We’ll be lacing up our running shoes this Saturday for the annual Alaska Run for Women in Anchorage! For the 12th year, Anchorage and Valley Radiation Therapy Center are proud to be a Pink Diamond sponsor of the race, manning the Mile One water station, also known as the music mile, where you can dance your way to hydration.
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During treatment it can be hard to do all the things that you used to enjoy. Undergoing treatment and working to heal your body can take a lot out of you and some days it takes up all the energy you have. It’s important to remember that getting out and doing the things you love can be good for both your mental wellbeing and your physical health. You don’t have to give up your social life!
At the beginning of any cancer journey, you’ll hear doctors, nurses and even your peers using terms you may have never heard of before and it’s overwhelming. It’s always good to ask your oncology team to explain if they are using terms that you do not understand. We’ve put together this list of common radiation oncology terms as a resource to help you understand the language of radiation therapy.
We don’t need any reminders that we work with some of the best doctors around, but we’ll take Doctors’ Day, a national holiday observed every year on March 30, as another reason to celebrate the contributions of neighboring physicians and their staff.