Drs. Oz and Roizen: Pre-Habilitation for Cancer Treatment

Drs. Oz and Roizen: Pre-Habilitation for cancer treatment
Depending on the type and stage of cancer, a new study reveals that physical and psychological therapy before surgery, chemotherapy or radiation reduces hospital time and complications, and improves physical and emotional outcomes. We know that for … Read more on OregonLive.com

Part pillbox, part smartphone, part symbol of two worlds
Some of the other ideas included a medically safe nail salon for those living with diabetes, cancer and other immune-suppressed conditions, an app for scheduling and tracking physical therapy exercises and a vision system designed to improve the … Read more on Dallas Business Journal (blog)

Community rallies behind 8-year-old cancer victim
Thinking he had pulled a muscle, he underwent some physical therapy, but after a couple of weeks, the pain in his shoulder getting worse. Further tests revealed he had a cancerous tumor on the bone in his upper arm, and the “pop” he heard and felt was … Read more on Ottumwacourier

How Can CancerFIT Help Patients? – CancerFIT: A Program of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana While it was once believed that rest and inactivity were the bes…