Understanding Cancer Risk Part 6: Cancer Screening Tests
Posted February 8th, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
The New Year is a great time to make healthy changes – start the year off with a new attitude, pledge to get more activity, eat better or do something to better yourself. Since we spend all day talking about cancer, we decided to kick off the new year with the goal of helping you […]
Understanding Cancer Risk Part 5: Sun Safety
Posted February 1st, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
The New Year is a great time to make healthy changes – start the year off with a new attitude, pledge to get more activity, eat better or do something to better yourself. Since we spend all day talking about cancer, we decided to kick off the new year with the goal of helping you […]
The OncoLink Team Got Moving
Posted January 29th, 2019
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
Two weeks ago, I blogged about the #getmoving with the OncoLink team challenge. I’m thrilled to report that the OncoLink team IS MOVING. Four of us have FitBits, so we have challenged each other to the “Workweek Hustle.” It’s become quite a friendly competition. Here is what we have learned: Having accountability partners works. We […]
Understanding Cancer Risk Part 4: HPV Infection
Posted January 25th, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
The New Year is a great time to make healthy changes – start the year off with a new attitude, pledge to get more activity, eat better or do something to better yourself. Since we spend all day talking about cancer, we decided to kick off the new year with the goal of helping you […]
Understanding Cancer Risk Part 3: What’s for lunch?
Posted January 18th, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
This series focuses on cancer risk factors, corrects myths and help2 you find ways to improve your health and reduce your cancer risk. In part 3 we will look at diet and how this contributes to cancer risk.
Understanding Cancer Risk Part 2: Get Moving!
Posted January 11th, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
This blog series focuses on common risk factors, bust myths, improve health and reduce your cancer risk. Today’s topic is activity!
Understanding Cancer Risk Part 1: The Truth About Family History
Posted January 4th, 2019
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
This blog series focuses on common risk factors, bust myths, improve health and reduce your cancer risk, starting with understanding family history.
Everything Gives You Cancer
Posted April 22nd, 2016
Rodney Warner, JD
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) may not sound familiar but you’ve heard of their research findings. They’re part of the World Health Organization (WHO) which is part of the United Nations. They’re the ones that recently announced bacon is in the same category of cancer risk as plutonium. One of America’s favorite […]
Webucation: Cancer Prevention: The Basics
Posted February 16th, 2015
OncoLink Team
This video reviews the general recommendations for cancer prevention from the American Institute of Cancer Research.
It’s Cancer Prevention Month!
Posted February 3rd, 2015
Karen Arnold-Korzeniowski, BSN, RN
I’m not big on making New Year’s resolutions. By February I have usually forgotten about them. However, this year I decided that I want to include better foods in my family’s diet. We have been eating more fruits and vegetables, less meat, primarily organic products and less processed foods. And honestly, this is a resolution […]