The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander
The field of lifestyle medicine in cancer care and survivorship is undergoing significant transformation, presenting both challenges and opportunities. This collection of insights and reflections by an esteemed speaker aims to address critical facets of this evolving landscape and the intersection o...
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| author | Harshal Chorya Helena S. Coloma Viviana Cortiana Muskan Joshi Gayathri P. Menon Maduri Balasubramanian Chandler H. Park Yan Leyfman |
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| description | The field of lifestyle medicine in cancer care and survivorship is undergoing significant transformation, presenting both challenges and opportunities. This collection of insights and reflections by an esteemed speaker aims to address critical facets of this evolving landscape and the intersection of healthcare, lifestyle, and cancer. With a focus on optimizing the health of cancer survivors, the speaker emphasizes the correlation between general population health and strategies for mitigating cancer risk. Evidence-based resources have a key role in their comprehensive insights into lifestyle changes’ role in cancer prevention and survivorship. Lifestyle interventions also have a promising role in mitigating the late effects in the pediatric context. Therefore, encouraging the early adoption of healthy practices in childhood cancer survivors emerges as a pivotal strategy. Furthermore, challenges in enhancing education and access to lifestyle medicine are addressed. This highlights the importance of patient-centered communication, motivational interviewing, and personalized guidance in facilitating lifestyle changes with patients. Finally, the role of nutritionists in advising breast cancer patients to consider calorie restriction to lower IGF-1 levels is explored. This collection underscores the multifaceted nature of lifestyle medicine in cancer care, highlighting challenges, opportunities, and the transformative power of passion and curiosity in shaping healthcare careers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d36f153d8cdf4014b0873a0893858f612023-11-24T14:33:57ZengMDPI AGCancers2072-66942023-11-011522532310.3390/cancers15225323The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy ComanderHarshal Chorya0Helena S. Coloma1Viviana Cortiana2Muskan Joshi3Gayathri P. Menon4Maduri Balasubramanian5Chandler H. Park6Yan Leyfman7Medical College Baroda, Baroda 390018, IndiaHarvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USADepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, ItalyTbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi 0186, GeorgiaTbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi 0186, GeorgiaTbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi 0186, GeorgiaNorton Cancer Institute, Louisville, KY 40202, USAIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, NY 11572, USAThe field of lifestyle medicine in cancer care and survivorship is undergoing significant transformation, presenting both challenges and opportunities. This collection of insights and reflections by an esteemed speaker aims to address critical facets of this evolving landscape and the intersection of healthcare, lifestyle, and cancer. With a focus on optimizing the health of cancer survivors, the speaker emphasizes the correlation between general population health and strategies for mitigating cancer risk. Evidence-based resources have a key role in their comprehensive insights into lifestyle changes’ role in cancer prevention and survivorship. Lifestyle interventions also have a promising role in mitigating the late effects in the pediatric context. Therefore, encouraging the early adoption of healthy practices in childhood cancer survivors emerges as a pivotal strategy. Furthermore, challenges in enhancing education and access to lifestyle medicine are addressed. This highlights the importance of patient-centered communication, motivational interviewing, and personalized guidance in facilitating lifestyle changes with patients. Finally, the role of nutritionists in advising breast cancer patients to consider calorie restriction to lower IGF-1 levels is explored. This collection underscores the multifaceted nature of lifestyle medicine in cancer care, highlighting challenges, opportunities, and the transformative power of passion and curiosity in shaping healthcare careers.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/22/5323lifestyle medicinecancer survivorshipcancer preventiononcology carehealth optimizationchildhood cancer |
| spellingShingle | Harshal Chorya Helena S. Coloma Viviana Cortiana Muskan Joshi Gayathri P. Menon Maduri Balasubramanian Chandler H. Park Yan Leyfman The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander Cancers lifestyle medicine cancer survivorship cancer prevention oncology care health optimization childhood cancer |
| title | The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander |
| title_full | The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander |
| title_fullStr | The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander |
| title_short | The Potential of Lifestyle Medicine: Strategies to Optimize Health and Well-Being in Oncology Care with Dr. Amy Comander |
| title_sort | potential of lifestyle medicine strategies to optimize health and well being in oncology care with dr amy comander |
| topic | lifestyle medicine cancer survivorship cancer prevention oncology care health optimization childhood cancer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/22/5323 |
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