The lost art of preventive oncology.
cancer
oncologist
patient education
preventive medicine
Journal
Ecancermedicalscience
ISSN: 1754-6605
Titre abrégé: Ecancermedicalscience
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101392236
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
30
11
2020
entrez:
27
9
2021
pubmed:
28
9
2021
medline:
28
9
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
As the second most common cause of mortality worldwide, cancer is now prevalent in our society. The overall number of cases continue to rise each year and given the advancements in treatment strategies we now have a large population of cancer survivors. In the busy oncology clinic, patients often bring up the question of what caused their cancer. Oftentimes the answer is not very clear. This article is highlighting the role of oncology clinic in improving the awareness of overall health in patients and their families. The oncologist can play a crucial role in reducing the risk of malignancies in the family members of their patients. There is a need to have a quick discussion on the role of diet, exercise, vaccination against HPV, avoidance of smoking, alcohol, and other toxins such as pesticides in the oncology clinic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34567267
doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2021.ed113
pii: can-15-ed113
pmc: PMC8426006
doi:
Types de publication
Editorial
Langues
eng
Pagination
ed113Informations de copyright
© the authors; licensee ecancermedicalscience.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The author has no conflicts of interest.
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