breast cancer

SANTA BARBARA, May 16, 2013 - Some people call them "previvors" –– individuals who survive a life-threatening illness, such as cancer, by taking dramatic preemptive measures to avoid it in the first place. And we're not talking diet and exercise. ...

I was given a book to review, called "My Parent Has Cancer And It Really Sucks."  I skipped through the book and found it quite good, clearly written for young teens in their voice, and one I recommend you give to your older child if you are diagnosed.  They will learn that their feelings...

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Dear Sir, I was on my way to chemo today, enjoying the warm weather.  I was behind your red SUV-type car, couldn't see the name of it, but it was awfully cute.  I mused on my own car - 13 years old and falling apart but who would buy a new car now i...

Sugarwish When I was a kid, my life revolved around candy.  I bet yours did too.  Remember when you were a child and you thought the only purpose to being a grown-up was to be able to eat as much candy as you wanted, any time you wanted it? Â...

Boys and Girls, in the last episode of Breast Cancer?  But Doctor, I Hate Pink, I told you good news and bad news. The good news was that my last scan showed a 50% reduction in tumor burden, holding off the inevitable for a time.  The bad news was ...

April 24, 2013 - Drinking coffee could decrease the risk of breast cancer recurring in patients taking the widely used drug Tamoxifen, a study at Lund University in Sweden has found. Patients who took the pill, along with two or more cups of coffee dai...

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2013 – The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case seeking to invalidate patents on two genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The lawsuit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the ...

April 10, 2013 - A statement by Nancy Buermeyer, Senior Policy Strategist, Breast Cancer Fund We thank Senators Frank Lautenberg and Kirsten Gillibrand for introducing the Safe Chemicals Act, legislation that will repair the nation's broken chemical m...