How to stay safe during a hospital stay
I have just been watching a very interesting CNN report which hightlights the frightening fact that medical errors kill up to 98,000 U.S. hospital patients a year. Wow that is some figure. I… Continue reading
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Why do you think breast cancer gets so much attention?
This was the question posed at Centerarticles recently, and more specifically why does it get more attention than prostate cancer. It is interesting because I have heard this levelled as an accusation many… Continue reading
Squeezing fitness into your day
Many, many times I have written here about the benefits of exercise in cancer prevention and recurrence. While I may not be able to control whether or not my cancer comes back, it makes the… Continue reading
At a loss for words – the day Twitter crashed
Yesterday afternoon, European time, yesterday morning, US time, I went to post a link to a new blog post on Twitter – nothing! Just the stanard “the Dell search page you are looking for…”… Continue reading
Friday Poem
Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous error!— that I had a beehive here inside my heart. And the golden bees were making white combs and sweet honey from my old failures.… Continue reading
Be a volunteer at the LIVESTRONG global cancer summit
The cancer charity established by cycling champion Lance Armstrong is seeking volunteers to help out at a major conference on the disease in Dublin later this month. Up to 500 delegates, including health ministers from… Continue reading
Clinical trials and the fight against cancer
Interesting article in the New York Times concerning clinical trials. You may remember that last month I wrote about the Love/Avon Army of Women partnership and this article for me highlights exactly why Dr… Continue reading
Worried about swine flu during chemotherapy?
When I was undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, I was told, as all chemo patients, are to report any signs of colds or flu straight away, to avoid situations where you know germs… Continue reading
Canvas of Hope
The Canvas of Hope is a collection of works of art created from microscopic images of breast cancer at Touro University. The project came about when a group of students, studying second year… Continue reading
Women need to do more to support breast health
I am very interested in the results of a recently commissioned study which reveals that women aren’t doing all they can to support breast health. The survey was conducted by Yankelovich, part of… Continue reading
