentially dangerous material in makeup and skin care products.

Innovation & Research: With the help of man’s best friend, scientists at Philadelphia’s Working Dog Center are pioneering research on an electronic nose to detect cancer earlier than ever before.

Cancer & the Environment: Marijuana is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment to alleviate chemotherapy side effects, but another byproduct of this controversial plant is gaining relevance in the cancer community: hemp. Industrial hemp provides an all-natural, chemical-free alternative to countless, cancer-causing building materials and textiles.

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