She has buried a child, withstood an excruciatingly public blow to her marriage, and been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But in a warm, intimate, and startlingly honest discussion with Oprah, Elizabeth Edwards… Continue reading
They are ready for his arrival here, with bright pink outfits and ribbons, with supportive messages on signs and T-shirts, and above all, with their love. Phil Mickelson will play his first practice… Continue reading
When Jessica Gioia was diagnosed with breast cancer on Sept. 19, 2008 — the day after her 33rd birthday — she went on the Internet looking for advice and help. “I started seeing… Continue reading
Ancient medical practitioners believed that a healthy body had a balance of four essential fluids, also known as humors (from Latin humere: to be wet, which also gave us the word humid). Those… Continue reading
Cooking carrots whole before chopping them up boosts their anti-cancer properties by 25 per cent, researchers say. Leaving the vegetable intact prevents valuable nutrients from being easily washed away into the water, claim… Continue reading
I am delighted to learn that the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center has launched an online education program that coaches healthcare professionals on skills they may never have been taught… Continue reading
I came across the website of the Warwick Foundation today and was moved to tears by the way its founder Samantha Lehmann writes of the death of her brother from cancer. She has created… Continue reading
If you could write a letter to your cancer, what would you say? What words would spill onto the page, words of sadness? anger? despair? or hope? gratitude? I believe that writing is a… Continue reading
Some of us choose to work right through our treatment for cancer, while others will find themselves on certified sick leave for a period of time. This may be of a few months duration,… Continue reading
Michael Kors and Heidi Klum, “Project Runway” collaborators, are extending their rapport to a charitable cause. The duo has been tapped by Saks Fifth Avenue and The Breast Cancer Research Foundation for Saks’… Continue reading
