MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cancer battle'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556324&cid=t_199276_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fwhen-do-you-quit-the-fight-against-cancer%2F “You are not finished when you lose, you are finished when you quit.” That is a quote that has stuck with me for years, but I can’t tell you where it comes from. It is timely as I think about the death of Farrah Fawcett. Farrah may have lost her battle with cancer, but she never quit. During high school, all the girls wanted to look like Farrah. Some of the girls succeeded in copying her tousled locks, and some of them - like me - didn’t no matter how hard we worked at it. Then at college, almost 4 out of 5 guys had her poster on their wall. She was an icon for my generation and so it is disturbing to lose her to a horrible bout with cancer. Her battle with anal cancer is well known and also well documented by Farrah herself in a documentary she worked on during h... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556324 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:24:20 +0100 2556324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1728305&cid=t_199276_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2008%2F08%2F05%2Fthe-war-within%2F I just finished watching the final episode of The War, the 15-hour Ken Burns documentary on World War II that premiered almost a year ago. Last night I watched episode five, “FUBAR,” which seemed long and padded. The show swung wildly from prosaic observations that did nothing to deepen my understanding of war to monologues that just about broke my heart. And then back to the kind of “meh” narration that gives documentaries a bad name. Tonight I had the fast forward button at the ready. Didn’t use it. The finale, “A World Without War,” was packed: The fall of Berlin, the Holocaust, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, Okinawa, the dropping of the atomic bomb, the liberation of prisoners of war in Japan. And the journey back to civilian life. Men ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1728305 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:41:07 +0100 1728305 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1509221&cid=t_199276_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F308868569%2F It is good to know that Patrick Swayze is holding up despite his battle with pancreatic cancer. Seems like Patrick is not allowing his cancer to stop him from doing one thing he loves: acting. The star of such hit films as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” is going forward with plans to begin working on a new cable television series later this year despite being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March. Cancer experts applaud his decision to continue working, saying that nothing he could do, physically, will speed the pace of cancer and that working could even benefit him mentally. I agree. Going back to normal routine (whatever that means!) will benefit the cancer patient mentally. When his mindset is good, he won’t give up that easily and then maybe his body will... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1509221 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:26:21 +0100 1509221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1149869&cid=t_199276_136_f&fid=36032&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fbreast-cancer%2Flife-with-breast-cancer%2Fmaking-friends-in-the-battle-of-cancer-true-story%2F Every now and then I get that sinking feeling that comes from remembering that cancer will continue to be a threat to my life. Today was one of those days. After a short time of letting it haunt me I decided to give it less power by taking some of my power back. So while shopping for groceries after work I know I gave the impression of a strange woman as I muttered to myself to choose wisely when selecting foods. It was with these thoughts of continued vigilance against cancer that I entered a lane to check out. When it is a little slow, I make small talk with the person behind me in line; it’s a habit that I have not been able to break. Being an adult with experience in engaging strangers, I am also aware of who to engage and who to avoid, and that doesn’t fail me. So if you are going... Life with Breast Cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1149869 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:25:35 +0100 1149869