The Stress Response
Thanks to all of you who shared your thoughts on whether there is a link between stress and cancer – particularly Dr Elaine Schnatter whose contribution was so valuable. Today, I thought it might… Continue reading
Tag Archive: Health
One Woman’s Fight Against Hereditary Breast Cancer
I’ve written many times here of my aversion to the battling terms the media like to use when it comes to cancer, especially when someone “loses their fight with cancer”. But today I… Continue reading
Interpreting your pathology report
Europa Donna Ireland, The Irish Breast Cancer Campaign is holding an information session on interpreting your pathology report, to be given by Eoin Gaffney, Professor of Histopathology, TCD and St James’s, at 12.30pm… Continue reading
On forgiveness, healing and health
Anger, resentment, and guilt are often major contributors to stress and most frequently lie beneath emotional pain. Recent research indicates a correlation between chronic anger and hostility, and certain physical symptoms as well.… Continue reading
Biological markers may indicate poor breast cancer prognosis
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
World Cancer Day – 4 February 2009
Each year on 4 February, the World Health Organistaion, WHO, joins with the sponsoring International Union Against Cancer to promote ways to ease the global burden of cancer. Preventing cancer and raising quality of… Continue reading
