If you or someone you love is going through breast cancer treatment, do not wait until treatment is over to ask what can be done to preserve strength, manage fatigue and pain, maintain mobility, and support recovery.

Cancer treatment can place tremendous demands on the body and mind. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and hormone therapy may all be essential parts of treating breast cancer. At the same time, these treatments may affect energy, sleep, appetite, mood, strength, and the ability to move comfortably.

This is where supportive integrative care may have an important role.

There is a clear distinction between treating cancer and supporting the person receiving treatment:

Over the years, many parents have brought their children into my office because they were frightened by recurring nightmares. Some children wake up crying, convinced that ghosts, monsters, or other frightening beings are in their room. Others become afraid to go to sleep altogether. As a practitioner of energy medicine, I have found that sometimes what children need most is a sense of safety, comfort, and reassurance.