Steve Silverstein battled stage four melanoma with something of a two-pronged approach: he followed his doctors’ treatment plan and then he also turned to Eastern medicine to help soldier through. Steve says that changing his diet, exercising, getting acupuncture, and seeing a therapist to take care of his mental health all played a big role in how he coped. Because every person with cancer has a different experience, what worked for Steve won’t work for everyone. Still, integrative medicine can provide great relief for some people suffering from treatment side effects.
Survivors often tell us that finding the right coping mechanism is a big part of their cancer journey. For CC Webster, writing about her experience helped her deal with the emotional rollercoaster of her diagnosis and treatment, while Lauren Chiarello trained for a marathon to cope.
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