May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month With over 5 million cases diagnosed in the United States each year, skin cancer is America’s most common cancer. Fortunately, skin cancer is also one of the most preventable forms of cancer. About 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancers and…
April is Esophageal Awareness Month According to federal statistics, an estimated 19,260 people living in the United States were diagnosed with esophageal cancer and an estimated 15,530 died of the disease in 2021, making it one of the deadliest forms of cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, rates…
Adam received a referral for a woman with stage III lip and oral cavity cancer. He's been a Cancer Exercise Specialist for three years, but has not had any experience working with someone that has had lip and oral cavity cancer. He asked if he could hire me…
April is Oral Cavity Cancer Awareness Month The International Agency for Research on Cancer estimated that in 2020 there were 377,713 new cases of lip and oral cancer worldwide. According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, this year an estimated 54,0001 new cases of oral cancer will be diagnosed…
Multiple Myeloma is a cancer that forms in a type of white blood cell called a plasma cell. Healthy plasma cells help you fight infections by making antibodies that recognize and attack germs. In multiple myeloma, cancerous plasma cells accumulate in the bone marrow and crowd out healthy…
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness MonthAll women are at risk for cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over age 30. Cervical cancer is most frequently diagnosed in women between the ages of 35 and 44 with the average age at diagnosis being 50. It rarely develops in women…
Yoga Considerations for Working with Students/Clients in Cancer Treatment or Recovery If you are a yoga instructor or yoga therapist, these are some yoga considerations for working with students/clients in cancer treatment or recovery: Remember to move limbs through pain- and strain-free range of motion (ROM)…
Choosing Yoga Poses to Improve Range of Motion Following Breast Cancer Assessing Range of Motion (ROM) Following breast surgery/reconstruction, shoulder range of motion limitations (ROM) are not uncommon. Conducting a ROM assessment with a goniometer will help determine which areas need attention. I realize that this is not…
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