Care For Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS)

Care For Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS)

Hand-Foot Syndrome (HFS) a.k.a. Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE) Chemotherapy is a double-edged sword — it is a very strong form of therapy proven to have some positive health outcomes for oncology patients; it is simultaneously associated with a lot of severe...
Care For Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Care For Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

By Rian Scott (R.Ac) For most of us when we wake up in the morning and get out of bed, we often take for granted that we can walk normally, with full range of motion and the use of our extremities. However, for oncology patients who have or are undergoing...
Self-Care for the Summer of COVID-19

Self-Care for the Summer of COVID-19

By Pauline Sok Yin Hwang, R.Ac R.TCMP One of my fondest memories of Taiwan is sitting down with a friend to read a Chinese version of the Yellow Emperor’s Canon of Internal Medicine (Huang Di Nei Jing). Her knowledge of ancient Chinese was much better than mine, while...