8 foods to beat chemo-brain
Can this Indian spice help boost brain power? Are you struggling with chemo-brain post treatment? Did you know that new research on so-called “brain foods” show that some chemicals in the foods we… Continue reading
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Lifestyle link to cancer
Prof Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), has issued a stark warning that millions of people around the world face an early death from cancer. While the… Continue reading
Meat Free Monday
I have vivid memories as a child of jars of beetroot swimming in dreadful vinegar, which almost put me off it forever. Luckily I discovered later in life how flavoursome and versatile this root vegetable can be. Beetroot… Continue reading
Patrick Swayze’s widow speaks about coping with losing her “soulmate”
Patrick and Lisa who were married for 34 years. It is hard to believe that it is one year since the death of actor Patrick Swayze. Interviewed recently in People magazine, Patrick’s widow,… Continue reading
Poetry Friday
I know why the caged bird sings A free bird leaps on the back Of the wind and floats downstream Till the current ends and dips his wing In the orange suns rays… Continue reading
Living with breast cancer conference
The Irish Cancer Society will host its annual National Breast Cancer Conference entitled “Living with Breast Cancer” in the Croke Park Conference Centre on Saturday, September 18th, 2010 from 9.00 am. Attendance is free and… Continue reading
Is there a magic five-year cancer cure?
Continuing with the theme of yesterday’s survivorship post, I want to look at the question today of cancer’s often-talked-of five-year survival rate. When you first come out of treatment, you may count down the… Continue reading
Defining cancer survivorship
When does someone with cancer start to become a survivor? Some believe it begins at the moment of a diagnosis of cancer; for others the notion dawns on them more gradually as they progress through their treatment.… Continue reading
‘Genetic link’ to breast cancer
Researchers say they have identified a series of gene variations which together may play a role in the development of a common breast cancer. A study of women in Finland and Sweden found… Continue reading
