Stress & Cancer with Dr. Amy Comander

On this episode we have a very special guest, my friend, Dr. Amy Comander who is:
*Board certified in Hematology, Medical Oncology & Lifestyle Medicine
*Breast oncologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
*Director of Breast Oncology and Cancer Survivorship at the Mass General Cancer Center at Waltham & Newton Wellesley Hospital
*Co-Medical Director of the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham
*Instructor at Harvard University Medical School
On this episode, Dr. Comander discusses her insight and expertise on the relationship between stress and cancer:
Stress does not directly cause cancer but leads to many harmful behaviors that increase the risk of cancer such as smoking, overeating, drinking alcohol and decreases the function of your immune system's ability to fight off cancer
Her whole person approach includes an 8 week stress management and resiliency program for her patients including yoga and meditation are great tools to manage stress
Lifestyle Medicine principles optimize the health, well-being and outcome from cancer and help reduce the risk of cancer as well -- top modifiable risk factors include smoking and obesity
Alcohol is a risk factor for breast cancer-limit to 1 alcoholic drink/day
Developing a program called Paving the Path to Wellness
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PAVING the Path to Wellness
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Book mentioned:
Yoga for Cancer
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