http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang lenahuang Blog en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:03:27 -0600 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:25:00 -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/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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 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 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/10/15/Cancer-survivors-needed-for-study http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/8/20/Palliative-care-at-diagnosis Yesterday, The New England Journal of Medicine published a study endorsing early palliative care for patients with metastatic lung cancer. The study found that patients who were assigned palliative care at diagnosis had a better quality of life, had... General Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:59:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/8/20/Palliative-care-at-diagnosis http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/8/10/Some-bitter-pills The September issue of Consumer Reports features an article called "The 12 Most Dangerous Supplements" that lists the dangerous dozen as aconite, bitter orange, chaparral, colloidal silver, coltsfoot, comfrey, country mallow, germanium, greater celan... Nutrition Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:33:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/8/10/Some-bitter-pills http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//lenahuang/2010/7/22/Cancer-survivors-needed-for-online-support-study Last September, I blogged about a study that sought to improve the lives of cancer survivors by providing online support. And while that study has been closed, the Stanford Patient Education Research Center recently received additional funding to off... Featured General Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:37:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/lenahuang/2010/7/22/Cancer-survivors-needed-for-online-support-study