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Scalp Cooling to Spare Your Hair During Chemotherapy - Itchy and Bitchy
Published 1 year, 5 months ago
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Karen shares how a friend's breast cancer diagnosis became a powerful example of self-advocacy in action. From discovering she didn’t need chemotherapy after requesting additional testing, to researching scalp cooling treatments and skin protection during radiation, this story highlights how knowledge and persistence can lead to better care.
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Itchy & Bitchy: Have you felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system.
From gut health, hormones, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, holistic health, and alternative medicine ... medical gaslighting, patient advocacy , or misdiagnosis we’ll call that too. For chronic illness warriors, self-advocacy seekers: WE OFFER No BS
Visit our website itchyandbitchy.com to read blog posts on the many topics we have covered on the show.
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/itchy-and-bitchy-podcast--4303608/support.
Itchy & Bitchy: Have you felt dismissed, misdiagnosed, or gaslit by a broken medical system.
From gut health, hormones, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, holistic health, and alternative medicine ... medical gaslighting, patient advocacy , or misdiagnosis we’ll call that too. For chronic illness warriors, self-advocacy seekers: WE OFFER No BS