Original Research
This study evaluated the impact of the 3-year NCCCP pilot program.
Ann Marie Flores, PT, PhD, CLT, Jason Nelson, MPH, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, PhD, Rebecca Stephenson, PT, DPT, MS, WCS, Katherine L. Tucker, PhD
The objective of this study was to describe physical and functional impairments after cancer, and whether physical therapy was utilized to address impairments among cancer survivors from the Boston Puerto Rican Health Study.
The American Cancer Society estimates that over 1.6 million new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2012.
Linda Fleisher, PhD, MPH, Suzanne M. Miller, PhD, Danielle Crookes, MPH, Venk Kandadai, MPH, Kuang Yi Wen, PhD, Rachel E. Slamon, BS, Jeanne Chaivous, MSW
Cancer patients face a myriad of psychosocial and practical issues.
Exculuding skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women and is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women.
The Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center (NPBCC) is a comprehensive breast care center, providing screening, diagnosis, treatment, outreach, and supportive services.
Extensive reports have documented the relationship between lifestyle changes and morbidity/ mortality associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD).