Telemedicine: A Convenient and Cost-Effective Form of Cancer CareFor this blog post, I’m going to discuss a topic that I haven’t explored a ton so far: technology and cancer. Our modernizing society has…Nov 21, 2021Nov 21, 2021
Psychology and Cancer: Conditioned Taste AversionOur psychological processes dominate our perceptions of the world around us. Every sensory experience, every taste, every touch, every…Nov 11, 2021Nov 11, 2021
Hospitals Are A Breeding Ground, Especially During COVIDBeing immunocompromised is just what it sounds like: a compromise. You want to maintain your own wellbeing and keep yourself safe, but at…Nov 2, 2021Nov 2, 2021
COVID and Cancer: Economic InstabilityCOVID wreaked havoc on people’s finances, causing mass unemployment, uprooting families from their homes, and forcing people to conserve…Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
Lack of Transportation Is A Driving Factor Behind CancerFrom hospital visits to support groups to going to see a specialist, cancer patients have a lot of commitments. This, in turn, means a lot…Oct 21, 2021Oct 21, 2021
Exercise: An Important Cancer Adversary!Exercise is highly regarded as a healthy, necessary activity in our everyday lives. It helps you maintain a healthy weight, boosts…Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021
Alcohol: A Preventable Risk FactorIt’s a well-known fact that excessive alcohol consumption leads to a variety of chronic health problems, ranging from high blood pressure…Oct 17, 2021Oct 17, 2021
Food Insecurity and RaceFood insecurity, by definition, is “the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food.” It…Oct 12, 2021Oct 12, 2021
So What Should You Eat? The Impact of Diet on CancerTo start off our exploration of the social determinants of health, let’s delve into something that we need on a frequent basis in order to…Oct 10, 2021Oct 10, 2021
The Social Determinants of Cancer Health Inequity: An OverviewNow that we are a few posts into the blog, I think it’s important to define exactly what “the social determinants of health” are…Oct 3, 2021Oct 3, 2021