Ep. 61 - PTs can help prevent too!

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>February is National Cancer Prevention Month, & while we as PTs may not think of ourselves in a cancer prevention role, we have great opportunities to educate our patients & empower them to take control of their health. This episode is for <strong>every PT professional & student</strong>, whether your interest is in outpatient, inpatient, home health, neurological, orthopedic, acute care, wound care, aquatics, pelvic floor, vestibular, or oncology patient populations. Regardless of your practice area, you can & should be having these conversations with patients.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Just because a patient has one comorbidity, impairment or diagnosis doesn't exclude them from being at risk of developing cancer. Just because a patient has <em>one</em> cancer diagnosis doesn't exclude them from being at risk for another.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>