Life Spark editorial
Writing on survivorship, data ownership, and the clinician hand-off.
Short, plain-English essays. Every post is on-brand, cited to primary guidance (NCCN, ASCO, COG-LTFU) where applicable, and structured for both human readers and LLM-based search.
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Cardio-oncology
Cardiac Rehab After Cancer: Who Qualifies and How to Start Safely
Structured, supervised exercise is one of the strongest protections for a survivor heart. Who is eligible, what a first session looks like, and how to build from ten minutes upward.
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Late effects
After Chest Radiation: Valve Disease, Coronary Disease, and the Screening Timeline
Radiation to the chest raises long-term valvular and coronary risk on a delayed clock. The exposures that matter, the screening intervals to keep, and how to explain them without alarming survivors.
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Cardio-oncology
Cardioprotection During Cancer Treatment: What the Evidence Supports Now
Where baseline risk stratification, blood-pressure control, statins, neurohormonal therapy, and dose planning fit into protecting the heart before, during, and after cardiotoxic cancer therapy.
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Metabolic & GLP-1
Heart Failure Warning Signs Survivors Should Never Wait Out
Breathlessness, swelling, and sudden weight gain read differently after cardiotoxic cancer treatment. What to watch for, what to log, and when to call the same day.
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Cardio-oncology
Echo, Strain, or Cardiac MRI? Choosing Cardiac Imaging in Survivorship Follow-Up
How global longitudinal strain, standard echocardiography, and cardiac MRI differ in what they detect after anthracyclines or chest radiation, and how to pick the right study at the right interval.
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Cardio-oncology
Protecting Your Heart After Cancer Treatment: The Six Things That Matter Most
A plain-language guide to the heart risks that follow common cancer treatments, the numbers worth knowing, and the six habits and checks that protect the heart over decades of survivorship.
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Clinic operations
Telehealth Survivorship Follow-Up: What Works Remotely and What Still Needs a Room
A split-visit model for survivorship programs serving rural and travel-limited patients: what a video visit can carry, what testing must be local, and how to keep the surveillance cadence intact.
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Clinic operations
Returning to Work After Cancer: Timing, Accommodations, and the Conversations to Plan
A practical, non-legal-advice guide to phased return, accommodation requests, disclosure choices, and the documentation your clinician can supply without exposing your full record.
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