Can you have too much information?
Being a firm advocate of arming yourself with as much information as you can when you are faced with a health crisis, I am intrigued by an article in Cure Today which poses the question, how… Continue reading
Category Archive: Fertility
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Treating Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
There are many different types of breast cancer and the type with which I was diagnosed was Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). DCIS is a condition in which a spectrum of abnormal cells… Continue reading
Fertility hope for younger women with breast cancer
At the risk of repeating myself ad infinitum on the subject, regular readers will know of my distress over the effect of chemotherapy on my fertility as a young woman with cancer, and… Continue reading
My pregnancy fears allayed
I have mentioned before that the effect of chemotherapy on my fertility was the most devastating aspect of being diagnosed with breast cancer. For some women, the result is permanent infertility, others, like… Continue reading
Booby Innovation Grant for Survivors with BIG ideas
In my day job, I work as a communications officer for a leading academic institution, so I am used to the world of grant proposals, but I never saw a grant title like this one –… Continue reading
Tamoxifen fears
The website of Fight Pink features terrific stories of the many faces of survivorship. Today I have been reading an inspiring piece by Nic McLean , a young breast cancer survivor, on her… Continue reading
Fertile Hope and Lance Armstrong Foundation join forces
When I was dealing with the double whammy of a breast cancer diagnosis and the prospect of impaired fertility as a result of my treatment, I visited the Fertile Hope website for advice… Continue reading
A sister’s loving tribute
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
Fertility concerns of young women with breast cancer
“A Web-based Survey of Fertility Issues in Young Women with Breast Cancer” is the title of a 2004 study, admittedly nearly 5 years old, but I know still as relevant today to younger women… Continue reading
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
