The most effective way to treat early-stage prostate cancer is to surgically remove the prostate. Although, if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body or lymph nodes, surgery will no longer be the best option. Fortunately, for most people, recovery and side effects for prostate cancer removal are minimal! This of course… Continue reading Prostate Removal Impacts and Side Effects
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Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer begins when cells in the prostate gland start to grow out of control. The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder and in front of the rectum in men and people assigned male at birth. It makes some of the fluid that is part of semen. 1 in… Continue reading Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer
A Dietician’s Guide to Fiber and Cancer
How Does Fiber Impact Your Cancer? Managing cancer can come with many challenges. Both diarrhea and constipation can be symptoms of cancer management and can occur after cancer treatment or from medications. These uncomfortable bowel-related symptoms can make you feel so much worse, but the good news is that there are a few solutions. Adding… Continue reading A Dietician’s Guide to Fiber and Cancer
Ommm: People with cancer practice chair yoga for bone benefits
Chemotherapy and other cancer treatments can take a toll on your bones and overall strength, so some patients are turning to chair yoga to boost their bone health and balance. Things like bone health ‘seemed trivial compared to cancer’ We heard about chair yoga in this New York Times article, “Chair yoga for my funny bones.” The… Continue reading Ommm: People with cancer practice chair yoga for bone benefits
“Chemo brain”: 3 surprising findings from recent research
“Chemo brain” — the term for cognitive problems associated with chemotherapy treatment — appears to be very common, but doctors only started paying attention to it in the late 1990s. A 2012 study that finally helped elevate chemo brain as a serious and widespread issue estimated that up to 75% of breast cancer survivors experience “cognitive deficits—problems with… Continue reading “Chemo brain”: 3 surprising findings from recent research