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Scary Territory: The Twists and Turns of Breast Cancer
Entering my forties was spectacular and full of promise! I felt accomplished and excited about the changes in my life after meeting my husband while on vacation in Mexico. Months after my marriage and moving with my boys from Canada to Michigan, it all took a surprising twist. I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. I found the lump on self-examination. It was shocking that I had developed a 5-cm tumor with lymph nodes involved since my last mammogram only 18 months previously. At the early age of 44, life for me had forever changed. Treatment was successful in putting the cancer in remission. Genetic testing found me...
Source: Life with Breast Cancer - June 2, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Kathy-Ellen Kups, RN Tags: Breast Cancer BRCA2 gene mutation fighting for life living with cancer metastatic breast cancer National Cancer Survivors Day women's health Source Type: blogs

A Gala, a Trophy, and $50,000 for Cancer Research
Read this first: I Hope My Friends Forgive Me: What It’s Like to FundraiseIn less than 20 minutes at the rehearsal for candidates before the Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale Gala, I broke protocol and walked onstage to meet myself.Candidates were instructed to arrive to rehearsal fully dressed. My custom-tailored super fly tuxedo direct from Vietnam was delayed in production for three weeks, forcing me to rent a slim-fit tux from Men’s Wearhouse. Two lessons for you aspiring economists: being slim costs extra (my tux rental cost $180 versus a much cheaper standard fit), and that $180 is called a sunk cost. Temp...
Source: I've Still Got Both My Nuts: A True Cancer Blog - June 24, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: a day in my life man of the year Source Type: blogs

A Connection Between the Zika Virus and Curing Brain Cancer?
Not long ago, Zika virus was dominating headlines. A new infection was hardly ever heard about before then, yet is now affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Latin America, causing disfiguration and microcephalia in new-born babies. Microcephalia is caused by severe delayed and abnormal development of the brain, resulting in the range of intellectual disability, dwarfism, poor motor functions and speech. With no cure or even preventive vaccination available, many women in the most affected regions were reportedly considering postponing any planned pregnancies. The virus was actually discovered back in 1947 in Zika fo...
Source: World of Psychology - October 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Staff Tags: Brain and Behavior Brain Blogger Health-related Publishers Research brain cancer Delivery glioblastoma Immune System microcephalia Pregnancy Sexual Contact stem cells Zika virus Source Type: blogs

Poor Quality Sleep: A Silent Source of Disability in Breast Cancer
The post below ran on Huffington Post Healthy Living on May 13. It is authored by Hrayr Attarian, MD, FACCP, FAASM, Member of the Society for Women’s Health Rearch Network on Sleep and Associate Professor of Neurology, Northwestern University, Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Research Lab for the Society for Women’s Health Interdisciplinary Network on Sleep. Poor quality sleep is a major contributor to reduced quality of life and can have a negative impact on mood and energy, cognition, metabolic and immunological function, as well as lead to weight gain [3]. Sleep-related complaints are quite common in women with b...
Source: Disruptive Women in Health Care - July 14, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dw at disruptivewomen.net Tags: Cancer Source Type: blogs

After prostate cancer treatment: What about intimacy for men?
I had just started the sexual health clinic at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) when I was approached to meet with a group of prostate cancer survivors. I was hesitant at first — my interests were in female cancer survivors who had experienced sexual dysfunction. This was partly because I had assumed men had an easier time accessing information on sexual-related side effects of treatment. Despite my reluctance, I agreed to meet with them. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 16, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Conditions Cancer Source Type: blogs

It's Guns vs. Butter (Again): How Do We Reconcile Expensive Cancer Treatments With The Need To Improve The Basics Of Cancer Care?
As we walk the halls and sit in the lectures at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, there's an elephant in the room. It is right there in front of us, but not many of us seem willing to talk about it. Fewer still are making any commitments to do something about it. So what is this ubiquitous juxtaposition that is right in front of us but we can't seem to see? It is the contrast between incredibly sophisticated science and computer data that will help us understand cancer and its treatment vs. the reality that we can't have medical records that really work. It is the fact that we have million do...
Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog - June 3, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dr. Len Tags: Access to care Breast Cancer Cancer Care Cervical Cancer Colon Cancer Early detection Prevention Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy Rectal Cancer Research Screening Tobacco Treatment Source Type: blogs

Breast Cancer Retrospective
Before my breast cancer diagnosis, I was aware of breast cancer around me. A co-worker ' s mother, another co-worker ' s wife, my parent ' s neighbor, and more. But it never really touched me because no one I knew personally was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a disease of older women. I also felt because I had previously had cancer that sometimes people expected me to be more sympathetic to other ' s cancer diagnoses. I did feel some guilt because of this.I never expected to be diagnosed with another cancer. I felt I already had my share of cancer with thyroid cancer. I didn ' t ' deserve ' any more. Because I had a ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - August 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: acceptance anger breast cancer denial depression grief Source Type: blogs

Dr. Len Says: When It Comes To Skin Cancer, Do As I Say, Not As I Do
So May is skin cancer awareness month. No time like the present to come out with the news: I have been diagnosed with skin cancer. There really isn't much special about that, since it is a distinction I share with over 2 million Americans who have a skin cancer removed every year. Fortunately, for most, it is a cancer that is not of particular concern since most can be removed. But even those "simple" surgeries--as I have learned from my own experience--can be a bit problematic. Occasionally it helps to find some humor in difficult situations, and this is one of those times. And since I am generally pretty open about what ...
Source: Dr. Len's Cancer Blog - May 14, 2013 Category: Cancer Authors: Dr. Len Tags: Cancer Care Early detection Environment Other cancers Prevention Screening Treatment Source Type: blogs

Optimism in the face of cancer
When one is diagnosed with cancer, all sorts of things flash in our brains - rail thin bald people, iv poles, scars, doctors, hospitals, hospices. All sorts of things loom in our future - medical tests, things that pinch, chemotherapy, and ugly hospital gowns with a draft in the back.One of the key players in any cancer journey is the oncologist. Oncologists provide hope, direction, leadership and optimism. They offer treatment protocols to heal us, they provide solutions to treatment side effects, they provide answers to our questions.They do offer optimism as I said. I read this article on an oncologist and his views of ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - July 16, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: cancer diagnosis cancer treatment optimism oncologist 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

Be Honest, Be Grateful: 5 Tips for Staying Positive When Cancer Comes Calling
A cancer diagnosis often wells up emotions of fear, anger and depression. These are completely normal.  I felt mostly anger after finding out that breast cancer had come back after almost ten years cancer free. I am determined however to battle cancer with the best attitude I can. For me this is part of being triumphant. I used some of the time in the hospital to develop principles that would help me have the best attitude and make the most of this new breast cancer diagnosis. These are my principals and so far they have been successful. I have been able to sustain a pretty good attitude – I’m winning! 1)      Be...
Source: Life with Breast Cancer - February 18, 2014 Category: Cancer Authors: Kathy-Ellen Kups, RN Tags: Breast Cancer Best Attitude Cancer Diagnosis Source Type: blogs

Reducing Cancer Care Costs and Hospital Stays
There are two really irritating things about cancer care for me. (Well there are really lots of things that irritate me about cancer care. I could make a giant list of them if anyone really cared but today I am going to focus on two things.Cancer care is ridiculously expensive. You can take a drug for $100,000 that might increase your lifespan for a couple of months. A single chemo infusion can cost upwards of $20,000.And at the least sign of germs or low blood counts, you are sent to the emergency room where they admit you. That is a really stupid part. You feel like crap on a Friday night, you call your oncologist and th...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - November 13, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: cancer care cancer costs hospital Source Type: blogs

The Bigger Problem Than Lack of New Cancer Treatments
I constantly read articles on the advent of new cancer treatments. I think they are wonderful. But they are not always instituted.In 2014, new guidelines started to recommend sentinel node biopsies instead of full axillary node dissections to detect cancer spread. They are told not to do axillary node dissections (AND) if the patients cancer is under 5 cm and if breast cancer was only found in one or two sentinel nodes." Sentinel node biopsies are done on early-stage breast cancer patients to stage their cancer and determine if it has infiltrated the lymph node system, a common signal of cancer spread. "Axillary node ...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - February 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: breast cancer treatment cancer research uncertainty with doctors Source Type: blogs

You Can ' t Put A Big Bow On A Cancer Diagnosis
When acancer treatment commercial airs, the people are happy and smiling. The drug or medical center promises they will cure you and you will be back to yourself soon. They want you to believe that they will make it all better.They are full of bullshit." Patients and families are bombarded with the news that the country is winning the war against cancer. The news media hypes research results to attract readers. Drug companies promise  " a chance to live longer " to boost sales. Hospitals woo paying customers with ads that appeal to patients ' fears and hopes." I ' m starting to hear more and more t...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - April 27, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: advertising cancer treatment hype lies Source Type: blogs

A Rerun: Helping People With Cancer
I know this is a popular subject with people with cancer - how and how not to help them. Some people are idiots. I can tell you story after story about ones I have met along the way.You aren ' t going to get cancer by mentioning the word ' cancer ' . Seriously? Its an ugly word but its not an obscenity that will cause someone to pass out. You can ' t ignore the elephant in the room. Ask how their treatment is going, how they are feeling (but not that vague, polite ' how are you today? ' bullshit). Never tell them about your cousin ' s neighbor ' s dog walker ' s hair dresser ' s sister ' s cancer treatment. You are no...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - May 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: being a patient cancer death humor idiots Source Type: blogs