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Cancer-Related PTSD: What to Look For, How to Help
Cancer-Related PTSD: What to Look For, How to Help
Posted: Oct 3, 2023

Cancer-Related PTSD: What to Look For, How to Help

With Rachael Swisher, PharmD

Surviving cancer can be a very traumatic experience—and that experience doesn’t necessarily end with your last treatment. Read on to learn more about how post-traumatic stress disorder can affect cancer survivors, what to look out for, and how to find help.

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Thrive With Integrative Oncology
Thrive With Integrative Oncology
Posted: Aug 29, 2023

Thrive With Integrative Oncology

With Outpatient Oncology Dietitian Sharlene Bidini, RD, CSO, LD

When treating something as serious as cancer, it’s important to care for the whole person—and their family—so they can truly thrive through the course of their treatment. This is where the Sarasota Memorial Thrive Integrative Oncology Program comes in. Click to learn more about the complementary therapies employed.

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Do You Know Your Risk? Genetic Testing & Counseling for Hereditary Cancers
Do You Know Your Risk? Genetic Testing & Counseling for Hereditary Cancers
Posted: Mar 7, 2023

Do You Know Your Risk? Genetic Testing & Counseling for Hereditary Cancers

With Sarasota Memorial Lead Genetic Counselor Nicole Gygi

When it comes to cancer, early detection is always better. And for hereditary cancers, genetic testing could give you the edge. Sarasota Memorial Lead Genetic Counselor Nicole Gygi talks about the importance of genetic testing for hereditary cancers and why genetic counseling is an important step in the process.

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Ask An Expert: The Connection Between HPV and Throat Cancer
Ask An Expert: The Connection Between HPV and Throat Cancer
Posted: Jan 24, 2023

Ask An Expert: The Connection Between HPV and Throat Cancer

With Head & Neck Surgeon and Cancer Specialist Peter Vosler, MD

HPV is a common sexually transmitted disease that has long been connected with increased chance of cervical cancer in women. But it’s only more recently that connections between HPV and certain throat cancers have been discovered and studied. Learn more with Dr. Peter Vosler.

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Best Foods for Fighting Aging & Illness
Best Foods for Fighting Aging & Illness
Posted: Jan 3, 2023

Best Foods for Fighting Aging & Illness

With Sarasota Memorial Dietitian Laura McLeroy, RD

Is healthy eating on your to-do list? An easy way to get started is by choosing nutrient-dense foods for meals and snacks, says Sarasota Memorial Dietitian Laura McLeroy, RD. Here, she offers her top tips for fighting aging and illness with powerhouse foods. 

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