Cancer Health Spring 2022
Cancer Health Spring 2022
In every issue, you’ll find cutting-edge health information and the hottest topics of interest to people with cancer and their loved ones.
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Features
The Art of Living with Cancer
While treatment keeps her Stage IV bladder cancer at bay, Shelley Kerr, 66, taps into her creativity, making sculpture and music.
Special Delivery
A new type of cancer treatment uses antibodies to deliver chemotherapy drugs directly to tumors.
From the Editor
Smarter
There are many ways to get smarter in this issue.
Care and Treatment
COVID-19 Treatment, PEP and PrEP
Some people undergoing cancer treatment do not respond well to COVID-19 vaccines, leaving them at risk for severe illness.
HPV Vaccine Cuts Cervical Cancer Risk
The Gardasil 9 vaccine protects against nine types of HPV.
Diet Affects Cancer Growth and Treatment
Diets that mimic fasting deprive cancer of fuel needed for rapid growth.
Yoga Improves Quality of Life
The men who did yoga had improvements in functional, physical and social well-being, sexual function and fatigue.
News
Changing Minds
“If you have to drive four hours to see a doctor, you’re less likely to do it.”
Drink Your Calories
This banana oat smoothie is packed with protein, anti-inflammatory and has a delicious, chewy consistency.
Evert’s Luck
Tragedy may have saved her life.
Bone Mets? You Can Exercise
People with advanced cancer are rarely given exercise guidance
Voices
Breathing Lessons
Lesley Kailani Glenn, 56, lives in Oregon. She has Stage IV metastatic breast cancer.
Patient, Know Thyself
Mark Hoffman, 57, who has chronic lymphocytic leukemia, learned how to ask a question that may have saved his life.
Diary
A Multiple Myeloma Diary
Kellie Smith, 52, lives in Austin with her husband and child. She has multiple myeloma.
Basics
Bladder Cancer Treatment
Several new medications for urothelial carcinoma have been developed in recent years.
Life With Cancer
The Futility of Catastrophic Thinking
Dena Battle, a kidney cancer patient advocate, used to worry incessantly about cancer. Then, her husband was diagnosed.
Resources
The LGBTQ Community
Cancer may not discriminate, but LGBTQ people often face unique cancer risks and needs. These groups offer insight and assistance.
Your Team
Breast Cancer Surgeon
Roshni Rao, MD, is chief of the breast surgery program at New York–Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Good Stuff
Spring at Last!
Refresh and renew your mind and body for the upcoming season.
Solutions
Overcoming Malnutrition
Medical nutrition therapy provided by a registered dietitian reduces the risk of malnutrition and improves outcomes during cancer treatment
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