Cancer Therapy
Cancer Survivorship: Things To Consider
Bringing attention to the after-math of surviving cancer is extremely important, as more people than ever are surviving cancer. Dr. Puc offers some things to consider based off more than 20-years of experience in the clinical practice of adult hematology and medical oncology.
Read MoreColorectal Cancer: Do You Know The Facts?
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States.
Read MoreMedical Marijuana Comes to the Stram Center for Added Options for Patient Symptom Control
The Stram Center is pleased to be able to prescribe medical marijuana to patients meeting required NYS mandated criteria.We believe that medical marijuana will be a good symptom control option for patients not adequately benefiting from conventional pharmaceutical symptom control options for the qualifying conditions.
Read MoreSome Anti Breast Cancer Dietary Picks
A wide variety of dietary nutrients and herbs have been studied and found to be effective for both prevention of and therapy of established breast cancer. Here is a short list of top picks:
Read MoreWho is in Control: You or Cancer? Questions and Answers
For those of you who attended our cancer conference , Who is in Control: You or Cancer? on Nov 7, 2015 at the Marriot Hotel and submitted a question for our panel, here are the answers submitted by Dr. Heidi Puc, as promised.
Read MoreAcupuncture Benefits During Chemotherapy
A groundbreaking study from 2000, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women undergoing high-dose chemotherapy for breast cancer who were getting acupuncture had 1/3 the number of emetic episodes (vomiting) compared to women receiving triple anti-emetic drug therapy alone.
Read MoreA Conversation with Dr. Heidi Puc
We spoke with Dr. Puc about holistic treatments she feels are most beneficial for battling metastatic breast cancer and why.
Read MoreSupporting Chemotherapy with Acupuncture
Study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that acupuncture may have positive effects in relieving fatigue related to chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.
Read MoreWhat Is Integrative Oncology?
Integrative Oncology focuses on nutritional, herbal, and mind-body therapies that can complement standard cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation in order to strengthen the immune system, minimize side effects, and improve quality of life, encouraging the best overall outcome.
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