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Meat Free Monday

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For an alternative to spaghetti with meat sauce, try this baked ziti dish loaded with fresh vegetables. The recipe comes from the Mayo Clinic. Ingredients  2/3 cup uncooked ziti (about 2 ounces) 1… Continue reading

Healing with Words

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I have just finished reading Diana Raab’s marvellous book Healing with Words.  The inspiration to write this book came from the author’s having been diagnosed with two cancers in five years. Her diagnosis and surgery in… Continue reading

Herceptin and HER2+ breast cancer

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Using Herceptin with chemotherapy, instead of after, clearly improves treatment of women with HER2+ breast cancer, and should be the new standard of care, says a Mayo Clinic researcher who led what is… Continue reading

What are the signs of inflammatory breast cancer?

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Most women know the importance of breast self exams and regular medical check-ups in detecting potentially cancerous lumps. But how many know how to spot the symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer, which usually… Continue reading