How to get your heart rate up
Exercise is an important part of disease prevention ¨C and that includes cancer prevention. But not all exercise is created equal. It¡¯s essential that you do some exercise that makes your heart beat faster than it does when you¡¯re resting.
Getting your heart to beat faster trains your body to move oxygen and blood to your muscles more efficiently. It also helps you burn more calories and lowers your cholesterol. All of this can...

8 viruses that cause cancer
Researchers know that several infections can lead to cancer. This includes infections caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Studying...
How do feeding tubes work? What cancer patients and caregivers should know
Maintaining proper nutrition during cancer treatment is important. When cancer patients struggle with this, a feeding tube can help. These...
Sentinel lymph node biopsy: What cancer patients should know
We often hear about lymph nodes when we talk about how cancer spreads. That¡¯s because when cancer starts to spread, it often goes to the lymph nodes first.
Physicians use a diagnostic method called sentinel lymph node biopsy when treating breast cancer,?melanoma, and ¨C increasingly?¨Chead and neck cancers and gynecologic cancers.?A sentinel lymph node biopsy looks at a patient¡¯s lymph nodes to determine whether the...
