Tag Archive: breast cancer

Breast reconstruction options

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I wrote a piece last month on reconstructive breast surgery and specifically the lack of options presented to women by their surgeons. This piece was prompted by an article which appeared last December in the New… Continue reading

“Pink Out” for Amy Mickelson

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Phil Mickelson plans to return to the PGA Tour for next week’s St. Jude Classic and compete in the US Open that follows. The US world No. 2 suspended his 2009 campaign indefinitely… Continue reading

“Chemo brain” better with letrozole

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That fuzzy headed, forgetfulness we call “chemo brain”, which occurs after chemotherapy, or while on hormonal treatment can be quite distressing as you try to pick up the pieces of your life and move… Continue reading

Biological markers may indicate poor breast cancer prognosis

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A team of researchers has found an association between breast cancer survival and two proteins that, when present in the blood in high levels, are indicators of inflammation. Using data from the Health,… Continue reading

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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A friend of mine who lives in Florida sent me a clipping from the Miami Herald newspaper about Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Florida Democrat, who I know nothing  about, apart from the fact… Continue reading

A special gift

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I gave a special gift to myself yesterday. I spent a day of silent meditation at the Chrysalis Holistic Centre in Donard, Co Wicklow.  I try to do this day for myself several… Continue reading

Helping children adjust to mother’s breast cancer

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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

Living with a history of breast cancer

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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

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“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

Survivor loneliness of women after breast cancer

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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