http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang lenahuang Blog en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 02:37:44 -0700 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:37:00 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com http://www.curetoday.com/assets/images/placeholder.gif http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang no http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2012/9/11/Help-eliminate-cancer Want to help find ways to prevent cancer? If you are between the ages of 30 and 65, have no personal history of cancer (except basal or squamous cell skin cancer) and are willing to provide a blood sample and answer periodic surveys, here's a study y... General Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:37:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2012/9/11/Help-eliminate-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2012/7/13/Free-skin-cancer-mobile-app The University of Michigan Health System developed a free mobile app for iPhone and iPad users to track skin changes and monitor for signs of skin cancer. UMSkinCheck lets users create a photographic baseline of skin lesions and then reminds users to... Skin cancer Young adults Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:55:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2012/7/13/Free-skin-cancer-mobile-app http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2012/4/27/New-guidelines-state-nutrition-and-exercise-can-reduce-recurrence The American Cancer Society released new guidelines that recommend good nutrition and exercise for survivors to reduce the chance of recurrence and increase the possibility of disease-free survival. The ACS formulated these recommendations after conv... Exercise Nutrition Survivorship News General Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:28:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2012/4/27/New-guidelines-state-nutrition-and-exercise-can-reduce-recurrence http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2012/1/31/Cancer-screening-rates-low The percentage of Americans getting screened for cancer is below national targets with lower rates in the Asian and Hispanic populations, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute in a study released... General Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:25:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2012/1/31/Cancer-screening-rates-low http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2012/1/13/Cancer-apps Last summer, the National Cancer Institute and the Office for the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology challenged innovators to create applications that help cancer patients, survivors and healthcare professionals. The winners were ... General Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:34:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2012/1/13/Cancer-apps http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/11/10/Drug-shortage-webinar Although President Obama issued an executive order last week to tackle the growing shortages of some medicines, the results of that order may not come fast enough for many cancer patients in need of treatments. More than 22 chemotherapy drugs, abou... Treatment Colorectal cancer General Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:36:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/11/10/Drug-shortage-webinar http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/9/12/Vitamin-D-and-folate-may-reduce-cancer-risk Two separate studies recently linked vitamin D and folate intake to a reduction in colorectal cancer risk. In the vitamin D study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers found that people with higher blood levels of vitami... Nutrition Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:16:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/9/12/Vitamin-D-and-folate-may-reduce-cancer-risk http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/7/27/Free-webinars-for-patients-and-survivors Fight Colorectal Cancer is hosting two free webinars for cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates. Fight Colorectal Cancer, formerly the Colorectal Cancer Coalition, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and educating people... Colorectal cancer Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:54:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/7/27/Free-webinars-for-patients-and-survivors http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/7/20/Womens-retreat-to-heal-from-cancer Shambhala Mountain Center is hosting its fifth annual retreat "Courageous Women, Fearless Living: A Retreat for Women Touched by Cancer," and if you act fast, the Center is giving away two free registrations! The goal of this nurturing retrea... General Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/7/20/Womens-retreat-to-heal-from-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/6/17/New-FDA-sunscreen-recommendations This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced new regulations on sunscreens that will go into effect next year. These regulations include: • a maximum SPF of 50 because 50+ doesn't offer more protection, • SPF will include UVA and ... Skin cancer General Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:50:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/6/17/New-FDA-sunscreen-recommendations http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/5/13/Cynthia-Nixon-talks-cancer-and-Sex-and-the-City While there are many inspiring aspects of my job as CURE's senior managing editor, one of my favorite moments of the year is attending CURE's Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing. This year's event honored three outstanding nurses who went... Featured General Fri, 13 May 2011 12:51:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/5/13/Cynthia-Nixon-talks-cancer-and-Sex-and-the-City http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/5/6/Free-to-breathe In 2006, the National Lung Cancer Partnership created Free to Breathe, a program that started as a walk to raise awareness and research funding for lung cancer. Today, Free to Breathe has grown into over 30 events across the country, which include ru... Lung cancer General Fri, 06 May 2011 17:58:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/5/6/Free-to-breathe http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/5/5/Exercise-for-cancer-rehabilitation I just got back from the Oncology Nursing Society's annual congress in Boston, and I always feel overwhelmed by all the material that is covered at the conference. Because oncology nurses provide such a variety and depth of care to patients and survi... Exercise Thu, 05 May 2011 09:13:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/5/5/Exercise-for-cancer-rehabilitation http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2011/1/18/Study-to-ease-cancerrelated-distress-needs-survivors The National Cancer Institute estimates over a third of survivors experience significant levels of distress linked to their cancer experiences. And while psychosocial interventions may help alleviate that distress, many survivors are unable to access... Survivorship Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:17:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2011/1/18/Study-to-ease-cancerrelated-distress-needs-survivors http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/10/15/Cancer-survivors-needed-for-study Lots of news came out of the European Society for Medical Oncology's 35th Congress over the past few days. On Sunday, there was a meeting on the need for psychosocial rehabilitation programs for survivors. Patients, survivors, and advocates shared in... Survivorship Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:15:00 -0700 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/10/15/Cancer-survivors-needed-for-study