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Take Caution During Pampering as a Breast Cancer Patient and Survivor

By the time I was admiring my brightly painted toes while having my fingernails painted, I had completely overlooked the trimming of the cuticles that was performed. It wasn’t until I was drying my nails under a fan that I realized that my strict personal health code had been violated. read more..

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Breast Cancer Slowed By Plant-Based Compound In Mouse Model

The natural plant compound phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) hinders the development of mammary tumors in a mouse model with similarities to human breast cancer progression, according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Edible plants are gaining ground as chemopreventative agents... read more..

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a flower hat

a flower hat :: by Matte Stephens reminds me of all the mothers bald from chemo right now, hopeful for spectacularly positive outcomes like mine i’m so grateful for the healing energy of art + blog pals… i was always in search of a great hat when i was bald flowers around the head is a beautiful [...] read more..

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Finding a Safe Place During Breast Cancer Treatment

It is a psychosocial need during healing to feel safe, secure, and protected emotionally. A safe place during treatment is more about the people and circumstances that give you that feeling of well-being than just the house you live in. read more..

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Residency

I’m starting my first day of residency for an MFA in poetry writing through the University of Nebraska-Omaha, and it’s all breast cancer’s fault.    I guess I should explain. I started pursuing my undergraduate degree in journalism 31 years ago … Continue reading ? read more..

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finding hope beyond the pink ribbons (by Laurie)

My friend Sean Moore, Orit’s husband, posted the following note on FB. I reprint it here with his permission: An enormous number of people have asked about donations in Orit’s name over the past 2 weeks. As many of you know, Orit was very academically minded and spent considerable time reading the medical literature and [...] read more..

Blocking IL-6 Improved Response To Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin

Breast cancer treatments such as Herceptin that target a marker called HER2 have dramatically improved outcomes for women with this type of cancer. But nearly half of these cancers are resistant to Herceptin from the start and almost all of them will eventually become resistant... read more..

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What Survives of Us

“What will survive of us is love.” -Philip Larkin Pam broke the news on December 9th, over dinner at our house for an early Christmas celebration. She had stopped all her cancer treatment because her oncologist, who cried breaking the news, told Pam there … Continue reading ? read more..

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Healthy oils suppress Breast Cancer

Women that are on the Breast Cancer journey must be clear about certain dietary restrictions. There is the obvious list of "Foods to Avoid", such as sugar, processed foods, and hormone injected meats. However, there seems to be a lot of confusion about what types of... (Source: NaturalNews.com) read more..

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Epigenetics of ER-Negative Primary Breast CancerEpigenetics of ER-Negative Primary Breast Cancer

Epigenetics has emerged as a promising field for the assessment of hormone receptor status in breast cancer, and offers an opportunity for development of novel therapies targeting epigenetic changes. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines) read more..

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Breast Cancer Brings Robin Roberts a New Battle

I was shocked and saddened to hear that Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” has been diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). She indicated that the diagnosis of MDS is related to the chemotherapy and radiation treatment she had to battle breast cancer over five years ago. read more..

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Online Community

Reverting to Form

I’m a fraud. Well, not in the sense of identity theft or anything like that. But for the past several months I’ve been worried that something’s wrong with me and I haven’t shared it with this wonderful online community I’ve found. Some of my online buddies have shared their … Continue reading ? read more..

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The 10 Commandments of Breast Cancer

(Editor’s note: This originally ran in September 2011. I planned to “recycle” it later but I did it now since it showed up on someone else’s blog without citing me. Updated: The other blogger added me as the author after I told her … Continue reading ? read more..

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Aspirin Makes Me Feel Better — About Breast Cancer

In February 2010, the Boston Globe reported on a study indicating that women who take aspirin after breast cancer treatment may be protected from cancer recurrence. read more..

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Grief is Not A Disorder

You may never have heard of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the American Psychiatric Association’s diagnostic guidebook. The fifth edition is currently in draft form and scheduled for publication in May. It was first issued in 1952 … Continue reading ? read more..

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Metastatic Breast Cancer

A Death in the Family

Last May I had the pleasure of attending the first-ever ArtBra KC event in Kansas City. All of the models either had been or were still being treated for breast cancer, including my friend Pam Van Compernolle, who had metastatic breast cancer. It … Continue reading ? read more..

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Your Cancer Story Can Be the Best Christmas Gift

What if you could turn your experience with breast cancer into a gift to give to others? How wonderful is it to think that you can use your cancer story to bless others this Christmas season? read more..

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Paralemmin-1 is over-expressed in estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers

Conclusions:The differential expression of paralemmin in a subset of breast cancers suggests the existence of variation in membrane dynamics that may be exploited to improve diagnosis or provide a therapeutic target. (Source: Cancer Cell International) read more..

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Soaking Soybeans In Warm Water Naturally Releases Key Cancer-Fighting Substance

Soybeans soaking in warm water could become a new "green" source for production of a cancer-fighting substance now manufactured in a complicated and time-consuming industrial process, scientists are reporting in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Hari B... read more..

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Celebrating the Holidays With Cancer

Christmas, or Hanukkah if that is what you celebrate, can be miserable when you are dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis, or it can be a welcome distraction. It really is up to you. read more..

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Breast-specific Gamma Imaging in the Detection of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia and Lobular Neoplasia

Conclusion: BSGI has a high sensitivity for the detection of atypical, high-risk breast lesions. A diagnosis of an atypical lesion is concordant with focal increased radiotracer uptake with BSGI and can identify women at increased risk for breast cancer. (Source: Academic Radiology) read more..

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Controlling The Action Of Estrogen, Key Risk Factor For Endometrial And Breast Cancers

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a molecule that inhibits the action of estrogen. This female hormone plays a key role in the growth, maintenance and repair of reproductive tissues and fuels the development of endometrial and breast cancers... read more..

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What Do You Fear Most From a Cancer Diagnosis?

There is a lot to fear from a cancer diagnosis. My biggest fear was how breast cancer would change me physically. I was afraid that I wouldn't be pretty anymore. read more..

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Breast Cancer

The Warriors Even the Score Against Breast Cancer

It may not be "Pinktober" yet, but this is the season when some big efforts against breast cancer get underway. What are being overlooked are the smaller, more local efforts that support the effort to raise awareness and find a cure. read more..

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Health Care

Is Your Health Care Story Worth Two Thousand Dollars?

One of my passions is to be an advocate for health care for every American. Even those who can afford the insurance are often crippled by co-pays. If there are ways to help alleviate those costs, I'm more than happy to share them with readers. read more..

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Jury Awards $4M Plus Punitive Damages to Breast Cancer Survivor

Bubalo Rotman and Ury & Moskow reported today a Connecticut jury awarded their client, a breast cancer survivor, $4 million plus punitive damages against Wyeth, Inc. Contacts: Gregory Bubalo,...(PRWeb April 20, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9419128.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals) read more..

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Breast Reconstruction: A Challenge for Survivors

For breast-cancer survivors who either had mastectomies without reconstruction or large lumpectomies that resulted in asymmetry, the option for reconstruction still remains an open door for you--wh read more..

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Possible New Cancer Treatment Identified

New research findings show how it may be possible to render cancer tumours harmless without affecting the other cells and tissues in the body. The findings apply to cancers including breast, lung and bowel cancer. The study was carried out at Lund University in Sweden... read more..

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Breast Cancer

Healing Our Lives After Breast Cancer

How do we become whole again after battling breast cancer? It really isn't enough just to have the scars fade and our hair grow back. Healing physically and psychologically after breast cancer takes time. read more..

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Reconstructive Surgery Is Influenced by Insurance

Although I agree with research that indicates that women who have reconstruction immediately after mastectomy fare better psychologically and have a better body image, I think for many women the option to review reconstruction after treatment — once breast cancer is less of a threat — is more favorable. read more..

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Breast Cancer Survivor Runs Marathon To Help Others

BOSTON (CBS) – On Marathon Monday, more than 3,000 people will run for a charity. Each will have something personal driving them. Carol Chaoui will be the only runner representing the ... read more..

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