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SFRO’s Survivorship Clinic – How We Help

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Cancer Survivors and their families often face challenges that are difficult to navigate considering the stress they experience. Stress, as we’ve presented here before changes the aspects of the issues people deal with in physical ways through your physiology, but also mentally through your new perspective of being a cancer patient or survivor.

For those reasons, South Florida Radiation Oncology, is bringing you a service to fully support your needs as a cancer survivor or a family member of a cancer patient or survivor. SFRO offers the most cutting edge technology and support for its patients and their families. We offer head and neck cancer support groups, prostate cancer support groups and now we present Survivorship Clinic beginning in June.

Judy Armstrong, ARNP, BC, OCN will coordinate and manage the services provided and help you manage the process of continuing treatment, insurance, support groups, personal services such as hair styling for cancer patients, research, psychology, counseling, yoga, mediation and many other classes.

Please contact her today by calling 1-877-930-7376. Ask for Survivorship Clinic information and how to sign up. Please visit our Facebook page for more helpful information, https://www.facebook.com/SFROLLC.
Right here on our website, click on Resources and you will find helpful information on many topics, such as clinical trials, NCI, American Cancer Society and our support groups offered.

The Benefits of Antioxidants

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The Benefits of Antioxidants
by Cindy Collins, PhD, RD

Antioxidants are a wonderful way to support as well as assist in repair of our biological functions. Three vitamins are particularly powerful antioxidants. They are Vitamins A,C and E. When included in the diet at an optimal level, these antioxidants carry out many important tasks.

Below you will find the roles and the best food source for each:
• Vitamin A (Beta-carotene) supports vision, bone growth, and the immune system. Some food sources include carrots, spinach, kale, cantaloupe, apricots, papaya, mango, and tomatoes.

• Vitamin C repairs cells, arterial walls, and boosts the immune system. Some food sources include peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, oranges, strawberries, cantaloupe, romaine lettuce, and kiwi.

• Vitamin E optimizes heart, eye and brain functions. Some excellent food choices are almonds, spinach, mango, wheat germ oil, sunflower seeds, olive oil, and hazelnuts.

For more information about this topic, please refer to www.rd411.com