Holiday Eating Tips If You’re in Cancer Treatment
By Michele Szafranski, MS, RD, CSO, LDN We all have wonderful food memories associated with the holidays. Maybe it is a favorite dish made by a loved one or a special memory of decorating cookies...
View ArticleCancer Survivors: Make Changes for Long-term Health Gains
By Corinne Leach, MPH, MS, PhD If you are a cancer survivor, whether you’re currently in treatment or completed treatment long ago, you are far from alone. The estimated number of cancer survivors in...
View ArticleHow electronic health records can help on your cancer journey
By Simone Myrie Ed. note: This guest post by Simone Myrie of the Office of Consumer eHealth, Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information technology, US Department of Health and...
View ArticleAfter Prostate Cancer Treatment Ends
By Rebecca Cowens-Alvarado, MPH According to the American Cancer Society, there are nearly 3 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States today and this number is expected to increase to...
View ArticleAdults Need Vaccines, Too
By William Schaffner, MD As I like to tell my patients, the best approach to everyday health is a proactive one, and that means staying up-to-date on recommended vaccinations in addition to annual...
View ArticleTips for your first oncologist’s appointment
By Francisca Alvarado, BSN, RN, OCN The cancer journey brings about many overwhelming feelings. Many thoughts may go through your mind when you hear, “You have cancer and you need to be seen by an...
View ArticleContinuing to smoke after a cancer diagnosis
By J. Lee Westmaas, PhD While the American Cancer Society and other organizations traditionally focus on getting smokers to quit before they develop cancer, there’s a group of smokers who are...
View ArticleChemo 101: What you need to know
By Agnes Beasley, MSN, RN, OCN “What should I expect from chemotherapy?” I’ve heard those very words spoken by newly diagnosed cancer patients on many occasions in my extensive oncology nursing...
View ArticlePalliative care is part of good cancer care
By Diane E. Meier, M.D., FACP Deborah, a 36-year-old mother of two young children, was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago, and the disease has metastasized (spread) to her bones. The pain is...
View ArticleRemembering Ellen Stovall, Cancer Survivor Advocate
By Otis W. Brawley, MD, FACP Ellen Stovall, a long-time cancer survivor advocate, died of heart failure last week. She was 69 years old. As is the case these days, word of her death spread through...
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