28 Jul The Benefits of Nutrition During Cancer Treatment: Prevent Fatigue and Improve Your Immunity

Posted at 13:57h in Exercise & Nutrition by Triage Cancer

by Jessica Iannotta, MS, RD, CSO, CDN and Angela Hummel, MS, RDN, CSO, LDN Cancer-related fatigue is the most common side effect from cancer treatment and many people expect it and don’t think that there is anything that can be done to improve it.  A healthy...

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03 Jul Triage Social Media

Posted at 10:31h in Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Are you a cancer survivor or caregiver and wondering if social media can provide valuable cancer-related information and support? Are you an oncology health care professional wondering why anyone should have a Twitter account? Followers, friends, likes, tweets, Google groups, channels, circles, feeds . . .  social...

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30 Jun Triage Cancer Speaker Spotlight: Meet Jonny Imerman

Posted at 09:34h in Partners by Triage Cancer

Jonny Imerman is a bit of a celebrity in the cancer community, and for good reason!  After being diagnosed with cancer at the age of 26, he founded Imerman Angels, a non-profit organization that carefully matches and individually pairs a person touched by cancer (a...

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27 Jun No Butts About it: Colorectal Cancer Screenings

Posted at 14:10h in Advocacy, Health Insurance, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) requires most insurance companies to provide free preventive services, including colorectal cancer screening, such as a colonoscopy.  This means that people don’t pay a co-pay, don’t pay a co-insurance amount, and it doesn’t get applied to their...

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19 Jun Hot off the Presses!

Posted at 09:00h in Finances, Partners, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Have you been on the search for a comprehensive resource on navigating your way through the cost of a cancer diagnosis? Look no further! Triage Cancer teamed up with our partner, Cancer Support Community, to bring you the Fifth Edition of Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Coping with...

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11 Jun Workplace Wellness and the Affordable Care Act

Posted at 11:14h in Employment, Exercise & Nutrition by Triage Cancer

Workplace wellness programs are created to support healthy behavior in the workplace, which can improve employees’ health and lower the cost of health care spending.  A majority of workplace wellness programs focus on prevention of chronic diseases, although workplace wellness programs address a variety of...

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09 Jun The Latest News on the ACA & Marketplaces

Posted at 10:00h in Health Insurance, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Need health insurance, but the Marketplace open enrollment is closed? On COBRA, but wondering if you can switch to a Marketplace plan? Keep reading . . . The Affordable Care Act (ACA or Obamacare) created State Health Insurance Marketplaces, where people can access private health insurance plans with...

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09 May Triage you Estate Plan: Power of Attorney

Posted at 10:18h in Estate Planning, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

by Michelle Shagenov, Esq. In my last post, I discussed the health care proxy as a valuable “estate planning” tool. I emphasized the importance of self-reflection and communicating your wishes about health-care decisions to loved ones. I explained that a health care proxy allows YOU, not...

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07 May Attention Health Care Professionals!

Posted at 10:57h in Partners, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

Are you going to be at the Association of Oncology Social Workers (AOSW) Conference May 28-30, 2014? If you are, we wanted to make sure you knew about this great opportunity! Triage Cancer’s partner, Living Beyond Breast Cancer (LBBC), will be hosting a Healthcare Provider Symposium...

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28 Mar It’s not too late to Enroll for Affordable Health Care!

Posted at 20:00h in Uncategorized by Triage Cancer

Have you signed up for health care? It’s not too late! The deadline for open enrollment for health insurance through the State Health Insurance Marketplaces is this Monday, March 31st. If you have been uninsured during 2014 so far, if you sign up before March 31st,...

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