Vegetarian Snacks: Kale Chips
Posted March 12th, 2013
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Kale Chips Recipe Type: vegetarian Cuisine: Vegetarian, Snacks Author: OncoLink Team Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 bunch of kale 2 tsp of olive oil 1/4-1/2 tsp of salt 1/2 – 1 tbsp nutritional yeast (optional) Instructions Pre-heat oven to 350 °F Wash and dry the kale really well. If the kale is still wet it will […]
Vegetarian Breakfast: Warm Cinnamon Oatmeal
Posted March 11th, 2013
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Vegetarian Breakfast: Warm Cinnamon Oatmeal Author: OncoLink Team Serves: 1 Ingredients 1/2 cup Steel Cut Oats (already prepared – see Basic Oatmeal below) 1/2 cup milk or milk substitute (soy, almond, rice) 1/2 tbsp raisins 1-2 tbsp sunflower seeds or other seed or nut (pecans are very good too) 1 medium banana, sliced 1 tbsp […]
Vegetarian Side Dish: Stir Fry Veggies
Posted March 7th, 2013
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Vegetarian Side Dish: Stir Fry Veggies Recipe Type: Stir Fry Cuisine: Vegetarian Author: OncoLink Team Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 onion, cut into thick crescents 2-3 carrots cut into matchsticks 2 stalks broccoli, florets plus stem cut into thin diagonals 1 red pepper, cut into thick crescents 3-4 mushrooms, sliced thinly ¾ cup snow peas 2 […]
The Impact of Vitamins & Supplements During and After Breast Cancer Treatment
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
LIVE from LBBC’s March community meeting, learn how vitamins and supplements affect your breast cancer treatment plan and follow-up care.
Lift
Posted March 6th, 2013
Rodney Warner, JD
I’ve been going to the gym for over a year now. I’m there usually at least three mornings a week. I would guess over half the weeks I was there five mornings a week. I would highly recommend anyone (with medical clearance) do it as well.
CancerLand Bookshelf: Chief Complaint: Brain Tumor
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Author: John Kerastas Publisher: Sunstone Press, 2012 | $16.95 US Information: ISBN: 9780865349087 OncoLink Rating: At first glance, John Kerastas and I couldn’t be more different from one another. For starters, he’s a guy recovering from recent treatment for a brain tumor and I’m a 15 year breast cancer survivor. Then there’s the issue of geography; […]
Why I Love Being an Oncology Social Worker
Posted March 5th, 2013
Christina Bach, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C
All parents ask their kids, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a young child, I wanted to be an artist. I drew on enough walls to prove that.
How I Became a Medical Physicist
I would be lying if I said that I had always dreamed of becoming a medical physicist and working in radiation oncology.
Vegetarian Breakfast: Basic Oatmeal
Posted March 4th, 2013
Carolyn Vachani, MSN, RN, AOCN
Meatless Monday, Vegetarian Breakfast: Basic Oatmeal.