When You Need More Than One Treatment
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NSCLC: Advances in Treatment
Doctors once thought non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was one disease. Most people got the same treatment — chemotherapy (chemo) — especially if their cancer had spread to other parts of the body. Now, doctors know there are many different types of NSCLC, with “more coming down the pike,” says Nathan Pennell, MD, a medical oncologist …
For Happier Holidays, Set Your Expectations – and Breathe
Dec. 4, 2023 – The holiday season is upon us, and with it, a flurry of activities and obligations. There are gifts to buy, parties to attend, cookies to bake, latkes to fry, and families to entertain. The stress can be relentless, and expectations can be off the charts. Amid the hustle, a new study …
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NSCLC: Advances in Treatment
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Peripheral Arterial Disease: What Experts Recommend
Can you walk more? That may be the last question that you want to hear when you have a blood vessel condition called peripheral arterial disease, or PAD. Even walking short distances, as you likely know, may cause your legs to cramp up. But doctors say that if you push yourself to move more often …
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Improve Your Life Through Exercise
Long walks around his hilly Pittsburgh neighborhood turned scary for Jagdish Bhatnagar when his left calf started hurting so badly, he had to rest on the side of the road. Diagnosed in early 2021 with peripheral artery disease (PAD), the 83-year-old retired medical physicist knew blocked blood vessels in his leg were causing his severe …
Peripheral Arterial Disease: New Ways to Thrive
Photo Credit: Yuri Arcurs peopleimages.com / Getty Images Rodney McKinley found out he had peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in 2011, when his frequent walks dissolved into searing pain. “When I would lay down in bed to sleep, it felt like someone had a blowtorch under my toes,” he says. McKinley had bypass surgery in his …
How to Help a Loved One With Peripheral Artery Disease
At first, Rich was just a friend from the dog park. “He had a couple of dogs and I had a dog and we were in a group one day,” says Dale Tunnell, a research psychologist in Sun City West, AZ. “We sat down and talked and found we had shared experiences in the military: …
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Ease Your Leg and Arm Pain From Peripheral Artery Disease
Cheryl Wilson went from running 5K races to struggling to walk a few blocks. When it happened, Wilson, a 63-year-old wellness coach from Chesapeake, VA, shrugged it off as a charley horse. But the pain persisted for weeks and made walking unbearable. So Wilson finally went to see her doctor. “Anytime I walked a short …
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How to Stay Safe on the Go
Doug Fugate loves to travel. But going places can require lots of walking and long-stretches of sitting — in cars, trains, or airplanes. And that can be tricky because Fugate has peripheral artery disease (PAD), in which narrowed arteries prevent blood from flowing easily to his legs and arms. Fugate, who’s 58 and lives in …