Tag: CancerForward
Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship
“We are talking about disease where you really do have long-term survivors.” Ezra Cohen, MD If you’ve been diagnosed with head and neck cancer (HNC), you are considered a cancer survivor. You will be one for the rest of your life. If you’ve completed your treatment, you’re probably ready to move on with your life….
Best Options for Prostate Surgery: Traditional versus Robot-Assisted Procedures
A diagnosis of prostate cancer that hasn’t spread comes with treatment options such as watchful waiting, hormone therapy, and radiation. But if your doctor recommends prostate removal, you have one very important decision: trust your surgery to human hands or to robotic arms controlled by your surgeon. A study led by researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts…
Acupuncture for the Cancer Survivor
In the last two decades, many cancer survivors have resorted to Complementary and Alternative Medicine, which includes natural products, mind-body medicine, manipulative and body-based practices. According to the National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, acupuncture is considered a form of mind-body medicine. A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report indicated that more than 8…
Skin Care For People Living With Cancer
As a result of advances made over the last several decades by scientists and oncologists, more and more people are living with cancer. Yet despite recent, remarkable medical discoveries, an important aspect of patient care has been overlooked, even though it centers on the most visible human organ: the skin. For obvious reasons, the skin,…
Ted Kennedy Jr., A Commentary on Disability and Determination
Editor’s update: This interview was conducted in November, 2013 in conjunction with Ted Kennedy Jr.’s keynote address in Houston, Texas to cancer survivors and cancer caregivers. It was the 40th anniversary of the date he lost his leg to cancer at age 12. On April 8, 2014, Kennedy, 52, announced his candidacy for a seat…
CancerForward We Can Go Forward Luncheon 2014
CancerForward’s We Can Go Forward Luncheon 2014 will present as keynote speaker New York Times number one listed author and ABC News anchor, Dan Harris. Harris will share how meditation and mindfulness have entered the mainstream health care continuum for cancer survivors and their caregivers. His recently-released book, 10% Happier, tells of Dan’s 2004 live-on-national-TV…
CancerForward’s Saks Fifth Avenue Key To The Cure Kickoff 2014
Including personal appearances by American classic prep designer Tommy Hilfiger and wife, luxury handbag designer Dee Ocleppo Hilfiger, Saks Fifth Avenue Key To the Cure Kickoff 2014 benefits CancerForward: The Foundation For Cancer Survivors. The event will honor The 2014 Class of CancerForward Houston Forward Movers, eight civic leaders who are also cancer survivors
Cancer Survivorship Issues Faced by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community
Once diagnosed with cancer, members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) community face some unique challenges. First, they have to decide whether it is safe to come out to their oncologist and treatment team. Even those people who are generally comfortable revealing their sexual orientation or gender identity may be more guarded and…
CancerForward’s The New Summer Standard 2014
Donna & Robert Bruni and Ellie & Michael Francisco Honorary Chairs Gina & Devinder Bhatia, MD and Millette & Haag Sherman Chairs CancerForward’s The New Summer Standard 2014 — celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day 2014 — is a black tie end-of-the-season dinner dance that will evoke an early summer party in the Hamptons…with a new…
15th Annual Saks Fifth Avenue Key To The Cure Kickoff 2013
The 15th annual Saks Fifth Avenue Key To the Cure Kickoff 2013 honors the 2013 Houston Forward Movers, 11 men and women who are both civic leaders and cancer survivors. This cocktail party features libations, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, fashion trends and new cars. During the evening, guests will be able to purchase for $35…