Tag Archive: cancer recurrence

Weekly Round-Up: The #BreastCancerRealityCheck Edition

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which I’ve wanted to share with you. Don’t forget if you have written a post which you would like readers to see, just […]

Weekly Round Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading

Would you go through cancer treatment a second time?

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I recently received the following e-mail from a health & science writer with NYMag.com: Hi there,   I’m a health & science writer with NYMag.com, and I thought I’d reach out to gauge your… Continue reading

Weekly Round Up

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Time for this week’s round-up of the best of the blog posts which I’ve read over the past week. These are the posts that have moved me, taught me something, inspired me, and which… Continue reading

Breast cancer patients struggle with physical limitations after treatment

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With better detection and treatment, more breast cancer patients are surviving longer. Yet, despite improved survival rates, many patients struggle with physical limitations after treatment – as many as 39 percent, according to the… Continue reading

Cancer drug case study: Tyverb

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Jo Waters, 55, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002. She had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.  Then she had six cycles of Herceptin. It appeared to work. “I had two years of… Continue reading

Remembering Jenny

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Most of you won’t know of my friend Jenny, but you will know of someone like her, and so I dedicate this post to all the Jennys we have known and loved and lost to… Continue reading

Lowering your estrogen levels may prevent cancer recurrence

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 Research published last year, suggests women may be able to lower their risk of recurrence by taking steps to reduce their estrogen levels.  A study of more than 300 breast cancer patients found… Continue reading

Making treatment decisions that are right for you!

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I believe firmly and have written about it many times on this blog that women have the right to choose which treatment options are best for them. They should be partners with their… Continue reading

Online care plan for cancer survivors

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I have written before about OncoLink, the first online cancer survivorship care plan tool developed by physicians and nurses from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center.Now today the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) and Penn Medicine… Continue reading