Guidelines for Nutrition & Exercise in Cancer Survivors | Feature
March 28, 2013
Based on this new and accumulating evidence, an expert panel convened by the ACS issued formal guidelines for cancer survivors for the first time.
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Discussing New Cancer Prevention Guidelines | Feature
January 22, 2013
Guidelines from the American Cancer Society are intended to empower patients to prevent cancer with proper nutrition and physical activity. Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD, discusses why a supportive social and physical environment is paramount.
Counsel Patients on Healthy Eating | News Brief
June 12, 2012
The American Medical Association has launched an online training module to help clinicians counsel patients on healthy eating through use of ChooseMyPlate.gov, which explains the MyPlate icon that recently replaced the long-used food pyramid. The module, available at www.amacmeonline. com/myplate, offers tips on interpreting information from the ChooseMyPlate website and how to present it to patients.…
The Endocrinologist’s Role in Bariatric Surgery | Opinion Article
June 5, 2012
Endocrinologists should play a central role in helping decide the most appropriate bariatric operation and addressing non-surgical aspects of perioperative care, most notably nutritional and metabolic support.
Good Nutrition Critical to Chemotherapy | Opinion Article
January 17, 2011
Targeted therapies and advances in genetics are enabling more personalized patient care for several cancer types. However, treating cancer patients goes beyond the cancer itself; clinicians need to treat the whole patient. Nutrition is an often overlooked element of care.
Eat Your Sweet Potatoes This Thanksgiving and Live Longer! | Medical Blog
November 24, 2010
A large study just released by the CDC found that consumption of high levels of alpha carotene appears to reduce the risk of dying of all causes by up to 39%.…
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