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View a presentation with Mayo Clinic experts to learn how preventative care keeps you feeling your best. Listen to a personal health care journey to…
Regular exercise is a valuable tool for the prevention of cancer and provides many benefits for people living with cancer as well. Learn about these…
The Hematology/Oncology Patient Cancer Education Series is offering a free webinar opportunity for patients and caregivers focusing on colorectal cancer. Date: Saturday, September 25th Time:…
NCCN is excited to announce free live webinars focusing on non-small cell lung cancer, bladder cancer, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma especially for patients…
Some may desire to continue to work during cancer treatment. For some, continuing to work during treatment isn't possible. However, for others it may be…
As we head outdoors to enjoy the long summer days, protecting our skin from the sun is of the utmost importance because nearly 5 million…
Article contributed by Cancer Education Center staff member, Jane Brandhagen If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with a glioblastoma, you know it…
The month of July is dedicated to raising awareness for Sarcoma. According to the Sarcoma Foundation of America, it is considered the “forgotten cancer” due…
National Cancer Survivors Day® is a celebration of life for those who have survived, those currently in treatment, and for those who have recently…
Article contributed by Cancer Education Program staff member, Jane Brandhagen How is it that cancer treatment options have been able to change so significantly over…
Chances are you have probably heard of the Mediterranean diet, it’s not your typical trendy diet that restricts food groups. Instead it promotes healthy lifestyle…
It is estimated that 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. As the weather warms up and we head outdoors, one…
During this past year the word vaccination became a daily occurrence in the news as we listened for updates related to the coronavirus. Some people…
Mayo Clinic will be hosting a virtual symposium on essential health issues surrounding melanoma. This course is designed for physicians, healthcare providers, survivors of melanoma,…
Article contributed by Mayo Clinic Florida oncology social workers Autumn Jones, Michelle Walsh and Abbie Demirbulakli For people diagnosed with cancer, an oncology social worker…
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis when skin cancers are excluded. The rate of colon cancer in people age 55 and older…
You have probably heard cancer screening statistics and know it is one of the most effective ways of finding cancer in its most treatable stage.…
February is "Heart Health Month." If you are a cancer patient, you have many things you are thinking about with your health in relation to…
When thinking about winter activities, there may be many things that come to mind. If you live in a northern state, images of sports like…
