Friday Round Up
Time for this week’s round-up of my favourite BC 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… Continue reading
Tag Archive: chemotherapy
New Life Directions from Breast Cancer
Today’s Guest Blog Post is written by Susan Thomas, an oncology nurse clinician and breast cancer survivor. Thank you Susan for sharing your inspiring story with us. I am an oncology nurse clinician… Continue reading
Another day, another study confirms that the story isn’t over when cancer treatment ends
Researchers in the University of Missouri School of Health Professions have studied the lives of breast cancer patients following chemotherapy and found that their environments and available support systems help determine the quality… Continue reading
Clearing life’s everyday haze
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.” ~ W.M. Lewis I was reminded of this quote while reading Therese Borchard’s… Continue reading
Pregnancy does not worsen breast cancer outcomes
According to the results of a study conducted at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and treated with chemotherapy while pregnant have better disease-free survival (survival without a cancer recurrence or a new cancer) than women who are not pregnant at the time of diagnosis. Overall survival was similar in the two groups of patients.
24-hour test predicts breast cancer’s likely response to chemotherapy
A new test has been developed which can predict whether a breast cancer patient will respond to chemotherapy within 24-hours of starting treatment, thus sparing her unnecessary treatment and side effects, according to… Continue reading
Bernie Nolan talks breast cancer, chemo and hair loss
I caught the last few minutes of TV star and lead vocalist of the 80s pop group the Nolans, Bernie Nolan, on GMTV yesterday as she spoke about her treatment for breast cancer. Bernie revealed that,… Continue reading
Do alternative cancer treatments work?
In the first few weeks of your diagnosis you may have been weighing up your treatment options while listening to stories of those who bypassed the surgeon’s knife/chemotherapy/radiotherapy, and went straight to “cure”… Continue reading
Fertility hope after cancer
Scientists have found a way to awaken dormant ovarian follicles, possibly making more eggs available for reproduction during a woman’s lifespan – more eggs would significantly raise the odds of older or infertile… Continue reading
