Rheta Mankin

Articles

Published 8 Years Ago
Magnetic Field Exposure and Cancer: Is There a Link?
People go to great lengths to reduce cancer risks for themselves and their families. Eating right, exercising

Published 8 Years Ago
Image-Guided IMRT Delivers Results for Prostate Cancer Patients
Prostate cancer patients who undergo a complete removal of this gland are often surprised to learn that surgery

Published 8 Years Ago
Active Surveillance Delivers Hope for Prostate Cancer Patients
Men who receive a positive diagnosis of prostate cancer often find themselves taken aback when their healthcare providers recommend taking an active surveillance approach. After all, this treatment course calls for defying what most people think and

Published 8 Years Ago
Helping Latina Cancer Patients Cope
Cancer is a very hard diagnosis to take no matter how the news is broken or who is on the receiving end. For Latinas, however, healthcare providers may find that their patients have to deal with a host of complications that others may simply not

Published 8 Years Ago
Aspirin Use May Decrease Cancer Risk in Some
Regular aspirin use has long been recommended by doctors to lower fever, reduce pain and ease inflammation. Its benefits in helping lower heart attack risk have also long been known. Researchers are finding, however, that this simple, over-the-counter

Published 8 Years Ago
Primary Care Providers to Serve Pivotal Role in Survivorship Care
As the American population of cancer survivors nears the 18 million mark, providing these individuals with the care they need during their post-cancer lives may require a focused plan that draws on primary care providers and oncology nurses to deliver.

Published 8 Years Ago
Breast-Conserving Treatments On the Rise
While the propensity for doctors and patients once was to rush into radical mastectomies when breast cancer was diagnosed, this is starting to change. As more clinicians and the patients they treat learn the value of breast-conserving procedures when they

Published 8 Years Ago
What Breast Cancer Patients Need to Know About Lymphedema
Breast cancer treatments designed to save lives often perform as desired, but that doesn’t mean side effects aren’t possible. Lymphedema is one of the possible side effects from treatment that can arise. If left unchecked, this condition can