Keep a canary between your breasts; should the canary die, contact a physician immediatelyExercise regularly so that the cancer will give up on you and go after slower, weaker women insteadLet the girls out for a breather every so oftenWear shirts that make you and others think positive things about your breastsEdit the Wikipedia page for breast cancer and write a sentence about how you'll never get itAvoid exposing your breasts in the immediate vicinity of a nuclear power plantConsult some w... Read Full Story
If you are a young breast cancer survivor and haven't seen this yet I want you to get a tissue before you watch this. This is powerful and should be sent to any person who thinks that women should not get mammograms before age 50.Make video montages at www.OneTrueMedia.com
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I've been trying to write a post about the new mammogram guidelines but I can't seem to strike the tone that I think you expect from this blog. I thought if I gave myself some time hours I'd be able to get some perspective but the opposite is happening. As I look at the crap that has been recommended I become more and more upset.So, here's what I have learned. There is no point in doing breast self exams and there is no point in getting a mammogram before age 50. Wait, you say, they are just... Read Full Story
A jury in Britain has returned an inquest verdict of "manslaughter by gross neglect" on a woman killed by a chemotherapy dose four times too high.Anna McKenna, 56, from Bristol, was being treated for multiple myeloma in 2006 when her doctor, Dr Jacqueline James, four times the correct drug doses over four sessions.Mrs McKenna died four weeks later on 18 April 2006, some three weeks after her first chemotherapy session when she developed complications, including fever and renal failure.Accordi... Read Full Story
For some of sleep is just a dream. I used to be a good sleeper but within the past eight years I’ve had two babies, cancer and menopause and my sleep quality isn’t what it used to be.Has changing the clocks messed with your sleep? We all know need more sleep. There is plenty of research showing a lack of sleep as a risk factor for multiple diseases including cancer and diabetes. So what are we supposed to do about it? With the economy in the state it is in there have been reports that one-th... Read Full Story
Nearly 50 percent of women surveyed indicate they experience pain symptoms 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment, with women who were younger or who received supplemental radiation therapy more likely to have pain, according to a study in the November 11 issue of JAMA.Persistent postsurgical pain has been shown to be clinically relevant in many patients undergoing various common operations, including breast cancer surgery. With breast cancer, the pathogenic mechanisms are multiple, inclu... Read Full Story
Nearly 50 percent of women surveyed indicate they experience pain symptoms 2 to 3 years after breast cancer treatment, with women who were younger or who received supplemental radiation therapy more likely to have pain, according to a study in the November 11 issue of JAMA.Persistent postsurgical pain has been shown to be clinically relevant in many patients undergoing various common operations, including breast cancer surgery. With breast cancer, the pathogenic mechanisms are multiple, inclu... Read Full Story
I can't remember the last time I saw my husband clean shaven, it has been years! If he wasn't already rocking the facial hair I know he'd get into Movember and you should too. Count me in as a Mo Sista. It's only a few days into the month, it's not too late to start your own Mo.Are you participating in Movember or know someone who is? Let us know and feel free to raise funds in the comments.
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I've told you that I read Dr. Grumpy and this one has had me laughing for days.Mr. XY: "I have prostate cancer."Dr. Grumpy: "Is it being treated?"Mr. XY: "Yeah, they said it had spread to my uterus or something."It does make me think about how little many of us know about our own bodies. I didn't know anything at all about the lymph system until I had cancer and we suddenly wanted to know all about my lymph system. What about you? What have you learned about your own body, or about anatomy r... Read Full Story
