Yard Sale for the Cure
For Rachael Smith, diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and now in remission,‘cancer’ means ‘community’ and so she created Yard Sale for the Cure. It’s an annual event where households across the country… Continue reading
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Olivia Newton-John on surviving breast cancer
Olivia Newton-John was already an international pop star when her role as shy-turned-sexy Sandy in the movie musical “Grease” catapulted her to superstardom. That success was followed by several film… Continue reading
Secrets and lies
I came across the following interesting article written by Dr Wendy Harpham MD, for Oncology Times: Do patients ever keep secrets from their physicians? Do they ever lie? These are just two of many… Continue reading
Fans mourn Farrah
Since the news broke yesterday of Farrah Fawcett’s death from cancer, fans have been gathering to place flowers at her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Farrah was one of the most… Continue reading
Farrah Fawcett dies
People magazine has just reported that Farrah Fawcett, who skyrocketed to fame as one of a trio of impossibly glamorous private eyes on TV’s Charlie’s Angels, has died after a long battle with… Continue reading
Lindsay Wagner embraces mind, body, spirit.
As a child growing up in the seventies, I loved watching Jamie Summers, the Bionic Woman, on TV on saturday afternoons. Lindsay Wagner, the actress who played the role of Summers, is now focussing her hero powers… Continue reading
Dr Wendy Harpham “On Survivorship”
I have just been reading the bio of Wendy S. Harpham, M.D. on her blog, “On Survivorship”. Having posted last week on writing your own life mission statment, I am particularly taken with her mission statement: “To… Continue reading
Clinical trials benefit patients
Many Irish breast cancer patients are benefiting from being able to join clinical trials that were not available in this country before, a major international conference on breast cancer in Galway has heard. Prof… Continue reading
Music not just for the soul
Music directly affects the heart, arteries and lungs in ways that may be therapeutically useful, a study has shown. Researchers in Italy who played random classical tracks to 24 volunteers found that music… Continue reading
