The terms ‘spiritual’ and ‘spirituality’ are part of the common social vocabulary in the 21st century. As GHS’ Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship (CIOS) begins to integrate spiritual care into its cancer survivorship programs, it behooves us to pause and think about a working definition of what this care might mean. My own definition, fitting for a...Read More

At Greenville Health System, we share Vice President Joe Biden’s urgency for speeding the efforts to translate breakthrough research into meaningful clinical therapies and to usher a unique collaboration of scientists, clinical researchers, clinicians and healthcare providers, patients and the academic and public/private sectors to accelerate this research translation to find new approaches to preventing...Read More

Oh no! Another blog about skin cancer and sunscreen! Why bother reading this, you might be thinking. Well, it may surprise you to know that skin cancer is still a major problem in the United States. In fact, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimates that one American dies every hour from skin cancer. This year alone,...Read More

Low estrogen in breast cancer survivors can lead to irritation of the lining of the vagina, discomfort, leakage of urine and pain with sexual intercourse (called dyspareunia). For women without a prior history of breast cancer, doctors often prescribe creams or preparations with estrogen that allow the estrogen to benefit the lining of the vagina...Read More

Sleep disturbance is more than just a lack of sleep. It also includes poor sleep efficiency, a prolonged time to fall asleep, low quality of sleep, and waking up in the middle of the night unable to return to sleep. Research has shown that sleep deprivation is tied to overall health including fatigue, distress, decision-making,...Read More