Customized Exercise Programming - Brain Cancer There were 296,851 new cases and approximately 241,037 deaths worldwide in 2018. Roughly 2/3 of all brain tumors are benign (non-cancerous). While a non-cancerous lesion would not be alarming in most parts of the body, the skull provides no room to accommodate…
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Customized Exercise Programming - Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer is the eighth most commonly occurring cancer in women and the 18th most commonly occurring cancer overall. There were 295,414 new cases and 184,799 deaths worldwide in 2018. Usually by the time ovarian cancer is detected, it has spread to…
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Customized Exercise Programming - Colorectal Cancer Customized Exercise Programming Colorectal Cancer cancer is the third most commonly occurring cancer in men and the second most commonly occurring cancer in women. There were over 1.93 million new cases and 0.94 million deaths worldwide in 2020. Incidence rates have been decreasing for…
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Modified radical mastectomy – is the surgical removal of the breast, the nipple, many of the axillary lymph nodes, and the lining over the chest muscle. This procedure has replaced the radical mastectomy as the most common surgery for breast cancer. The patient may opt for immediate reconstruction…
Continue Reading→January is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
As a 35-year thyroid cancer survivor, I know the importance the thyroid plays in our lives, and what it is like to live without one. Let me start by sharing some important statistics with you: The World Health Organization estimates that 750 million people in the world have some form…
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