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Helping Patients Reconnect With Food After Cancer Treatment

August 23rd 2025

By Spencer Feldman

Dena Champion, dietician, explains how taste/smell changes from cancer treatment can make eating difficult and affect recovery.

Survivor Shares How Acupuncture and Nutrition Supported Treatment

August 13th 2025

By Spencer Feldman

Follicular lymphoma survivor Troy Anderson credited acupuncture and nutrition guidance with easing treatment side effects and aided in remission.

How Physical Activity Impacts Cancer Care Outcomes

August 6th 2025

By LaShae D. Rolle

LaShae D. Rolle discusses how maintaining physical activity during active breast cancer treatment may impact a patients mental and emotional well-being.

Expert Explains the Increased Risk of Death in Patients With Food Insecurity

July 25th 2025

By Ryan Scott

Food insecurity significantly increases the risk of death among cancer survivors, according to research published by Penn Medicine.

Grounded in Nature: Finding Strength While Living with Lynch Syndrome

July 22nd 2025

By Georgia Hurst

Living with Lynch syndrome, nature’s quiet resilience teaches me to accept change, find calm, and stay rooted through life’s unexpected twists and storms.

Food Insecurity Linked to Higher Risk of Death After Cancer

July 16th 2025

By Ryan Scott

Food insecurity is linked to a 28% higher risk of death among cancer survivors compared with those who have never received a cancer diagnosis, a new study found.

Could Shedding a Few Pounds Prevent a Breast Cancer Recurrence?

June 30th 2025

By Bonnie Annis

After years of survivorship, I’m realizing that shedding extra pounds may do more than improve comfort — it could reduce my risk of recurrence.

Exercise Improves Survival End Points After High-Risk CRC Treatment

June 2nd 2025

By Ryan Scott

Participation in a structured exercise program following surgery and adjuvant chemo improved key survival end points in stage 3 and high-risk stage 2 CRC.

Aerobic Exercise May Reduce Depression Among Patients with Cancer

October 25th 2024

By Alex Biese

Researchers have found that engaging in aerobic physical activity results in modest depression reduction among some patients with cancer.

Chemo for Breast Cancer May Lead to Declined Physical Function

May 22nd 2024

By Ashley Chan

Aerobic and strength training exercises may help preserve physical functioning in older adults with early-stage breast cancer who received chemotherapy.