After completing cancer treatment for pancreatic cancer, it is important to be diligent with follow-up care to ensure you remain cancer-free, or to find any cancer that may have returned as quickly as possible. Below are 5 tips to help you ensure you stay healthy following treatment: Remain committed to follow-up care. Even after completing […]
Kaylee Peacock, RN, Colorectal Cancer Nurse Navigator at Sarah Cannon at Methodist Healthcare If you or a loved one has recently undergone treatment for GI cancer, it is important to understand how to keep your body healthy throughout survivorship. Here are seven tips to help optimize your health! Eat small, frequent meals throughout the day. […]
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers in the U.S. It is important to understand how colorectal cancer functions in the body and how it is diagnosed, so you can feel confident in your care if you or someone who know develops the disease. Colorectal Cancer 101 […]
The most common surgery for colorectal cancer is called a colon resection (colectomy). In this type of surgery, the surgeon removes part of the colon and then joins the remaining parts back together. Other types of surgery may include a partial colectomy or right colectomy (ileocolectomy). Regardless of surgery type, nutrition and diet play a […]