http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang lenahuang Blog en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:30:50 -0600 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:25:00 -0600 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/2010/3/19/How-to-keep-on-moving Over a conversation about Laura Beil's article "Welcomed Workout" on sticking with an exercise routine in CURE's spring issue, I got curious about what our staff likes to do for exercise and why. I received some great responses that sparked ideas t... Exercise Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:25:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/3/19/How-to-keep-on-moving http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/3/8/How-to-spot-skin-cancer The American Academy of Dermatology kicked off its 68th annual meeting on March 5 in Miami Beach, Florida. As with most medical meetings, research is introduced and findings are announced so I've been seeing a lot of dermatology stories come across t... General Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:15:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/3/8/How-to-spot-skin-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/2/25/Anxiety-and-exercise Anxiety is a common, and often untreated, side effect of cancer. The stress of a cancer diagnosis, fear of the unknown, and uncertainty for the future are just a few things that can cause anxiety for patients and survivors, as well as for loved ones ... Exercise Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:07:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/2/25/Anxiety-and-exercise http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/2/11/Your-next-move As CURE's fitness and nutrition editor, I'm always interested in programs to help get people moving, and one new program is highlighted this month in M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's newsletter "Focused on Health." The M.D. Anderson staff developed a... Exercise Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:40:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/2/11/Your-next-move http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/1/28/Vitamin-D-may-lower-colon-cancer-risk People with higher levels of vitamin D in their blood may have a reduced risk of developing colorectal cancer, says research published this week online from the British Medical Journal. The study, part of the European Prospective Investigation i... Nutrition Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:20:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/1/28/Vitamin-D-may-lower-colon-cancer-risk http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/1/22/Breast-cancer-survivors-needed It's been reported that more than half of survivors feel they didn't have all the information they needed to transition from treatment into survivorship. Many organizations are trying to address this need, especially as the population of survivors co... Survivorship Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:59:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/1/22/Breast-cancer-survivors-needed http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/1/7/Help-for-New-Years-resolutions Did you make any New Year's resolutions? I polled some of my friends and most of their resolutions involved eating better and/or exercise. I'm in there as well, always trying to focus more on nutrition and sticking to my exercise routine. But n... Nutrition Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:06:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/1/7/Help-for-New-Years-resolutions http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/12/15/Rebounding-from-breast-cancer If you live in the Washington, D.C. area and are looking for an opportunity to get some exercise and meet other breast cancer survivors, I recently read about a free program called "Healing With Basketball." This program is sponsored by The George Wa... Exercise Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/12/15/Rebounding-from-breast-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/11/16/Lifestyle-and-prostate-cancer Two studies released this month shed light on how health and nutrition can affect prostate cancer patients. One study involved the impact of exercise and the other looked at red and processed meat consumption. In "Can Men Reduce the Risk of Pro... General Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:35:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/11/16/Lifestyle-and-prostate-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/11/2/Curry-and-cancer I often get calls or e-mails from friends wondering about natural cures for cancer that they have read in the news or heard about from other friends or family. And while some are hoaxes, there are also some that are backed by exciting research. Many ... Nutrition Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:22:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/11/2/Curry-and-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/10/22/Treating-depression-in-older-cancer-patients Depression in older cancer patients is unfortunately common and often goes unrecognized and untreated. The American Cancer Society estimates about 1 in 4 people with cancer may have clinical depression, that is, not just having a bad day but feeling ... General Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:25:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/10/22/Treating-depression-in-older-cancer-patients http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/10/13/Energy-balance-and-cancer Last week I attended a "first of its kind" conference on energy balance held at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. This was a "first" because it brought together researchers from many disciplines, from nutrition and exercise to ge... General Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:33:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/10/13/Energy-balance-and-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/10/1/Ill-have-pineapple-with-that A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog about the importance of drinking water, especially for cancer patients. One of our readers asked a question that I thought was important as it could help people increase their water intake. "Adrienne" asked if ... Nutrition Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:09:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/10/1/Ill-have-pineapple-with-that http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/9/24/Obesity-and-cancer Two studies on obesity and cancer released results this week. One study showed leukemia cells finding a safe haven in the fat tissue of obese mice, and the other study predicts that obesity could be the leading cause of cancer in women in the future... News Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:42:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/9/24/Obesity-and-cancer http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2009/9/16/Weight-lifting-and-lymphedema In the past, weight lifting has generally been discouraged for breast cancer survivors who have lymphedema. But a recent study, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, reveals that weight lifting may not be so harmful, and actually may ben... Exercise Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:27:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2009/9/16/Weight-lifting-and-lymphedema