A person’s emotional and mental health plays a large role in their overall health. This is especially true for cancer patients at any stage of the cancer journey who must learn to...
Missing a medical appointment for some people is at worst a mild inconvenience, but for others, it means missing out on important medical care. This is especially true for...
When you hear someone is getting a quick snack, what do you think they are eating? Candy? Chips? More often than not, the term snacking can get a lot of flak when it comes to...
With January being Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, the Dietitians at the Georgia Cancer Center wanted to take time to discuss nutrition and cervical cancer, along with all other...
It is the New Year and one of your resolutions may have been to commit to a healthier lifestyle, which may include increasing fruit and vegetable intake, limiting intake of...
Did you know there is a condition that stems from cancer that specifically attacks lymph nodes? Such a condition is known as Lymphedema, the build-up of lymph fluid that...
You might be familiar with the saying ‘when you hear hoofbeats think horses, not zebras’, which means you should consider the obvious options first before the unlikely options...
Shannon Woitalla walked into the emergency room due to pain in her side but came out with a much graver diagnosis than anything she could have imagined. At age 50, Woitalla had...
“When you’re newly diagnosed, emotional distress, depression, and anxiety, absolutely play into your overall success as a patient,” said Alicia Arnold, DO, an associate professor...
A big player in cancer prevention is doing routine body checks, but what do you do if you find a questionable mole or lump and your doctor does not listen to you? This was Laura...
