Cancer Prevention – Breaking News
“Preventive care is one of the best ways to keep our people healthy and our costs under control.” President Obama, addressing a joint session of Congress on February 24th 2009 Yesterday, 26 Feb,… Continue reading
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Young women with cancer being rushed into treatment decisions
At a meeting last year of a working group of young survivors of breast cancer who came from all over Europe, I was struck by the similarities of our experiences. It seems that the… Continue reading
Breaking News: Lance Armstrong charity to hold cancer summit in Dublin
Exciting news of a major international cancer summit in Dublin this year, has just been announced. The first LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Summit, organised by the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF), will take place in Dublin from… Continue reading
Jade Goody illness raising awareness about cervical cancer
From today’s Irish Independent: The Irish Cancer Society says the story of Jade Goody’s illness has inspired many Irish woman to look for advice about cervical cancer. Read more….
The issue of younger women and mammograms
At a recent conference I attended, a lady raised the question of whether women under 40 should have regular mammograms. It led to a heated discussion with the medical panel, as this lady… Continue reading
Young Women and Breast Cancer
Young women can and do get breast cancer. I was 35 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. While breast cancer in young women accounts for a relatively small percentage of all diagnosed… Continue reading
The pearl quotation
“A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life….The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded,… Continue reading
Breast cancer risk assessment and prevention must start earlier
A recent study of risk factors for breast cancer in young women suggests risk assessment and prevention, using techniques that avoid radiation, such as MRI, should start much earlier in life. The study… Continue reading
After Cancer Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger
After Cancer Treatment, Heal Faster, Better, Stronger, has been written by a doctor who is both a breast cancer survivor and a cancer rehabilitation specialist. Julie Silver was diagnosed at age 36, at… Continue reading
Can facebook give you cancer?
This provocative, headline grabbing piece of “journalism” appeared in today’s Daily Mail online. If you take the time to read through the piece, you will quickly see it for what it is… a… Continue reading
