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Exercise- Endometrial Cancer, Reduce Relapse
Exercise may be a critical component of endometrial cancer prevention, and walking for thirty minutes a day five days a week is enough to make a difference.
Continue readingExercise- Non-Medical Intervention for Alzheimer’s
“physical activity, exercise among people already diagnosed with the early stages of Alzheimer’s, moderate to high-intensity workouts may not only slow down the biological symptoms of Alzheimer’s—but
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Heart Damage Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy-induced Heart Damage in Breast Cancer patients is a serious short, long-term and late stage side effect. Both chemotherapy and radiation have been shown to cause heart damager. While the study
Continue readingSupplements and Brain Health
Supplements and brain health are debated. That is to say that some people think that nutritional supplementation supports brain health and some other people think the opposite. What I think comes from
Continue readingLoneliness as a Cancer Survivor
Experiencing loneliness as a cancer survivor can occur before, during or after therapy. According to the first study linked below, low/no, mild, moderate, and severe loneliness, were uniformly experienced
Continue readingUnreported Side Effects in Clinical Trials?
Who decides what are unreported side effects in clinical trails? Oncologists overseeing the trial? Patients who volunteered for the trial? Do you think cancer patients in clinical trials ever take a stoic
Continue readingPancreatic Cancer and Diabetes: Things You Need to Know
Pancreatic cancer and diabets are two health conditions that may seem unrelated at first glance. However, there is a deeper connection between the two that needs to be acknowledged. In this article, we
Continue readingDoxorubicin Side Effects
Doxorubicin side effects illustrate how chemotherapy is a double-edged sword. Dox kills cancer wonderfully but can wreak havoc on the cancer patient. If your oncologist has prescribed dox. by itself or
Continue readingWhole Brain Radiation
My chemobrain seems insignificant when compared to the side effects caused by whole brain radiation. Ironically, years of research into brain health helps me write a better post about whole brain radiation.
Continue readingManaging Heart Health in the Elderly: Tips and Strategies
Introduction As we age, one of the biggest factors that determine our heart health status is to what extent we look after it and keep it in excellent condition if possible. Old age is closely connected
Continue readingCardiotoxicity Prevention
Cardiotoxicity prevention is particularly important to me. I am a long-term cancer survivor who developed chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy and chronic atrial fibrillation in late 2010- fully 15 years
Continue readingWhy Are Regular Full Health Checks Important?
Routine health checks, sometimes called executive physicals, often involve a full-body physical examination, blood work, and additional testing. The aim of these health checks is to act as a form of preventative
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