I have just been viewing some photographs of the Irish Cancer Society’s Garden of Hope. Over 5000 daffodils with messages of support, rememberence and love were planted in the Phoenix Park, Dublin to mark Daffodil… Continue reading
Jade Goody passed away in her sleep this morning at home in Essex. In the past few months, Jade’s story and her decision to die in the public eye has been criticised, villified, admired… Continue reading
This Sunday, 22 March, is Mother’s Day and breast cancer survivor, Julie-Anne Dineen whose single, Do You Believe tops the Irish charts, has expressed a special Mother’s Day wish. Julie-Anne hopes her single will… Continue reading
I really admire the Young Survival Coalition and the work they do. Although they are based in the USA, I made full use of their online resources when I was looking for answers… Continue reading
For women with recurrent breast cancer, the treatment the doctor chooses is usually based on the properties of their original breast cancer. A group from Toronto has recently completed the world’s first study… Continue reading
Letrozole significantly prolongs disease-free survival (DFS) and time to distant recurrence compared with tamoxifen for postmenopausal women with endocrine-responsive breast cancer, researchers stated at the St. Gallen Oncology Conferences: Primary Therapy of Early… Continue reading
The following report appears in British Journal of Cancer and provides more evidence of the important role of Specialist Breast Centres. Radiographers can help examine screening mammograms, say Dutch researchers who believe their… Continue reading
EastEnders star Wendy Richard, who lost her battle with cancer last month, urged those undergoing cancer treatment to never give up in a moving documentary. The documentary, Wendy Richard: To Tell You The Truth,… Continue reading
A NEW WEAPON in the war against cancer could be found in humans if a new research project bears out. The work is being undertaken by Irish woman Lydia Lynch, who was recently… Continue reading
Thanks to Steph at The Biopsy Report for raising a question on Specialist Breast Centres. This has become an emotive subject with the threatened closure of some breast cancer units around the country… Continue reading
