Stunning Book Of Portraits Shows ‘Beauty After Breast Cancer’
By Nina Bahadur, The Huffington Post When facing a preventative double mastectomy, Katelyn Carey had no idea what to expect. Now that she is past her procedure, she wants to tell other women in her position: You’re not alone. Carey, a nurse and mother of two, has a family history of breast cancer and underwent […]
Why the Annual Mammogram Matters
By SUSAN R. DROSSMAN, ELISA R. PORT and EMILY B. SONNENBLICK | The New York Times LAST week, the American Cancer Society announced changes to its influential guidelines for breast cancer screening. The society no longer recommends that women at average risk between the ages of 40 and 44 have mammograms and advises reducing the […]
What She Did Moments Before Surgery Was Awesome.
This Woman Was About To Go In For Surgery. What She Did Moments Before Was Awesome.By Lori Leibovich, The Huffington Post Facing a double mastectomy with grace takes courage. Facing one with courage and joy is extraordinary. But that’s exactly what Deborah Cohan did yesterday right before she went into surgery to have her breasts […]
Researchers Hail New Cancer Treatment: Unlocking the Body’s Immune System
By Don Melvin, CNN Researchers meeting in Chicago are hailing what they believe may be a potent new weapon in the fight against cancer: the body’s own immune system. An international study found that a combination of two drugs that helped allow the immune system to fight the cancer — ipilimumab and nivolumab — stopped […]
After Breast Cancer at 27 — Celebrating Life, Freedom and Friendship
By Sarah Thebarge, Special to Everyday Health This spring I went to see 12 Years A Slave with my housemates. The film is a poignant account of Solomon Northup, a free black man from the North who was kidnapped and sold as a slave in the deep South. He spent 12 years in captivity, during […]
STUDY: MORE BREAST CANCER DEATHS OCCURING IN YOUNGER, UNSCREENED WOMEN
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Cancer Trials Are Changing. That Could Mean Faster Access to Better Drugs.
By Brady Dennis and Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post The National Cancer Institute’s announcement Monday that it will soon begin a nationwide trial to test treatments based on the genetic mutations in patients’ tumors, rather than on where the tumors occur in the body, highlights a profound shift taking place in the development of cancer […]
The Anti-Cancer Diet: Foods to Fight Cancer
By Eric Metcalf; Medically reviewed by Cynthia Haines, MD | everydayHEALTH An anti-cancer diet is an important strategy you can use to reduce your risk of cancer. The American Cancer Society recommends, for example, that you eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily and eat the right amount of food to stay […]
NEW PRINCESS MARGARET CANCER DRUG APPROVED FOR CLINICAL TRIAL
The new drug (CFI-40095) developed by the team led by Drs. Tak Mak of The Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dennis Slamon of the University of California, Los Angeles, two of the world’s most acclaimed cancer researchers, has been approved by Health Canada to proceed to Phase 1 […]
Excitement at new cancer treatment
By James GallagherHealth editor, BBC News website A therapy that retrains the body’s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission. White blood cells were taken from patients with leukaemia, modified in the lab and then put back.But the data has not been […]