News - Part 7
Self Care – Everyone Needs It!
Dealing with a major illness can be traumatic on all levels—physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. Similarly, recovery from illness also needs to happen on all levels. Self-care refers to simple practices that nurture the mind, body and spirit. As part of a healthy lifestyle, self-care practices can help boost resilience or one’s ability to “bounce…
Colorectal Cancer Survivorship: What Every Survivor Should Know
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in the United States for both men and women with an overall lifetime risk of approximately one in 20. Fortunately, death from colorectal cancer has dramatically declined thanks to advances in therapeutic treatment options and an increase in the number of people undergoing colorectal cancer screening…
4th Annual Alex Dinkel Foundation Benefit Dinner & Auction
The 4th Annual Alex Dinkel Foundation Dinner & Auction will be held at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse on November 17, 2010. The dinner and silent auction benefits Pediatric Sarcoma Cancer Research at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Special guest speaker for the evening is broadcaster Thom Brennaman of the Cincinnati Reds and FOX Sports Ohio….
Surviving Cancer: Physical Realities
Cardiorespiratory (CR) fitness, also called aerobic capacity, is one of the most important indicators of health and longevity in humans. CR fitness refers to the body’s ability to transport oxygen from the air to the body’s cells in order to produce energy for a multitude of processes (e.g., muscle contraction, immune system function). The integrity…
Cancer, Comedy & Friendship
Who is Will Reiser? He’s the screenwriter and executive producer of the hit comedy “50/50” a film inspired by his own journey of coming to grips with a spinal cancer diagnosis at a young age. Kate Allen Stukenberg chats with Reiser about his emotional inability to deal with the cancer, the often futile but humorous…
Being Sun Smart: What You Should Know About Skin Cancer
Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States, accounting for more cases than all other cancers combined. More than one million cases are diagnosed each year and approximately 50% of Americans who live to 65 will have at least one skin cancer. Learning the characteristics of skin cancer is essential…
Reducing Prostate Cancer Risk: Good News, Bad News, or No New News?
Prostate cancer is an important disease; in fact, it’s the most common internal malignancy in American men. Prostate cancer is a variable disease; many cases are slow growing, even harmless, but some cases are aggressive and even lethal. And it’s a puzzling disease; some cases are passed down from father to son, but most occur…
L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade
Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka have graciously agreed to once again co-host L.A. Loves Alex’s Lemonade, which also features Jimmy Kimmel as emcee and Viveca Paulin Ferrell as auctioneer. Get tickets today to this star-studded culinary event and regardless of celebrity status – support Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and the fight against childhood cancer….