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COSMETIC PAGE 30 PROCEDURES PAGE 20 THE HEALING MAKE EVERY NIGHT POWER TACO TUESDAY PAGE 51 OF LIGHT THERAPY PAGE 40 ‘GIRL, YES’ TIFFANY HADDISHON THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING PAGE 34 WEBMD MAGAZINE Contents OCTOBER 2018 FEATURES 34 Positively Hilarious Tiffany Haddish on the power of therapy 40 Healthy Glow Light therapy might have potential as a “If I focus treatment option for several conditions on positive 44 thoughts and A Good Death Looking at dying attitudes, and the end of life in new ways then it’s least likely I’ll fail.” TIFFANY HADDISH PHOTOGRAPHY BY: SMALLZ & RASKIND/GETTY IMAGES & RASKIND/GETTY SMALLZ BY: PHOTOGRAPHY 1 WEBMD.COM WEBMD MAGAZINE Contents OCTOBER 2018 CANCER UPDATE 12 Men’s Health How risks associated with women also endanger men 14 Fitness Smarts Exercise may reduce treatment side effects, lower recurrence risk, and extend survival 26 Parenting How to tell your kids you have cancer 31 Pets Spot the warning signs of cancer in your dog or cat 56 On the Horizon The latest news in cancer research 61 Quiz Are you up to speed on advancements in breast cancer? 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TIMELY TOPICS Upfront NEWS YOU CAN USE CANCER The Path Ahead First, there’s reason to cheer: Cancer deaths are on the decline thanks to earlier detection, better treatments, and fewer Americans smoking. However, we’re still a long way from putting this deadly disease into the annals of history where it belongs. 1.7 729,000 266,000 Number of cancers diagnosed in 2018 that Number of new breast cancer diagnoses $ million could have been prevented if more people in 2018, making it the most common 80.2 billion Number of new cancers that stopped smoking, lost weight, exercised, type of cancer among women. Prostate Amount of money Americans spent on will be diagnosed in 2018. ate more nutritious foods, and practiced cancer is the most common type in men, cancer treatments in 2015. GETTY IMAGES other good health habits. with 165,000 new diagnoses this year. 6 WEBMD.COM UPFRONT IN THE NEWS A Better Death When you think about it, the way death and dying are not a big part of American conversation is a little strange. After all, probability is a solid 100%, but most of us tend to shy away from end-of-life topics. That is starting to change. More people are determined to speak up, plan, collaborate, and get in front of their own demise instead of chancing the outcome so common to so many: Dying away from home, in a hospital, COLLEEN PARETTY hooked up to machines, enduring invasive treatments that may not help Editorial Director and only prolong the inevitable.