Trish duke
Emotional challenges that most breast cancer patients face
What you will see in this presentation:
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1. What emotions are common, from diagnosis and throughout the treatments
2. How your emotions affect your breast cancer journey
3. Self help tips to manage the emotional roller-coaster
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SHIRA LITWACK
Oxidative stress: Helping our patients/ clients get started with positive changes. PART A
What you will see in this presentation:
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See how oxidative stress knowledge can help us guide health choices for our patients.
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Understand link between this stress and inflammation.
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Tips for changing estrogen levels in the body.
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Eeris Kallil
Guidelines for breast cancer massage
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Find out what EVERY massage therapist NEEDS to know about massage for clients living with breast cancer
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Learn safety rules and contraindications
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Understand chemotherapy side effects and how it relates to massage therapy
Stella Maris Glowinski
Very early personalized lymphatic system support
What you will see in this presentation:
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Surgical procedures of breast reconstruction and lymphatics.
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Demonstrations of Lymphotaping supporting early lymphatic changes in the chest, breast, trunk and arm.
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Stella's work in a specialist Milan, Italy, breast cancer team.
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This presentation is in Italian - with an English written transcript.
WARNING: Graphic surgical procedures of breast.
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Jamie Elswick
Oncology Massage: understanding the complexities and respecting the individual's experience.
Learning objectives for this presentation:
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Hear examples of how the linear surface scar may not reflect the severity of deeper scar tissue and soft tissue changes.
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Physical treatment methods for cording suggests the cording structures are open to a variety of approaches.
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Hear how high resolution ultrasound may offer objective measurement of radiation fibrosis and scar tissue changes.
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Listen to how oncology massage developed in Alaska.