Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Breast Cancer: Part 2
If you are recently diagnosed, here are 20 questions to ask your doctor about breast cancer that are proven to help you receive better care from your doctor
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If you are recently diagnosed, here are 20 questions to ask your doctor about breast cancer that are proven to help you receive better care from your doctor
Read MoreIt was clear when helping grandmother that her Oncologist could have shared more info. Here are questions to ask your doctor about breast cancer and other cancers
Read MoreWelcome to the Bedside Manners series on Cancer Basics. Our mission is to empower cancer patients and survivors through education. What is cancer? In Latin, cancer means crab. It makes sense if you look closely at cancer cells under a microscope with what looks like “arms” and “claws”. Cancer is the malignant (bad) growth of the cell. These cells were once normal healthy cells that have gone rogue. These normal cells start to grow uncontrollably, non-stop, and unchecked by the body’s immune system. Cancer cells are like a child that gets away with a lot of bad behavior. Soon enough, these bad cells surround and affect the function of healthy tissue. Primary cancer is the original site where the cancer tumor originated. As these cancerous cells continue to invade healthy tissue they can enter the bloodstream and travel to other parts of the
Read MoreWhat Does Good Healthcare Look Like? Healthcare that’s personal, specific to your needs, and has your health goals in mind is what we call patient-centered healthcare. It improves your chances of survival. Basically, you want to get the doctor to treat you as if they would treat their own family. Sometimes you have to force them to do it and you'll see how below. 4 Easy Steps to Getting Better Healthcare A recent study from Brigham Women’s Hospital looked at ways to improve the healthcare experience of cancer and ICU patients. They used an online tool to improve doctor-patient communication. Here's what they discovered: 1)Patients Need a Dedicated Person the Doctor Can Call. A "healthcare proxy" is a fancy term for an emergency contact or caregiver. Patients may be in a coma or unresponsive for a variety of reasons (e.g. treatments) and the doctor may
Read MoreHey Breast Cancer Survivors! You can reduce your risk of breast cancer by 40% if you eat at least 3 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. And here's another tip, eating cruciferous vegetables every day reduces your risk of breast cancer recurrence by 35%. You can find out what cruciferous vegetables are and how they stop cancer growth here. Now if you want to prevent breast cancer in the first place, you can reduce your risk of a NEW breast cancer DIAGNOSIS by 30% if you eat 3+ servings of cruciferous vegetables every day. Want to learn how to eat more fruits and vegetables every day? Download this FREE worksheet (page 4 and 5) on how to eat more fruits and veggies a day. References: Thomson CA, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011; 125:519 Christine B. Ambrosone, et al. Nutr. 2004; 134:1134 Here's to your best health! Dr. Dee Grace, PhD [email protected]
Read MoreLet’s face it, Americans love to grill and barbecue their meats. So when the World Health Organization came out with a report that summarized the findings from a group of scientists that processed meats (cold cuts, cured meat) and grilled meats are known cancer-causing agents (right up there with tobacco smoke and asbestos) well there was a huge “hooray” from the medical community but not more than a whimper from most Americans. I get it we’re all bombarded by tons of information these days, but this one you want to pay special attention to. I get it, grilled anything tastes too good for most to avoid during the summer months, but this one you should pay particular attention to, because the data is pretty compelling. So if you MUST eat grilled meats this summer at least eat THIS along with them: cruciferous
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