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		<title>5 Cancer Screening Tests You Should Look Into</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post first appeared on the previous version of Helpoon.  Since a few of you asked me to put it back up, here it is&#8230; When it comes to cancer, the best way to deal with it is prevention.  But not all cancers are preventable and some come out of nowhere.  So we turn to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2010/07/28/5-cancer-screening-tests-you-should-look-into/</link>
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		<title>Readers&#8217; poll: Second Opinions.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of you familiar with the 2008 version of Helpoon might remember that when I originally visited a doctor to check a lump on one of my testicles, the doctor misdiagnosed my condition as an epididymitis (an inflammation of one of the testicle’s structures) instead of testicular cancer.  To make matters worse, the discomfort I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2010/07/12/readers-poll-second-opinions/</link>
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		<title>Is surviving cancer a second chance at life?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of preparing for writing new posts here in Helpoon, I read a lot of posts on other cancer websites and patient/doctor blogs.  This helps me avoid writing about things that have already been published and explore some of the subjects which interest cancer patients more.  While reading a testicular cancer patient’s blog a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2010/07/06/is-surviving-cancer-a-second-chance-at-life/</link>
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		<title>A Chemotherapy Fashion Show (Chemo Survival Guide Part 6)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Chemotherapy can be uncomfortable enough already, so anything that aids in making the experience more comfortable is a big plus.  As a new chemotherapy patient soon finds out, dressing correctly for chemotherapy is an important part of getting ready for treatment.  Sure, some patients dress how they do in their everyday lives, but I noticed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2010/01/08/a-chemotherapy-fashion-show-chemo-survival-guide-part-6/</link>
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		<title>Nicotine patches can increase cancer recurrence and spreading.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems smokers can’t catch a break.  While many have used nicotine patches to wean themselves off of cigarettes and their carcinogen-laden smoke, it seems those patches are, after all, not so much safer.  It has been known for some time now that nicotine can make tumor cells spread and grow faster, but recently a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2009/11/03/nicotine-patches-can-increase-cancer-recurrence-and-spreading/</link>
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		<title>Deal with side effects swiflty (Chemo Survival Guide Part 5)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many things you can do to prepare yourself for chemotherapy (as I’ve shown in the various posts in this series).  While some of these things involve action from your part (i.e. setting up a chemotherapy survival kit or getting the appropriate clothing to make yourself comfortable), many require that you adopt a frame [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2009/09/15/deal-with-side-effects-swiflty-chemo-survival-guide-part-5/</link>
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		<title>Making a Chemotherapy Survival Kit (Chemo Survival Guide Part 4)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While chemotherapy can be a very uncomfortable experience for some, there are steps you can take to improve the experience.  Even if you are one of the lucky patients to get no side effects from the chemo drugs, you may still be uncomfortable from your time spent sitting or lying down while receiving chemo.  One [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2009/07/27/making-a-chemotherapy-survival-kit-chemo-survival-guide-part-4/</link>
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		<title>Getting yourself an implant (Chemo Survival Guide Part 3)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Something you may hear about soon after being diagnosed with cancer and facing the prospect of chemotherapy is a little device called a chemo-port or portacath (port-a-cath).  These medical ports, which also go by other names, are basically little implants that are placed inside you to facilitate the administering of chemotherapy.  While the idea of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2009/07/15/getting-yourself-an-implant-chemo-survival-guide-part-3/</link>
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		<title>Chemotherapy is about YOU! (Chemo Survival Guide Part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If there is ever a time when being a bit selfish is probably a good idea, it is during chemotherapy.  Chemotherapy (and this also applies to radiotherapy) is about YOU.  What I want to emphasize by this is that getting treated for cancer can be a very difficult process and it’s important that you as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2009/07/13/chemotherapy-is-about-you-chemo-survival-guide-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Chemotherapy is a personal experience. (Chemo Survival Guide Part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For most people outside the world of cancer, chemotherapy is just one particular medical treatment that takes care of all cancers.  They do not know about all the different versions of chemo and generally think that only dosage and frequency are changed from one patient to the next.  However, this is far from the truth.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.helpoon.com/2009/07/09/chemotherapy-is-a-personal-experience-chemo-survival-guide-part-1/</link>
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