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The human cost of breast cancer screening
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Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - September 18, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Conditions Cancer Source Type: blogs

Personalized Medicine Revolution Will Require Revolutionary Changes In How We Care For Cancer Patients
I attended a meeting in Washington this past Wednesday that got me to thinking about the fact that as we revolutionize cancer research and treatment, we are also going to have to revolutionize cancer care. And that  may prove to be an even more daunting task than finding new treatments for the disease itself. The meeting was sponsored by a collaboration called "Turning The Tide Against Cancer". The organizers brought together experts from a variety of disciplines ranging from insurance companies and economists to advocacy groups and highly regarded cancer specialists to discuss policy solutions to support innovation i...
Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog - October 18, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dr. Len Tags: Access to care Cancer Care Early detection Medications Prevention Research Screening Survivors Treatment Source Type: blogs

Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer for Lymphedema
Vascularized lymph node transfer is the latest surgical option for the treatment of lymphedema. The procedure was first described several years ago and has continued to evolve since then. It is now gaining popularity for the treatment of arm lymphedema in breast cancer survivors that do not respond to conservative (non-surgical) therapy. The results have been quite exciting. 
 In the case of arm lymphedema caused by breast cancer surgery or radiation, a vascularized lymph node transfer moves healthy lymph nodes, usually from the upper-outer groin, to the underarm area (axilla). These healthy nodes compensate for the lymp...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - August 30, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: vascularized lymph node transfer breast reconstruction breast cancer arm lymphedema DIEP flap breast cancer surgery groin lymph nodes radiation Source Type: blogs

Cancer on our Calendar – guest post
A dreary wet Monday after a gorgeous sunny Sunday.  Being it is the second week of March though, I can’t complain.  Crocous have been in bloom for weeks now.  Tulips starting to bud.  Trees and bushes too.  It really feels like Spring.  But this evening I must return to work at the clinic where it is still a cold winter for some. Today’s breast cancer blogger hails from the UK.  Yvonne has been penning her posts for a little over a year now.  I decided to include her “About me” profile as it is such a succinct and well written introduction to writing about cancer. You can find Yvonne at time...
Source: Being Cancer Network - March 12, 2012 Category: Cancer Authors: admin Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Breast cancer Source Type: blogs

Genetic Testing is Breast Cancer Prevention
If you have battled breast cancer and have a family, the greatest fear – even more than recurrence - is that one of your children will develop the disease. A breast cancer diagnosis is brutal on any family when it affects just one member, the thought of other loved ones being ravaged by cancer is an additional burden. My family knows this fear we have tested positive for BRCA2. Besides myself, my loved ones have a very high risk of developing the disease. Despite all the billions of dollars raised and spent on breast cancer research, the best defense we have against the disease is prevention and early detection. That is...
Source: Life with Breast Cancer - March 25, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: admin Tags: Health insurance concerns Healthcare cost of breast cancer Source Type: blogs

Continuing the Discussion on Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer
A few months ago, Angelina Jolie revealed that she had made the difficult decision to remove her breasts to combat the risk of familial breast cancer. We haven’t heard much about it since – Angelina has moved on. That’s how it should be.  The wonderful thing about having access to genetic testing for breast cancer is that the risk of breast cancer is determined early when it can be addressed and life can go on. I get a lot of emails and calls from women asking if they should get tested for the BRCA 1 or 2 genetic mutations for breast cancer. They have family members that were diagnosed and many of them have lost a m...
Source: Life with Breast Cancer - August 13, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Kathy-Ellen Kups Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: blogs

New Breast Cancer Guidelines
The St Gallen International Breast Cancer Guidelines were recently updated to include the Oncotype DX test for breast cancer as the only screening tool for women with early stage ER+/Her2- breast cancer to determine the benefit of chemotherapy.On some levels this is great news but again it is not for all women. The criteria for the Oncotype DX test for breast cancer are:"You may be a candidate for the Oncotype DX breast cancer test if you are medically eligible for chemotherapy and:You have been diagnosed with stage I,II or IIIa invasive breast cancer.* Your breast cancer is estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) and Human Epide...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - August 23, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: chemotherapy testing breast cancer treatment Source Type: blogs

Obamacare will Help Women Battle Breast Cancer
The Affordable Care Act known fondly as Obamacare will help women battle breast cancer. Without insurance a breast cancer diagnosis can be a death sentence. Early diagnosis and intervention is key to battling the disease. With Obamacare, preventative testing such as mammograms for women over 40, and genetic testing for women at high risk of familial cancer is covered without co-pay or coinsurance. This is regardless if your deductible has been met.  Once diagnosed, no insurance company can deny a woman coverage for a preexisting condition. Also, obtaining insurance through exchanges will be more affordable. Women’s h...
Source: Life with Breast Cancer - September 30, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Kathy-Ellen Kups, RN Tags: Breast Cancer Obamacare preexisting condition Source Type: blogs

Back to Breast Cancer Stuff
(So my plan is coming together and my life goes back to reflecting on breast cancer crap.)Earlier this week, the FDA approved a new medication to be used with Letrozole (Femara) or other aromatase inhibitors for hormone positive metastatic breast cancer patients. This medication (which I can ' t pronounce and just think of it as the ' kis... ' ) is calledKisqali (chemical name: ribociclib). It works similar to Ibrance... Not that that means much to me but as a reference.My real concern is the cost. Ibrance costs $9850/month for treatment. Not cheap. All new cancer treatments seem to cost so much. But I am pleased to l...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - March 18, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer treatment cancer costs medication costs medications Source Type: blogs

More on the breast cancer treatment gap
A few weeks ago I blogged about the breast cancer treatment gap where women who are told they are BRCA positive only have surgical options to lower their risk of breast or ovarian cancer. It turns out this is growing in significance because of genetic testing progress.This started when Angelina Jolie announced she had a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy because she was BRCA positive. Unless you have been living under a rock you couldn't have missed that story in the news recently.While many people are supportive of her decision, some are not. Here is an article on the other side of the issue - which shows how some people a...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - May 29, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: insurance costs genetics cancer risk breast cancer Source Type: blogs

A Mad Cancer World – guest post
This one comes from a young woman diagnosed with AML, acute myelocytic leukemia.  She writes at Girl With The Swirl While I’m not caught up in ad world, I’m trying to take more small walks. Here’s the current predicament, which is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. I’m pretty sure I have muscle atrophy from completely suspending all my physical activities I used to do 8 months ago + 2 1/2 weeks of solid bed rest have now left me tired and sore from being in the same positions. It’s like my bed has a crater and I’m a moon unit officially parked on it. So in my attempt to get rid...
Source: Being Cancer Network - April 6, 2012 Category: Cancer Authors: admin Tags: Guest Post * Living with Cancer Hospital Leukemia Source Type: blogs

New Breast Cancer Drug but at What Cost
The FDA approved Kadcyla for late stage breast cancer treatment. This is a good thing. Its about time.  And it will save many women's lives.But I have a real problem with the financials behind it. A month's treatment costs $9800 or $117,600 annually, which apparently is about twice the costs of Herceptin. These costs will mostly be covered by insurance - and we wonder why insurance premiums are going up.Immunogen, who developed it, expects to receive a $10.5 million pay off plus royalties of 3-5% of the expected world wide sales of $2 billion (with a b). To my tiny math brain, that means they get $60,000,000 (that's 6...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - February 23, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: insurance costs medical news cynicism breast cancer treatment medication costs Source Type: blogs

Respect ?
  Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Current mood: Still inspired  By this point, I think everyone has watched the Oprah Interview and has their opinion on Lance Armstrong.   I as many others also watched it.  It may surprise many but I do still respect him.  But let me clarify myself.  I do not respect him as an athlete however I am a young adult cancer survivor and I do still respect him for all that he has done for the young adult cancer community.  His Livestrong Foundation helped me get through some of my darkest days in my cancercrapness journey. Whe...
Source: Sharing My Cancer Crapness - January 31, 2013 Category: Cancer Source Type: blogs

Our Cancer Support Group On Facebook Is Trapped
Our Experience on Facebook Offers Important Insight Into Mark Zuckerberg’s Future Vision For Meaningful Groups By ANDREA DOWNING Seven years ago, I was utterly alone and seeking support as I navigated a scary health experience. I had a secret: I was struggling with the prospect of making life-changing decisions after testing positive for a BRCA mutation. I am a Previvor. This was an isolating and difficult experience, but it turned out that I wasn’t alone. I searched online for others like me, and was incredibly thankful that I found a caring community of women who could help me through the painful decisions ...
Source: The Health Care Blog - May 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Health Tech Patients Cancer Facebook Privacy Support Groups Source Type: blogs