Friday 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
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Poetry Friday
A slightly different take on the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas theme, today’s poem comes courtesty of the talented Philippa of the Feisty Blue Gecko blog. The Twelve Days of Chemo On the first… Continue reading
Understanding a sentinel lymph node biopsy
When breast cancer spreads, it often appears first in the sentinel node–the first node to which the tumor drains. I had a full axillary clearance when diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 – no… Continue reading
Together we can create hope
“Hope is something you create together” – Kaethe Weingarten I was very moved this morning reading an article on the subject of hope in today’s Irish Times. The article puts forward an argument for the… Continue reading
Guide to Latest Cancer Research
Check out Cancer Care’s booklet, Your Guide to the Latest Cancer Research and Treatments , which features highlights from the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), with up-to-date… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
I have Anna Rachnel of The Cancer Culture Chronicles Blog to thank for pointing me in the direction of today’s scrumptious meatless recipe. Anna tells me that this dish is “absolutely amazing and has all the… Continue reading
Light up a Life
Pictured above is Cian Kelly (8), Tallaght, Co Dublin, at the Light Up A Life ceremony of remembrance at Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Harold’s Cross, Dublin, last night. Light up a Life… Continue reading
Coping with neuropathy
Unfortunately for many of us, neuropathy is a possible side effect of some common breast cancer treatments, including chemotherapy with taxane medicines like paclitaxel (Taxol) and docetaxel (Taxotere). What is Neuropathy? It is experienced as… Continue reading
The outlook is positive for breast cancer in Ireland
Thanks to vastly improved access to the right care at the right time for women with possible symptoms referred to the eight designated cancer centres, advances in treatments, and a national roll-out of the BreastCheck programme for women without symptoms, the picture for breast cancer in Ireland is far more positive than before.
