Exercise after a cancer diagnosis improves survival, even in patients who had not exercised previously, concludes a new study. The findings come from an analysis of detailed epidemiological data collected over 14 years from a cohort of 5807 patients who were diagnosed with a variety of cancers. A significant survival benefit of exercise was seen...
Mortality rates from the most common cancers continue to decline across the United States, with several notable exceptions, including liver cancer in men and especially in women, and also uterine cancer in women. These findings come from the latest American Cancer Society annual report on cancer rates and trends, “Cancer Statistics 2019.” The report was published online January 8 in CA: A...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken the unusual step of contradicting colleagues at an agency within the National Institutes of Health after they claimed that a study they conducted into the effects of radio frequency radiation (RFR) showed “clear evidence” of an association with a form of heart cancer. Scientists from the...
This is a treatment for patients with certain types of cancer given after surgery to prevent or decrease the risk of recurrence.
Palliative care relieves suffering and improves quality of life for people of any age and at any stage with a serious illness, whether that illness is curable, chronic or life-threatening.
At Upper Cumberland Cancer Care, we work hard to minimize the symptoms our patients experience from their cancer or their treatments.
This term is used to describe the use of complementary therapies in the treatment of patients.
Your situation is unique. What works for one person will not necessarily work for another will, and we will work with you to determine what course of action to take when this time comes
