Friday Round-Up
I couldn’t let this last Friday of the year pass by without sharing what the writers in the BC blogosphere have been reflecting and commenting on this week. In Closing Out Another Year,… Continue reading
Category Archive: Patient Empowerment
Weekly Round Up
Time for the weekly round-up of blogs. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. I feel I have to point… Continue reading
When Cancer Hits Home
One of the pleasures of authoring Journeying Beyond Breast Cancer, is the opportunity to review some great books and today it’s the turn of When Cancer Hits Home, a book which bridges the gap… Continue reading
Ready for some shhmoozing? How technology can help with your cancer recovery
In recent years, social networking services and the ever-changing digital technology landscape have affected many sectors of the global healthcare industry. Patients are using social networks to learn more about their health conditions and… Continue reading
Conference for Young Women Affected By Breast Cancer
Being diagnosed with breast cancer at any age is an overwhelming and frightening experience, but being diagnosed with breast cancer when you are a younger woman brings its own unique challenges. Facing a… Continue reading
How to talk to your doctor about new treatment options
Picture the scenario. You have been diagnosed with cancer, (or some other medical condition)and you are about to meet with your doctor to discuss your treatment options. You have done some research yourself and you… Continue reading
Empowering the patient
Something happened yesterday which has prompted today’s blog topic – patient empowerment – a recurring theme on this blog. Now I know there are plenty of good doctors out there, who carefully listen… Continue reading
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
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
