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Melanoma – Prevention and detection

Frugal Nurse Posted on May 2, 2017 by Frugal NurseApril 29, 2018

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!

I think one of the best discussions about the prevention and detection of melanoma is from Doctor Mike Evans in this YouTube video:

It’s only 8 minutes long, but packed full of information.

Melanoma is deadly

And the numbers are increasing. Did you know:

  • From 1970 to 2009, the incidence of melanoma increased by 800 percent among young
… read on
Posted in Be informed | Tagged cancer, prevention, skin-health, videos

Beware “miracle” cancer cures

Frugal Nurse Posted on April 27, 2017 by Frugal NurseApril 26, 2017

miracle cancer curesFDA warns consumers

Nothing makes me angrier than unscrupulous companies (owned by unscrupulous individuals) marketing products advertised as “miracles” to cure illness.

These modern-day snake oil salespeople prey on fear and suffering by selling false hope. Worse, the products they sell can sometimes harm rather than heal.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently put out a new warning on their Consumer Updates page: Products claiming to “cure” cancer are … read on

Posted in Be informed, Save money | Tagged cancer, drugs-and-supplements, evidence-based, marketing, patient safety

Active surveillance for thyroid cancer

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 28, 2017 by Frugal NurseMarch 27, 2017

Papillary thyroid cancers are overtreated

In 2010 my husband almost died while being treated for a small papillary thyroid cancer.

Papillary tumors are by far the most common type of thyroid cancer, and are typically very slow growing. Most doctors I know say that if you have to get cancer, papillary thyroid cancer is the one to pick!

My husband didn’t choose to get thyroid cancer, of course, but once … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged cancer, doctors, evidence-based, overtreatment, patient safety

How to prevent colon cancer

Frugal Nurse Posted on March 14, 2017 by Frugal NurseOctober 3, 2017

Colon cancer on the rise in young adults

I recently read a disturbing report that colon cancer is on the rise in Millenials and GenXers.

People born in 1990 now have double the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer, compared with those born around 1950 when the risk was lowest, the researchers said.

The overall risk is still very low for that age group, … read on

Posted in Be informed, Save money | Tagged cancer, lifestyle, prevention, screening

SmartQuit – An app to help you quit smoking

Frugal Nurse Posted on January 5, 2017 by Frugal NurseJanuary 15, 2017

smartquit appA smart way to quit smoking

Is quitting smoking on your New Year’s resolution list? Or that of a friend or family member?

If so, consider the SmartQuit app.

But first I’ll tell you what I do and don’t like about it.

I like that it seems to be pretty effective. The SmartQuit program and app were developed by researchers at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University … read on

Posted in Stay healthy | Tagged cancer, health-care-apps, health-care-costs, lifestyle

Think Pink? Think twice!

Frugal Nurse Posted on October 18, 2016 by Frugal NurseOctober 22, 2017

think pinkI just returned from an errand to the bank where I saw a huge cardboard advertisement for a pink-ribboned Susan G. Komen credit card. That reminded me that October (or Pinktober) is all about Think Pink and breast cancer awareness.

But be aware that there are less-than-worthy charities and lots of for-profit merchandising, too. This post from last October has excellent links to help you know if a charity … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged cancer, marketing

Skin cancer screening guidelines

Frugal Nurse Posted on July 28, 2016 by Frugal NurseApril 29, 2018

“Insufficient evidence”

Many years ago I had a primary care doctor who used to perform a total body skin examination (TBSE) on me every year as part of my annual exam.

Of course, those all-inclusive physicals are a thing of the past. I haven’t had a physician perform a TBSE for a long time.

I often wondered about that. A TBSE seems like a relatively easy and harmless way to … read on

Posted in Be informed, Stay healthy | Tagged cancer, doctors, health-care-costs, health-care-policy, health-insurance, screening, skin-health

Why shared decision making matters

Frugal Nurse Posted on June 10, 2016 by Frugal NurseJune 8, 2016

As a nurse who worked for a surgeon, I had to spend a lot of time talking to patients and educating them about their proposed surgeries.

The surgeon talked to them first, of course, but often patients don’t remember everything the surgeon said. Or they think of questions after the consult.

If I couldn’t answer a question, or if I thought the patient really didn’t understand what the surgery entailed—why … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged cancer, doctors, emotional-health, overtreatment

Rats, cell phones and cancer

Frugal Nurse Posted on June 1, 2016 by Frugal NurseMay 31, 2016

rats, cell phones and cancerScary headlines sell news

Last week the media blitzed us with headlines that linked cell phones with an increased risk of brain and heart cancers.

Don’t believe everything you read in a headline!

That news story was based on a study out of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences that looked at the effect of cell phone radiation on rats.

Most journalists, if you bothered to read the … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged cancer, evidence-based, lifestyle, patient safety, research

Healthcare journalist Peggy Girshman writes her own eulogy

Frugal Nurse Posted on May 11, 2016 by Frugal NurseMay 10, 2016

I’ve been a fan of Peggy Girshman’s science and healthcare writing for a long time, so it was with great sadness that I read about her death in March at the young age of 61.

But in tribute to her award-winning journalism career, which included long stints at both NPR and Kaiser Health News, she actually wrote her own eulogy!

She wanted to share a few simple lessons … read on

Posted in Be informed | Tagged cancer, diagnostic-tests, end-of-life, evidence-based, lifestyle, overtreatment

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