Ok, I shouldn’t really use such dramatic headlines, but you got to admit, this is an arresting one from the Telegraph newspaper: Romantic candles could cause cancer, say scientists But behind the sensationalist headline, there does… Continue reading
I was very moved watching the documentary Farrah’s Story, far more so than I expected to be and very impressed with Farrah’s spirit and determination to beat cancer. Making that documentary and sticking… Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I posted “Cancer – harder on the patient or the spouse?”, the personal reflection of one man on his struggles as a care-giver to his wife, who underwent treatment for breast… Continue reading
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
I have just finished reading Lance Armstrong’s Every Second Counts. While the book is primarily about his preparation for what would prove to be his second consecutive Tour de France victory in 2000,… Continue reading
Broken Open: How Difficult Times Can Help Us Grow is the title of a book by Elizabeth Lesser. She opens the book with a quote from Anais Nin: ‘And the time came when… Continue reading
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
Listen to this podcast from Cancer Care’s seventh annual cancer survivorship series, Living With, Through and Beyond Cancer. Click here to listen to managing the stress of survivorship
I first encountered Laura Morefield online through a comment she had left on another blog. On it Laura spoke of something she calls “cancer face”. I was so taken with her comment, and… Continue reading
With all the excitement surrounding targeted cancer drugs, what’s the reality of these “magic bullets”? This is the question posed by Laura Beil at Cure Today. Around a decade ago, targeted therapy rose… Continue reading
