Don’t cut short Tamoxifen
Up to half of women stop taking the drug prematurely but in doing so significantly reduce their survival odds, says Cancer Research UK. Data shows for every hundred women who complete the full… Continue reading
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Poetry Friday
Spring! Image: M. Ennis-O’Connor How necessary it is to have opinions! I think the spotted trout lilies are satisfied, standing a few inches above the earth. I think serenity is not something… Continue reading
Launch of new guide to family history of breast cancer
The UK charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer has launched a definitive guide for people with an increased risk of developing breast cancer due to their family history. The guide provides, for the first time, information on… Continue reading
Tissue sample appeal to breast cancer patients
BREAST CANCER patients in Ireland have been urged to donate tissue samples to a research programme which has the potential to help those with the most severe form of the disease. The national… Continue reading
Men are survivors too
Today’s guest post is written by Rhonda Smith founder of Breast Cancer Partner, an online resource aimed at breast cancer survivors who are nearing the end of treatment or who are on their… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
I have another great recipe for you this Monday – warm orzo salad with beets. Doesn’t it sound like a great combination and what a fantastic colour. Recent claims that beetroot has specific anti-carcinogens… Continue reading
Make it count
Even if you think there’s not enough time to finish, get started! Getting started is better than getting nothing. The wasted and idle moments in your life add up. If you always have… Continue reading
Physical activity programme for breast cancer survivors
The Irish Cancer Society are currently recruiting women who have had a breast cancer diagnosis and are post-treatment and 12 months post-surgery to take part in a Physical Activity Programme, commencing March 26th, 2011.… Continue reading
Poetry Friday
To-day To-morrow – oh, ’twill never be, If we should live a thousand years! Our time is all to-day, to-day, The same, though changed; and while it flies With still small voice the… Continue reading
Weekly Round-Up
Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading
