‘Twas the night before Christmas… So begins the first line of the famous poem by Clement Clarke Moore which has delighted generations of children and adults since it was first published in December 1823. I still can’t hear the poem even today, without feeling that sense of excitment and anticipation I felt as a child waiting [...]
Archive for December, 2009
‘Twas the night before Christmas…
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged 'Twas the night before Christmas, christmas, christmas eve, Clement Clarke Moore, Howard Thurman, true meaning of christmas on December 24, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Revolution in breast screening on the cards
Posted in Breaast Cancer in Ireland, Breast Cancer Screening, Research, tagged breast cancer, cancer treatment, Dr Muiris Huston, Irish Times, mammography, microRNAs, NUIG, Prof Michael Kerin on December 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Results of research currently being undertaken in Ireland could lead to a simple blood test for breast cancer, writes Dr Muiris Huston in today’s Irish Times. The term paradigm shift may have been overused in the past, but it is fair to associate it with the groundbreaking research into breast cancer that has just emerged from [...]
Meat Free Monday
Posted in Healthy Recipes, Lifestyle, tagged Baba Ghanoush on December 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today’s recipe is Baba Ghanoush, a very popular Middle Eastern dish made primarily of aubergine/eggplant and tahini, a paste made from sesame seeds. This is a healthy snack that can be eaten in a variety of ways, including as a dip with whole wheat bread or crackers, spread on pitta bread. Ingredients 1 aubergine/eggplant 1/4 [...]
Bozos on the bus
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged bozos on the bus, elizabeth lesser, mask on December 20, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I recently wrote a post on the masks we wear and was delighted with the response I got from readers. I was reminded again of this post today, while reading Elizabeth Lesser’s “Broken Open: How Difficult Times Help Us Grow” . One of the stories I really like which Elizabeth Lesser tells in her book [...]
Herceptin and HER2+ breast cancer
Posted in Research, tagged HER2 breast cancer, herceptin, mayo clinic, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium on December 19, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Using Herceptin with chemotherapy, instead of after, clearly improves treatment of women with HER2+ breast cancer, and should be the new standard of care, says a Mayo Clinic researcher who led what is regarded to be a key clinical trial determining the best use of Herceptin. Patients using Herceptin and chemotherapy at the same time [...]
Poetry Friday
Posted in Uncategorized on December 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
And now for something different… In place of my usual format of a poem for my Poetry Friday slot, I am changing things slightly this week. I came across a blog post yesterday on Emerging Writer, highlighting International Put a Poem in a Shop Month. The inspiration behind this is explained on another blog, Various who writes [...]
Scientists crack ‘entire genetic code’ of cancer
Posted in Lifestyle, Medical Update, Research, tagged brain cancer, breast cancer, cancer genomes, Carlos Caldas, genetic code, Institute of Cancer Research, International Cancer Genome Consortium, liver cancer, lung cancer, mouth cancer, ovary cancer, pacreas cancer, Professor Michael Stratton, skin cancer, smoking anc cancer, stomach cancer, tumor, Wellcome Trust on December 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers – skin and lung – a move they say could revolutionise cancer care. Not only will the cancer maps pave the way for blood tests to spot tumours far earlier, they will also yield new drug targets, says the Wellcome [...]
Taking care of your girls
Posted in Books on Cancer, Lifestyle, tagged amazon, be breast aware, breast cancer, diagnosed with breast cancer, Dr Marisa Weiss, Taking care of your girls on December 15, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A recent comment by Kim on this blog, which mentioned that her youngest daughter (14) had just told her that her friend said that wearing a bra to bed causes breast cancer. It got me thinking about how young girls get their information about the causes of breast cancer, so I did a bit of research [...]
Can what you eat protect you against cancer?
Posted in Lifestyle, tagged cancer beating food, glucosinolate, green tea, Irish Times, Professor John Reynolds, Trinity College Dublin, turmeric on December 15, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Could you protect yourself against cancer by choosing wisely what you put on your plate? This is the question posed today in the Irish Times Health supplement. As we are only too aware, there is so much information out there about cancer beating foods, but how much of it is really accurate? According to consultant surgeon [...]
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