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30/01/2023

Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy, often referred to as PT, is an exercise program that helps you to improve movement, relieve pain, encourage blood flow for faster healing, and restore your physical function and fitness level following an injury or surgery. It can be prescribed by your doctor as an individual treatment program or combined with other treatments and involves a combination of education, manual therapy, exercises and techniques such as water therapy, heat, cold, electrical stimulation and ultrasound.
The main goal of physical therapy is to make your daily activities such as walking, getting in and out of bed, or climbing stairs easier through a tailored exercise program under the guidance of a physical therapist and enable a more active and healthier lifestyle.
What is a Physical Therapist?
A physical therapist is a well-trained, skilled health care professional who facilitates improving movement and manages pain by safe stretching, conditioning, and strengthening exercise techniques. A physical therapist will examine your symptoms and activity level and create a treatment plan which primarily focuses on reducing your symptoms and facilitating early recovery. The different procedures used by a physical therapist depend upon an individual’s specific physical complaints, necessities, and goals.
Indications for Physical Therapy
Physical therapy is usually recommended to help you recover after certain surgeries, injuries and long-term health problems such as arthritis.
Some of the conditions that physical therapy can help treat or aid in preventing include:
• Musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis, knee pain, back pain, and rotator cuff tears
• Sports-related injuries, such as tennis elbow and concussion
• Hand therapy for disorders such as trigger finger and carpal tunnel syndrome
• Neurological disorders such as spinal cord injuries and traumatic brain injuries
• Pediatric disorders such as muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy
• Women’s health and pelvic floor dysfunction, such as urinary incontinence
• Cardiopulmonary disorders, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and post-myocardial infarction (MI)

Types of Physical Therapy
Some of the types of physical therapy include:
Stretching Exercises: Surgery, age, and conditions such as arthritis and osteoporosis can cause inflammation and stiffness in your joints and muscles while restricting your movement. Physical therapists guide you step by step to stretch different areas of your body to restore flexibility and enhance the movement of joints and muscles.
Core-strengthening and Stability Exercises: Specific exercises are designed to make the core (pelvis and lower back) strong enough to support the whole body.
Hot/Cold Therapy: Applying heat or cold treatments to muscles can stimulate the blood flow and reduce pain and swelling. Heat treatment helps to reduce joint pain and spasms in the lower back and neck and loosen muscles. Cooling works well for sprains and can decrease pain and swelling.
Electrostimulation: In this procedure, an electric current is passed through the area which requires treatment. This helps to relieve pain, stimulate muscles and nerves, and expand blood vessels.
Ultrasound: An ultrasound sends high-frequency sound waves over your body and stimulates deep body tissues. Vibrations produced by sound waves help to stimulate blood flow and facilitate the healing process. This procedure can also be used to improve metabolism and enhance the adhesiveness of bones after a fracture.
Traction: This physical therapy method helps to take pressure off damaged or compressed joints. Traction can be performed with the therapist’s hands or a piece of equipment and is considered useful for people with degenerative disc conditions, lower back pain, and neck pain.
Soft Tissue Manipulation: This is a form of manual physical therapy in which your physical therapist employs hands-on techniques on your muscles and ligaments to break up adhesions and optimize muscle function.
Hydrotherapy: This type of therapy can be particularly helpful for individuals with joint injuries as water provides gentle resistance. Exercises are performed in a pool or whirlpool and the buoyancy that water offers helps reduce the impact you place on your joints while exercising.

Benefits of Physical Therapy
Some of the important benefits that physical therapy helps to achieve include:
• Alleviate or eliminate pain
• Improve range of motion
• Avoid disability or surgery
• Improve balance and prevent falls
• Manage bowel or bladder problems
• Recover from or prevent a sports injury
• Manage lung and heart conditions
• Recovery from childbirth
• Manage vascular conditions and diabetes
• Improve age-related conditions such as arthritis

Summary
Physical therapy is used to treat injuries, diseases, or deformities by application of various treatment modalities. With the supervision of your physical therapist, a well-structured physical therapy regimen consisting of stretching, strengthening, and stability exercises can help you achieve a quick recovery and return to your daily routines, as well as sports and other recreational activities.

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18/01/2023

AUTISM CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK

Every third week of January is celebrated as National Autism Consciousness Week- a time to raise awareness through sharing vital information about this lifelong neurological disorder and to bolster our commitment for the inclusion of people with autism. This annual celebration is conducted as a response to the increasing statistics of Filipinos diagnosed with this condition and has been supported by the Proclamation No. 711 signed on Jan. 4, 1996, by then President Fidel Ramos.

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability characterized by social and communication deficits that impede optimal functioning. The cause of this condition has remained unknown yet has been linked to genetics. Some autistic people have difficulty in making eye contact, understanding or using spoken language and expressing emotions or feelings which sometimes lead to self-harming behavior, tantrums and aggression. These characteristics of autism may be detected in early childhood, but autism is often not diagnosed until much later.

Furthermore, caregiving to a person diagnosed with autism can be challenging on many levels. They often have constricted preferences and usually dwell on established routines or repetitive behaviors. These traits affect their eating habits and limit their food choices leading to certain health concerns because they may not meet the nutrients they need.

Here are five (5) tips for caregivers in promoting healthy eating for autistic people:

1. Introduce Healthy Foods Gradually and Consistently. Trying new foods may be hard for people with ASD because they usually stick to their narrow food preferences. However, by introducing new foods in small proportions gradually and consistently can build familiarity for them. Hence, it is best to introduce food samples that are healthy and nutrient-dense such as fresh fruit and vegetables.

2. Be Prepared for Pickiness. Autistic people tend to be a picky eater due to their sensitivity to tastes, colors, smells and textures. As caregivers, dealing with their pickiness need loads of patience and must be done in a low-pressure, positive way. Approaching their sensory issues creatively like playing with food using fun shapes or mixing a new food with their favorite one or even involving them in the food preparation and letting them taste it can eventually help them become a more flexible eater.

3. Make Mealtimes as Routine. Meal anxiety is very common to people with ASD. Setting up an expected scheduled time for meals can help them identify it as part of their routine. As caregivers, you must be aware to the potential stressors during mealtimes- lights, furniture, table setting or even the food served itself. As much as possible, make their mealtimes easy and stress-free. You can make necessary adjustments like letting them pick their favorite food in every meal or letting them choose their favorite plate or seat at the table.

4. Keep a Food Diary. People with ASD may be prone to allergies due to food or medications. Thus, keeping track of their intake can help you identify which food they are sensitive to, and this can be used as a guide for alternatives or meal planning.

5. Seek Guidance from Dietitians. Malnutrition and vitamin deficiency are typically observed with people diagnosed with ASD. In making sure that they meet their nutrition needs, it is best to consult a registered dietitian to be able to carefully set up nutritious and balanced eating plan perfectly suited for them.

By applying these tips, it can help caregivers to effectively manage the challenges of inadequate nutrition in people with ASD. These may serve as a guide for caregivers towards achieving healthy eating habits for the people affected by this condition that would eventually lead to improving their quality of life.

16/01/2023

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Our main focus of this article is to cover the different types of Physical Therapy treatments and their definitions. You may find that some of these methods are also used throughout Occupational Therapy. Popular treatments and techniques commonly practiced today include:

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15/11/2022

The Dangerous Drugs Board leads the nation in the celebration of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control (DAPC) Week from November 13-19, 2022. Pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 124, dated November 26, 2001, the third week of November has been declared as Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Week to promote public awareness against the evil effects of illegal drug use as well as encourage public cooperation in the anti-drug campaign.

HOW TO PREVENT DRUG ABUSE?

While it’s practically impossible to prevent anyone and everyone from using illicit drugs, there are things we can all do to avoid drug and/or alcohol abuse. By sharing this knowledge with those closest to you, you yourself may be able to prevent them from doing drugs, too. Here are the top five ways to help prevent drug use:

1. EFFECTIVELY DEAL WITH PEER PRESSURE. The biggest reason teens start using illicit drugs is because their friends utilize peer pressure. No one likes to be left out, and teens (and yes, some adults, too) find themselves doing things they normally wouldn’t do, just to fit in. In these cases, you need to either find a better group of friends that won’t pressure you into doing harmful things, or you need to find a good way to say no. Teens should prepare a good excuse or plan ahead of time, to keep from giving into tempting situations.

2. DEAL WITH LIFE PRESSURE. People today are overworked and overwhelmed, and often feel like a good break or a reward is deserved. But in the end, drugs only make life more stressful — and many of us all too often fail to recognize this in the moment. To prevent using drugs as a reward, find other ways to handle stress and unwind. Take up exercising, read a good book, volunteer with the needy, create something. Anything positive and relaxing helps take the mind off using drugs to relieve stress.

3. SEEK HELP FOR MENTAL ILLNESS. Mental illness and substance abuse often go hand-in-hand. Those with a mental health illness may turn to drugs as a way to ease the pain. Those suffering from some form of mental health illness, such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder should seek the help of a trained professional for treatment before it leads to substance use.

4. EXAMINE RISK FACTOR. If you’re aware of the biological, environmental and physical risk factors you possess, you’re more likely to overcome them. A history of substance abuse in the family, living in a social setting that glorifies drug abuse and/or family life that models drug abuse can be risk factors.

5. KEEP A WELL- BALANCED LIFE. People take up drugs when something in their life is not working, or when they’re unhappy about their lives or where their lives are going. Look at life’s big picture, and have priorities in order.

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14/11/2022

What is diabetes?
Diabetes is a disease that affects your body’s ability to produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone. When your body turns the food you eat into energy (also called sugar or glucose), insulin is released to help transport this energy to the cells. Insulin acts as a “key.” Its chemical message tells the cell to open and receive glucose. If you produce little or no insulin, or are insulin resistant, too much sugar remains in your blood. Blood glucose levels are higher than normal for individuals with diabetes. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.

What is Type 1 diabetes?
When you are affected with Type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not produce insulin. Type 1 diabetes, once called juvenile diabetes, is often diagnosed in children or teens. However, it can also occur in adults. This type accounts for 5-10 percent of people with diabetes.

What is Type 2 diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body does not produce enough insulin, or when the cells are unable to use insulin properly, which is called insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is commonly called “adult-onset diabetes” since it is diagnosed later in life, generally after the age of 45. It accounts for 90-95 percent of people with diabetes. In recent years, Type 2 diabetes has been diagnosed in younger people, including children, more frequently than in the past.

Are there other forms of diabetes?
Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy and affects about 18 percent of all pregnancies, according to the American Diabetes Association.

Gestational diabetes usually goes away after pregnancy, but once you've had gestational diabetes, your chances are higher that it will happen in future pregnancies. In some women pregnancy uncovers Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and these women will need to continue diabetes treatment after pregnancy.

There seems to be a link between the tendency to have gestational diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, and many women who had gestational diabetes develop Type 2 diabetes later on. Gestational diabetes and Type 2 diabetes both involve insulin resistance. Certain basic lifestyle changes may help prevent diabetes after gestational diabetes.

Another form is prediabetes. This condition causes a person’s blood sugar levels to be higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes. The American Diabetes Association estimates that there are 84.1 million Americans that have pre-diabetes in addition to the 30.3 million with diabetes.

What causes diabetes?
Genetics, lifestyle and environment can be causes of diabetes. Eating an unhealthy diet, being overweight or obese and not exercising enough may play a role in developing diabetes, particularly Type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune response. The body’s immune system attacks and destroys the insulin producing beta cells in the pancreas.

How does diabetes affect my body?
Over time, high blood sugar levels (also called hyperglycemia) can lead to kidney disease, heart disease and blindness. The excess sugar in the bloodstream can damage the tiny blood vessels in your eyes and kidneys, and can harden or narrow your arteries.

What are the symptoms of diabetes?
Extreme thirst
Frequent urination
Blurry vision
Extreme hunger
Increased tiredness
Unusual weight loss
How can I find out if I have diabetes?
Sometimes a routine exam by an eye doctor or foot doctor will reveal diabetes. Diabetes affects the circulation to your feet and the tiny blood vessels in your eyes. If your eye doctor or your foot doctor suspects you have diabetes, they will recommend you see your regular physician for a blood sugar level test.

The most common test is a fasting blood glucose test. After not eating for at least eight hours, usually overnight, your doctor will take a blood sample. The normal, non-diabetic range for fasting blood glucose is 70 to 110 mg/dl. If your level is 126 mg/dl or greater, you may have diabetes.

If I have signs of diabetes, what should I do?
See your doctor so he or she can perform tests to determine whether or not you have diabetes or prediabetes. Your doctor will make recommendations to bring down your blood sugar level to treat diabetes or so that you can delay the development of Type 2 diabetes.

Physical Therapy Guide to Diabetes

Diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin. It can also occur when the cells in the body do not react normally to insulin. When diabetes is present, the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood becomes too high. High blood sugar can cause many health problems.

As of 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 34.2 million Americans (10.2%), had diabetes. About 7.3 million of those people may be unaware that they have the disease. Diabetes rates are almost double for Native Americans and African Americans. Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2017. Worldwide, approximately 463 million adults were living with diabetes in 2019.

Diabetes can affect anyone at any age. Physical problems related to diabetes include weakness, loss of endurance, obesity, and balance problems. Diabetes often leads to the problem of lower physical activity (which causes many other diseases). Physical activity and exercise are effective ways to lower high-blood sugar levels. Physical therapists help people with diabetes improve or avoid related problems. They teach people how to safely add physical activity to their lives in effective and enjoyable ways.

Physical therapists are movement experts. They improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement. You can contact a physical therapist directly for an evaluation. To find a physical therapist in your area, visit Find a PT.

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11/11/2022

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04/11/2022

Lung Cancer
There are two major types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. The cancer cells of each type grow and spread in different ways, and they are treated differently.

What is lung cancer?
Like other cancers, lung cancer develops when normal processes of cell division and growth are disrupted, giving way to abnormal, uncontrollable growth. The cells grow into a mass, or tumor. Any abnormal growth in the body that directly invades surrounding tissues and organs, spreads to other parts of the body, or has the potential to grow back after being removed is called “malignant,” or cancerous.

What are the stages of lung cancer?
Staging allows the physician to fully understand the extent of the patient’s cancer to determine treatment decisions and predict expected outcomes. Doctors use specific terms to describe the stages of cancer, but a straightforward way of describing staging might be as follows:

Localized: The cancer is confined to the lung.
Regional: The cancer has spread to lymph nodes (or glands) within the chest.
Distant:The cancer has spread (or metastasized) to other parts of the body.
What are the types of lung cancer?
Most lung cancers start in the lining of the bronchi (air passageways branching off the trachea, or breathing tube). Lung cancer also can form in glands below the lining of the bronchi, frequently in the outer areas of the lungs. These lung cancers are one of two major types, small cell or non-small cell lung cancer, each of which grows and spreads different ways:

Non-small cell lung cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer is much more common, and usually grows and spreads more slowly than small cell lung cancer. There are three main types of non-small cell lung cancer, named for the type of cells from which the cancer develops:

Adenocarcinoma often starts growing near the periphery of the lung and may vary in both size and growth rate. This is the most common type of lung cancer in both smokers and those who have never smoked.
Squamous cell carcinoma usually starts in one of the larger breathing tubes near the center of the chest. The size of these lung tumors can range from very small to quite large.
Large cell carcinoma often starts near the periphery of the lung, grows rapidly and is usually quite extensive when diagnosed.
Small cell lung cancer
Small cell lung cancer is less common than non-small cell lung cancer accounting for about 15 percent of all lung cancers. This type of lung cancer grows rapidly, is likely to be advanced by the time of diagnosis and spreads to other parts of the body quickly.

Rare cancers of the chest
There are more than a dozen kinds of uncommon tumors that can develop in the chest, which may or may not arise from the lung. Some of the less common types include carcinoid tumors (often located in a large airway), and malignant mesothelioma that develops from the pleura, or lining of the lung.

Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the mesothelium, the protective membrane that covers most of the body’s internal organs. This rare cancer affects only about 3,000 people annually, usually in the part of the mesothelium surrounding the lungs (pleura) but sometimes in the pericardium that covers the heart. Mesothelioma typically happens decades after exposure to asbestos.

What are symptoms of lung cancer?
Signs and symptoms of lung cancer are not always present until the disease advances. However, some people do have symptoms early. These include:

Coughing that does not improve
Hoarseness
Blood in phlegm or sputum that is expelled by coughing
Weakness
Wheezing
Infections that return or will not clear
Chest pain that gets worse with cough or laugh
Advanced lung cancer symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue and/or unintentional weight loss. Signs and symptoms that might appear if the cancer has spread to other places include bone pain, headache, muscle weakness and/or eyelid drooping.

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS
How is lung cancer diagnosed and managed?
Usually, concern that a patient may have lung cancer starts as an abnormal finding on a chest imaging study (chest X-ray or CT scan) or when the disease is advanced enough to cause symptoms, such as coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue and/or weight loss.

Diagnosis requires a biopsy, or the removal of cells or tissues from the suspicious mass. Biopsies can be performed through a camera fed through the breathing tubes (called bronchoscopy) or from a needle inserted through the skin into the lung tumor. If these approaches are not successful, surgery may be required for an adequate diagnosis. The biopsy is important in determining whether or not it is cancer, and to determine which type of lung cancer.

Clinical trials
For some patients, participating in a clinical trial may be a treatment choice. Clinical trials are done to find out if new cancer treatments are safe and effective, or to see if they are better than the standard treatment. Many of today’s standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Patients who take part in a clinical trial may receive the standard treatment or be among the first to receive a prospective new treatment.

Patients who take part in clinical trials also help improve the way cancer will be treated in the future. Even when clinical trials do not lead to effective new treatments, they often answer important questions and move medical knowledge forward.

Lung cancer screening
Lung cancer screening refers to testing a healthy individual at high risk for developing lung cancer who has no symptoms of lung cancer to find lung cancer at a stage that it can be better treated. Low-dose chest CT based screening has been found to reduce the number of people who die from lung cancer with acceptable risks when performed in a high quality setting. At Cleveland Clinic, we have a comprehensive lung cancer screening program for those individuals at high risk of developing lung cancer (aged 55 to 77, 30+ pack-years of smoking, smoked within the past 15 years).

MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT
How is lung cancer treated?
All relevant information about the patient, including his or her health status, the kind of tumor and how far it has spread are brought together to design the most appropriate therapy for that individual’s cancer.

Lung cancer is a very challenging cancer to treat. Cell type and stage are the most critical factors in determining the survival rate is the stage at the time of diagnosis. Those that are diagnosed at a localized stage may be curable. Unfortunately, most people are diagnosed when the disease has spread outside the chest (advanced or distant) or involves the nodes in the chest (regional). Also, the lungs are very sensitive organs and may not handle some forms of treatment easily. This combination explains why lung cancer has one of the poorest survival rates of all cancers. The overall two-year survival rate of those diagnosed with lung cancer is 25%. At five years, survival rate drops to 15%.

It is important to discuss the goals of lung cancer treatment with your doctor. Some treatments may be used to control the cancer. Others are used to improve quality of life and/or reduce symptoms. These treatments may be used alone or in combination.

Chemotherapy and targeted therapies
Chemotherapy is the use of drugs that are designed to kill rapidly growing cells, such as cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be injected directly into a vein (by IV, or intravenously) or given through a catheter, which is a thin tube placed into a large vein and kept there until it is no longer needed. Some chemotherapy drugs are taken orally in pill form.

Targeted agents are a newer class of drugs that are designed to act against specific weaknesses in cancer cells or surrounding supportive tissues, such as blood vessels. These drugs can also be taken orally or by IV. They are most effective in cancers with specific changes in their genes or cell receptors.

In early stages of non-small cell cancer, chemotherapy may be used in conjunction with surgery to improve survival rates. In more advanced stages of non-small cell cancer and in all stages of small cell cancer, chemotherapy and targeted therapies may be used to relieve symptoms and extend life.

Chemotherapy affects both normal cells and cancer cells. Your doctors will try to prevent side effects as much as possible while treating the cancer appropriately. Side effects depend largely on the specific type of drug and the amount given. They can be different for each person and may be only temporary. Common side effects of chemotherapy include nausea and vomiting, hair loss, mouth sores and/ or fatigue. Your healthcare providers can suggest ways to make any side effects manageable and to help improve symptoms that may occur during and after procedures.

Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is a form of high energy X-ray that kills cancer cells. It can be used as a primary treatment, or in combination with chemotherapy (with or without surgery). It often can play an important role in advanced cancer patients by providing relief from pain, blockage of the airways, shortness of breath or coughing.

Radiation therapy is a “focused” treatment, meaning it is designed to maximize its effect on the cancer cells while minimizing injury to normal cells. Radiation to treat lung cancer most often comes from a machine (external radiation). Occasionally, the radiation may be delivered internally using tubes that place a radioactive seed directly near the tumor (internal radiation or brachytherapy).

Side effects of radiation therapy depend mainly on the part of the body that is treated and the treatment dose. Common side effects of radiation therapy to the chest are a dry, sore throat; difficulty swallowing; fatigue; skin changes at the site of treatment; and/or loss of appetite.

An area of particular innovation in radiation therapy is a high-technology approach, sometimes termed “radiosurgery.” In very select patients who have small tumors but for whom surgery is not desired or is unsafe, radiosurgery using very high doses of precisely focused radiation aimed only at the small tumor in the lung, is an effective alternative.

Surgery
Surgery is still considered the “gold standard” for treating early-stage lung cancer. Removing the tumor and surrounding lung tissue gives the best chance for cure for patients whose disease is localized. Surgery should be performed by specialized thoracic surgeons with particular expertise in treatment of lung cancer and other chest malignancies. Your surgeon will determine whether a tumor is resectable (removable). Not all tumors are resectable due to their location near, or if they have invaded, vital structures.

In patients with multiple medical problems or poor lung function, surgery may not be the best option. This is carefully determined by our multidisciplinary team including pulmonologists, medical oncologists, and radiation oncologists who work collaboratively daily.

What types of surgery are used to treat lung cancer?
How much lung tissue will be removed and what type of surgical approach will be used depends on where the tumor is located in the lung, its size, patient’s body type/weight and any previous chest surgeries. When resection is needed, minimally invasive approaches are considered. Trained thoracic surgeons may perform video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and VATS lobectomy routinely as well as robotic surgery. Surgical resection of lung cancer is generally performed as:

Limited resection: An operation to remove only a small portion of the lung is called a segmental or wedge resection.
Lobectomy: Removal of a defined section of the lung, (there are three lobes of the lung on the right and two on the left), is a lobectomy. This is the most common surgery performed for lung cancer.
Pneumonectomy: The removal of an entire lung is called a pneumonectomy.
Recovery after thoracic surgery depends on the extent of the surgery, whether or not it is performed minimally invasively, as well as the age and overall fitness of the patient. Many patients return home within three to four days after surgery. Patients who undergo minimally invasive surgery can generally return to work three weeks after surgery.

What other services are offered to people with lung cancer?
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Chronic diseases and disorders of the lungs and airways, as well as some of the invasive treatments for them, can take their toll on health and quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation programs use an array of tactics – from education and exercise to encouraging lifestyle changes – to help our patients manage their conditions.

Pain management
Pain can be a significant issue for people undergoing cancer treatment. Various cancer interventions, as well as the cancer itself, can cause pain. Effective pain management can help maintain or improve quality of life and reduce the risk of depression associated with pain.

Smoking cessation
Smoking is a major cause of lung cancer, but quitting can be a challenging proposition for some chronic smokers. As smoking patterns vary from person to person, there is no “best” method for quitting. The most successful smoking cessation programs offer smokers a range of strategies.

PREVENTION
How can I prevent lung cancer?
There is no absolute way to prevent lung cancer. However, there are things that will lower your risk.

Do not smoke. If you do smoke, quit. Avoid breathing in smoke from people who do smoke.
Reduce your exposure to chemicals known to cause cancer, such as:
Arsenic
Asbestos
Beryllium
Cadmium
Substances containing nickel or chromium
Coal products
Air pollution, such as exhaust from diesel engines
Radon. Have your home tested for radon, a radioactive gas that has no color or odor.
Eat a healthy diet.
Exercise regularly.
OUTLOOK / PROGNOSIS
What is the outlook for people with lung cancer?
Your healthcare providers will help you understand what to expect after cancer treatment in terms of follow-up care, lifestyle changes, and making important health-related decisions.

If lung cancer is localized or regional and treatment has been administered with the intention of curing the cancer, follow-up testing will be performed to ensure the cancer does not recur. You also will be assessed for side effects related to the treatment received, and treatment will be offered to help with any related symptoms.

Follow-up in patients whose lung cancer is metastatic and/or treatment is intended to improve the quality of life and extend life. Tests done over time will determine how the cancer is responding to treatment, and to monitor for side effects from therapy. The length of treatment or the need to change therapies will be determined by these follow-up tests.

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