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• ‘Time Toxicity’ – 5 Ways To Handle Burden of Living with Cancer

  Beyond the obvious trauma of having cancer, there is a lesser-known cost: a seemingly endless drain on your time. This phenomenon, known as time toxicity, refers to the amount of time and energy you spend getting treatment for your disease.

• 7 Ways to Maximize Your Brain’s Plasticity and Slow the Aging Process

  Babies assimilate information much faster than adults, thanks to brains that are incredibly moldable. But even as you age, that moldability -- called neuroplasticity -- can be strengthened in small ways to fight off mental decay, slow the aging process, lower your risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease, and help you recover from a stroke,

• I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Along with tests, treatments and surgeries, what else can I do?

  This question is quite common during our initial discussions with a patient who has just received the new diagnosis of breast cancer. We often have very little to offer on this subject. Western medicine, with all its advances, does not always engage the active participation of the patient. We instruct what tests, what medications, what operations are best; and these recommendations are based on a thorough knowledge of the disease, reflect the most current thinking, and achieve good results. However, at the end of all these consultations, there is often a recurring question, "What else can I do?"

• Overcoming Lymphedema After Cancer Treatment

  Sometimes it feels as though life gives you more than you can handle.

• Success Story: Follow-up to the first vascularized lymph node transfer surgery in Florida

  When Jean Hutchinson was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011, she took it in stride and moved forward with the necessary treatment to beat the disease. After undergoing surgery and radiation, she breathed a sigh of relief and was ready to put cancer behind her. Then one day she looked in the mirror and noticed her right arm looked a little puffy.

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• Leaving the ER? Keep Your Wound Clean

  Each year, more than 130 million Americans visit emergency rooms at hospitals around the country. Often these visits involve injuries with open wounds. 

• The Benefits of Physical Activity During Cancer Treatment

  But many of my patients ask the question: “What else can I do before and/or after surgery to ease the recovery process?”

• Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: Advantages of the DIEP Flap Procedure

  The past decade has ushered in major technical advancements in autologous breast reconstruction, which is done using a patient’s own tissue. The most common techniques include the use of skin, muscle, fat, or artificial implants to reconstruct the breast. The use of abdominal skin and fat has gained in popularity, offering patients a more natural look and feel, similar to that of the natural breast. Other advantages of using a patient’s own tissue in reconstruction includes: the avoidance of artificial breast implants, the body contouring that comes with removal of excess abdominal fat, and the possibility of restoring sensation to the new breasts.

• More Lymphedema Surgery Questions Answered

  Last month, we shared with you our answers to lymphedema surgery. Since then, we’ve continued to receive an outpouring of questions from people affected by this condition, which is characterized by painful swelling in the arms, legs or abdomen.