What are the benefits of Soy?
It is tough as breast cancer survivors to know what to do for the best. On the one hand, we are told by some researchers that dairy is the enemy, so we substitute… Continue reading
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Helping children adjust to mother’s breast cancer
For many women, losing their hair during cancer therapy is difficult enough. But the situation can be even harder for children who are shocked to see their mothers or female relatives lose their… Continue reading
Link between cancer and depression
Interesting article in ScienceNow magazine on the link between cancer and depression. Jennifer Couzin-Frankel writes: ” It’s no surprise that a life-threatening disease such as cancer can make you depressed. But what if… Continue reading
Cancer-fighting fountain pen
A research team at Northwestern University has demonstrated a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells. The tool, called the Nanofountain Probe, functions in two different ways:… Continue reading
‘Farrah’s Story’ a tale of inner strength
“When cancer intrudes on a placid life, the most important asset to have is an indomitable spirit. That is the lesson Farrah Fawcett learned over months of treatments, anguish and hope, and that… Continue reading
Living with a history of breast cancer
Practical Tools for Living with a History of Breast Cancer This workshop given by Anita C. Broxson, MSN, RN, OCN, explores long-term survivorship and how a history of breast cancer may impact your… Continue reading
Music and Medicine Conference
“Music and Medicine” is the topic of a one-day conference hosted by the Irish World Academy in association with the Graduate Medical School, University of Limerick on Saturday, June 6th. There is a… Continue reading
Free music at Sharing Hope.tv
Thanks to the time and talent of some very generous artists, Sharinghope.tv, an initatitive of the American Cancer Society is able to provide a few tunes for you to use free of charge.… Continue reading
Survivor loneliness of women after breast cancer
A new study has found that women following a diagnosis of breast cancer conveyed a unique description of loneliness that was termed survivor loneliness. They described how they felt alone in the awareness of mortality and… Continue reading
New device continuously monitors cancer growth
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team says it has created the first implantable device that can continuously monitor cancer growth. Surgical removal of a tissue sample, a procedure known as a biopsy, is… Continue reading
