5 tips for living well after breast cancer
After the dramas of breast cancer, you may be tired of tending to your own body and soul, but putting the illness behind you requires a commitment to healthy habits and sometimes a… Continue reading
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No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer
No Family History: The Environmental Links to Breast Cancer (Rowman & Littlefield) is the title of a new book which presents compelling evidence that exposure to everyday products such as cosmetics and toiletries,… 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
10 breast cancer myths debunked
There are many myths surrounding the causes of breast cancer. The first of these which we should clear up right away is that a diagnosis of cancer is an automatic death sentence. It… Continue reading
The man who wants to change the name of breast cancer
A campaigner who is the youngest man in Britain to be diagnosed with breast cancer is to launch a nationwide campaign calling for the name of the illness to be changed Nicky Avery, 27,… 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
Dating for cancer survivors
I have written on this topic before, but here is something new! A dating agency for cancer survivors. Founded by a cancer survivor in 2007, “C is for Cupid” is one of the… Continue reading
Your life in YOUR hands
Your Life in your Hands is a title of a book by Dr Jane Plant, dealing with the choices she made in her own breast cancer treatment. From the moment I read the… Continue reading
The doctor who diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer
In the very same week last month that saw Farrah Fawcett lose her battle with cancer, the death also occurred of the incredible Dr Jerri Nielsen Fitzgerald, who diagnosed and treated her own breast… Continue reading
