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Diets high in saturated fat appear to increase the risk of cancer of the small intestine, a study shows.

Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead.

Tiny sacs released from tumor cells and circulating in the blood carry genetic information about the tumor, offering a new way to track and treat the cancer, U.S. researchers said.

If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows.

Men who took vitamin C or E supplements were no more or less likely to develop cancer than those given a placebo, indicating the antioxidants don't prevent the disease, researchers said.

For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a study in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology.

Genentech's cancer drug Avastin -- which FDA approved in February for treatment of advanced breast cancer -- increases a patient's risk of developing blood clots in veins, a condition known as venous thromboembolism, or VTE, according to a

ImClone Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: IMCL), a global leader in the development and commercialization of novel antibodies to treat cancer, today announced that its disease-directed randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of IMC-A12 in patients with previously treated HER2-expressing locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer has commenced patient enrollment. IMC-A12 is ImClone's fully human, IgG1 anti-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) monoclonal antibody.

Women with a strong family history of breast cancer have a four times greater risk for the disease than women in the general population, even if they do not carry a mutation of the BRCA gene, according to a study presented Monday at the American Association for Cancer Research's annual

Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss. But a new study has found that cancer drugs aren't the only culprits. Among 64 breast cancer patients referred to a bone health clinic, 78 percent had at least one other cause of bone loss, including vitamin D deficiency, excessive calcium excretion in urine and an overactive parathyroid gland.

Women who are found to have isolated breast cancer cells upon sentinel lymph node biopsy have a risk of having metastases in other lymph nodes.

The use of the cancer drug bevacizumab is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs), according to a new article.

Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Scientists have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer.

Researchers in Israel have developed a simple early-warning test that can detect colon cancer in the blood. Using biomarkers, it is the first test on the market that can detect cells of colon polyps the precursors to colon cancer in the blood, with a very high degree of sensitivity and accuracy.

The cost of treating colorectal cancer can vary by tens of thousands of dollars per patient.

Originally posted on: Thursday, November 20, 2008 by Craig Wolf Last updated on: 11/20/2008 6:07:29 PM FORT MYERS: Southwest Florida children who undergo hours of chemotherapy now have inspiration from a world ...

Main Category: Ear, Nose and Throat Also Included In: Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 20 Nov 2008 Current estimates for head and neck cancer survival are largely inaccurate because they widely disregard many of ...

Genentech 's cancer drug Avastin -- which FDA approved in February for treatment of advanced breast cancer -- increases a patient's risk of developing blood clots in veins, a condition known as venous ...

The British stiff upper lip could account for the country's poor showing in the European cancer survival league but no one knows for sure, the Government's cancer tsar has warned.

A man from Banbury near Oxford, England, said his dog sniffed out his skin cancer, reminiscent of reports of trials that have shown dogs can detect cancer, in some cases even when screening tests can't. Chris Tuffrey told the BBC yesterday that his pet Rottweiler, called Beamish, kept nuzzling and licking him and trying to get him to lift his arm.

The American Cancer Society - the nation's leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental funder of cancer research and discovery - will present its highest honor, the Medal of Honor, to four Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against cancer. This year's winners, who will receive their awards at a ceremony during the American Cancer Society's annual meeting in New York City, are: The Honorable Edward M.

A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new way to destroy the most hard-to-kill, dangerous tumor cells by preventing them from delivering lactic acid.

The DNA in our cells is constantly under assault from oxygen, the sun's radiation and environmental stresses. Most of the time, our cells can repair the damage before it gets copied into a permanent mutation that could lead to cancer. Adding a wrinkle to our understanding of how cancers begin, scientists have found that cells can turn on tumor-promoting growth circuits as a result of misreading damaged DNA without copying it: a process called "transcriptional mutagenesis.

Scientists have new insight into the response of human skin to radiation and what drives the most aggressive and deadly form of skin cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the November 21st issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may be useful in the design of new strategies for prevention of malignant melanoma. The process of tanning involves synthesis of the pigment melanin by skin cells known as melanocytes.

The use of the cancer drug bevacizumab is associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or in the lungs), according to a new article.

Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements does not reduce breast cancer incidence in postmenopausal women, according to data from a randomized, doubled-blind, placebo-controlled trial published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Scientists have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer.

Breast cancer, the leading cause of death among women in France, is the most commonly occurring cancer in women. Sporadic breast cancer, which is non-hereditary, turns out to be the most widespread, representing 85 to 90% of all cases, but remains the least well-known. Researchers have just discovered the cause of 50% of sporadic breast cancers.

Two new compounds show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors. Researchers have observed no negative side effects so far. The compounds disrupt bonding of a cancer-related protein.

A team of researchers at Duke University Medical Center and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) has found that lactic acid is an important energy source for tumor cells. In further experiments, they discovered a new way to destroy the most hard-to-kill, dangerous tumor cells by preventing them from delivering lactic acid.

New data, generated in mice, by Pierre Sonveaux and colleagues, at Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, have identified a potential new target for anticancer therapeutics.

Chemotherapy-naive patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) along with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations of the tyrosine kinase domain have greater responses to gefitinib than those who have received chemotherapy, according to Taiwanese researchers.

A new class of compounds called phosphaplatins can effectively kill ovarian, testicular, head and neck cancer cells with potentially less toxicity than conventional drugs, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Two new compounds created by a University of Central Florida professor show early promise for destroying breast cancer tumors.

A drug meant to inhibit tumor growth may have a dangerous side effect.

Psychological intervention programs may not only improve a breast cancer patients' overall health, they may also increase their chance of survival.

New research is helping doctors unlock the genetic mysteries behind breast cancer, helping women discover and treat their disease earlier.

Many women who experience abnormal swelling of the arm or shoulder area following treatment for breast cancer -- a bothersome condition called lymphedema -- suffer in silence, a new survey indicate.

About 80 percent of cancer diagnoses occur in the elderly, but many of their risk factors for the disease are behavioral, a new study revealed.

Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial, led by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

In the wake of the nation's historic presidential election, political commentators Mary Matalin and James Carville will put aside their party differences Dec. 9 in Houston to raise funds for cancer research and patient care programs at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Matalin and Carville will be interviewed by veteran ABC News correspondent Sam Donaldson at "A Conversation With a Living Legend" from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the Hilton Americas Hotel. The program will be emceed by former Houston news anchor Shara Fryer. The event already has raised more than…

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, one of 12 cancer centers in the Cancer Research Alliance (CRA), and Mall Networks, the leading provider of merchant-funded loyalty shopping solutions, today announced the launch of a new online shopping mall to raise money for cancer research and patient care programs. Just in time for the holiday shopping season, consumers can visit www.shopforcancercures.org and make purchases from more than 600 popular online merchants from department stores such as Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue to budget super stores such as Wal-Mart and Target.

A home-based program to improve exercise and diet led to significant, clinically meaningful improvement in body weight and physical function among older long-term cancer survivors in preliminary findings from the RENEW (Reach-out to ENhancE Wellness) trial, according to Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Department of Behavioral Science. The data are being presented at the seventh annual American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Conference.

Novel Four Drug Combination Proves Safe for Lung Cancer Treatment Study first to combine two chemotherapies and two targeted therapies The four drug-combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel, with the targeted therapies bevacizumab (Avastin) and cetuximab (Erbitux), is safe and may improve survival for patients with advanced lung cancer, according to a cooperative group study led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Presented today on the press program of the 2008 Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoracic Oncology, sponsored by ASTRO, ASCO, IASLC and the University…

Main Category: Breast Cancer Also Included In: Genetics Article Date: 20 Nov 2008 - 8:00 PST Women with a strong family history of breast cancer have a four times greater risk for the disease than women in the ...

The Iowa Supreme Court issued a ruling today that sends the case of a woman who sued her doctors for failing to diagnose breast cancer back to a lower court for more proceedings.

Genentech 's cancer drug Avastin -- which FDA approved in February for treatment of advanced breast cancer -- increases a patient's risk of developing blood clots in veins, a condition known as venous ...

Sydney, Nov 19 : Oncologists upset cancer patients by not telling them about the steep cost of drugs and treatment.

Canadian scientists may have discovered a genetic trait that could provide an early indication of which former smokers will develop lung cancer.

A new study out of the United Kingdom about doctors and their knowledge at identifying cancer is concerning. Delayed diagnosis of cancer can have a combination of factors, including patients not seeking help or advice if they are ill, or lack of awareness of the symptoms of different types of cancer. However, part of the blame does lie on some doctors who are relying on their training that was years earlier, before new developments have come about. According to the study, among 14 major countries ranked for their cancer diagnosis and treatment, Britain ranked only 11 for care of women and 12…

Are you interested in finding other interesting sites and blogs about cancer? I have a few to suggest and if you’d like to add to the list or have a blog or site of your own, please let us know. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center is a wealth of information for many types of cancers. If you have bladder cancer, I highly recommend the Bladder Cancer WebCafe, where you can go for support and information, world-wide. In my opinion, it’s one of the best resources out there. The Assertive Patient is written by Jeanne Sather, who according to her bio is "an outspoken…

Have you heard of Movember? I had - sort of, vaguely, kind of - but I have to admit that I’d not paid any attention to it until I received an email from a PR agency telling me about how Movember is being treated in Canada. Movember was started 2003 and according to its website, their events create "awareness around men’s health issues and raises funds for carefully selected beneficiary partners (that are also charitable organizations) in each country, with a focus on prostate cancer." The email I received said: Movember, a moustache growing charity event held every year…

What do broccoli and lung cancer have in common? Nothing - and that’s the good news. Researchers are finding signs that cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts, have a special effect on people who smoke, reducing their risk of developing cancer. In a study that was presented at a recent conference, researchers found that the risk dropped from 20% to 55%, depending on the type of vegetable eaten and heavy a smoker the person was during the study period. The important point to take note of us that it was only these cruciferous vegetables that had this…

Esophageal cancer, cancer of the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract, is not a common cancer but it is a difficult one to treat. Researchers have found that people who smoke and/or drink large quantities of alcohol increase their risk of esophageal cancer significantly. For example, for one subtype of cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, the risk was five times higher among people who drank four glasses of alcohol per day. Tags: cancer blog, esophageal cancer Share This

Cranston woman’s bout with breast cancer launches new businessProvidence Journal, RI - 42 minutes agoIn September, Manni was approached by representatives of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation and asked if she could have an ample supply of

San Diego Union TribuneCancer walk begins its three-day journeySan Diego Union Tribune, United States - 2 hours agoBy Sharon A. Heilbrunn SAN DIEGO – About 4000 men and women began a 60-mile walk Friday to kick off this year's annual San Diego Breast Cancer 3-Day. Thousands embark on '3-Day' Del Mar Timesall 3 news articles

Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Forbes, NY - 2 hours agoThe findings, based on a survey taken by 925 women with non-advanced breast cancer living in the Los Angeles area, were published in the November issue of Lung Cancer Needs Awareness Too Newswise (press release)all 3 news articles

BBC News'We shared our cancer experiences'BBC News, UK - 2 hours agoBy Jane Elliott When Toral Shah discovered she had breast cancer and needed a mastectomy the first person she turned to was her mother, who had gone through

Know your risk of breast-ovarian cancer syndromeWSBT-TV, IN - 3 hours agoThis is even more important if you have a family history of breast cancer or ovarian cancer. Studies show there is a link between the two diseases.

Stemming the risk of prostate cancerdSteuben Courier, NY - 2 hours agoQ: Years ago, I started taking a multivitamin because I heard that vitamin E might help prevent prostate cancer. However, a friend just told me that vitamin

Review: Bisphosphonates reduced treatment-related bone loss in Endocrine Today, NJ - 6 hours agoTreatment with androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer was also associated with bone loss and fracture risk. One retrospective study of 390

Suffering in silence with prostate cancerCoventry Telegraph, UK - 12 hours agoPROSTATE cancer has claimed some famous names including Bob Monkhouse and Sir Harry Secombe. But it doesn't get the funding or media attention that some

Sooner or Later? Outcome Analysis of 431 Prostate Cancer Patients UroToday, CA - 20 hours ago (PORT) and salvage RT (SART) using a three-dimensional conformal two-dynamic arc (3D-ART) or 3D six-field technique in 431 prostate cancer patients.

The Money TimesAmerican Cancer Society to honor Huntsman Sr.Salt Lake Tribune, United States - 21 hours agoHe held his mother when she died of breast cancer. His stepmother died of ovarian cancer, his father of prostate cancer. He has survived prostate, Exercise Shown to Help Prevent Cancer Natural News.comInsufficient Sleep Raises Cancer Risk Despite Regular Exercise InsidermedicineBehavior, Lifestyle Factors Influence Cancer Risk Among The Elderly Science Daily (press release)Health.com - WFtv.comall 572 news articles

GenVec, Inc. (Nasdaq:GNVC) announced today top-line results of an interim analysis from its ongoing Phase III Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trial with TNFerade™ (PACT) in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. This interim analysis of overall survival, conducted after the 92nd death (one-third of total expected events), was designed to determine whether the study should continue and took place in the time frame originally estimated.

Men with a family history of prostate cancer and African-American men are particularly susceptible to the disease, with a twofold to sevenfold increased risk. Assessing risk in these populations has been difficult. "There have been years of effort to try to identify genes and genetic mutations associated with prostate cancer as there are for breast cancer," said Veda N. Giri, M.D.

Prostate cancer is being detected and treated at an earlier age, resulting in more cases of erectile dysfunction in younger men. While for many this is a temporary setback, for some it can take much longer and others will never recover their former capability. Dr Michael Lowy from Sydney Men's Health, said the result was a growing demand for "sexual rehabilitation" services, an evolving scientific and clinical branch of sexual medicine and urology.

The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University. This large analysis known as the Nashville Men's Health Study included 1,277 participants referred to a urologist for a biopsy of their prostate. Approximately 46 percent of the men reported taking an NSAID, mostly aspirin (37 percent of all men).

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) is pleased to announce positive new results from the Company's most recent study of NX-1207, its drug in development for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A total of 67 patients and controls in this multi-center U.S. study consisting of 92% of eligible patients were followed for an average of 59 weeks after a single administration of NX-1207. Of the patients given full dose NX-1207, 76.7% required no further treatment compared to 37.

Five genetic risk markers for prostate cancer may allow physicians to adapt screening approaches for men at high-risk, particularly African-American men, according to new research.

Data from a large-scale prevention trial has shown no protective effect from vitamin E on prostate cancer or vitamin C supplementation on total cancer.

The use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs is significantly associated with lower PSA levels, especially among men with prostate cancer, say researchers at Vanderbilt University.

A new cross-Canada study has found that breast and prostate cancer treatment can foster bone loss. Scientists explain how loss of bone mass might affect 46,000 people diagnosed with breast and prostate cancer each year and place them at increased risk for osteoporosis and fractures.

Scientists report on the evidence of a relationship between prostate inflammation and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men enrolled in the REDUCE trial.

When Jon Huntsman Sr. says cancer is one of the greatest sorrows that befalls families, he knows.

Main Category: Prostate / Prostate Cancer Also Included In: Urology / Nephrology ; Cancer / Oncology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 20 Nov 2008 - 9:00 PST GenVec, Inc.

The Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation in Kearney has received its largest single gift to date, a $1.25 million donation to purchase a state-of-the-art da Vinci Surgical System.

Women whose mothers consumed canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to develop breast cancer than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new study suggests.

SAN FRANCISCO, November 17, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medivation, Inc. today announced that new data about the mechanism of action of Dimebon, its lead product candidate in development to treat Alzheimer's ...

Gefitnib is as effective a second-line treatment as docetaxel for patients with non-small cell* lung cancer. The INTEREST study, published in an Article in this week's edition of The Lancet, thus establishes gefitinib as a valid treatment option for people with this condition. The study was written by Dr Edward Kim, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA and colleagues.

Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) and Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, a subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE: 4052), announced that enrollment in the Phase 3 MONET1 trial evaluating motesanib (AMG 706) in combination with paclitaxel and carboplatin for the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been temporarily suspended following a planned safety data review of 600 patients by the study's independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC).

The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes. Results were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more people die from lung cancer than any other cancer type.

A new Australian study has found that extending the use of chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer better controls the disease, as well as providing a modest improvement in survival. The study will be reported today (18/11) to the Clinical Oncolgoical Society of Australia Annual Scientific Meeting in Sydney.

Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes.

Two critical properties of cancer cells are their ability to divide without restraint and to spread away from the primary tumor to establish new tumor sites. Now, researchers have found a protein they say acts as a deadly master switch, both freeing cancer cells from a tumor while ramping up new growth.

Confusingly, the cellular process autophagy (essentially self-eating) has been implicated in both cancer cell death and survival. New insight into this paradox has now been provided by work which indicates that the context in which the process occurs determines the outcome.

Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an international Phase III clinical trial.

Cancer cells are already stressed by the fast pace they require to grow and spread and scientists believe a little more stress just may kill them.

Lung cancer kills more than four times as many Americans as breast cancer. But while pink ribbons trumpet Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October, little attention is paid to lung cancer in November, ...

Christopher Wanjek is the author of the books "Bad Medicine" and "Food At Work." His Bad Medicine column appears each Tuesday on LiveScience.

Nearly 11,000 cancer deaths could be avoided every year if British doctors were as good at detecting and treating the disease as the best countries in Europe and patients were less stoical, according to data ...

Featured Article Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Blood / Hematology ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology ; Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Article Date: 19 Nov 2008 - 8:00 PST A new analysis of ...

A drug meant to inhibit tumor growth may have a dangerous side effect. Bevacizumab is prescribed to patients with colorectal cancer, non?small cell lung cancer , renal cell cancer and breast cancer to inhibit ...

Madam secretarySteuben Courier, NY - 2 hours agoOnly two hours ago, I received Hillary's announcement she had just introduced a bill designating November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

BioWatch: United Therapeutics ‘disappointed' by trial analysisBusiness Gazette, MD - 18 hours agoThe designation is based on GenVec having "provided evidence of the potential to improve survival in patients with pancreatic cancer," according to a

Bedding Industry Unites To Fight Pancreatic Cancer At Golf ClassicFurniture World Magazine (press release) - Nov 20, 2008The Seena Magowitz Celebrity Golf Classic is expected to surpass the $1 million mark this year when the 6th annual fundraiser for pancreatic cancer research

North State Cancer Cluster: Part 2KHSL - Nov 20, 2008Judy McInturf reads a list people she knows in Oroville who have been diagnosed with or died from pancreatic cancer in the last four years.

Daily News: Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Hepatitis BNurse.com, VA - Nov 20, 2008Exposure to the hepatitis B virus may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Yummy YarnOn Saturday I learned how to do wet felting at Gate City Yarns. I made a little pig from a kit. I took a piece of pink wool and pulled it apart until it looked like cotton candy. Then, I wrapped it around a ping pong ball and started the wetting, soaping, rinsing, squeezing, rolling process. Eventually, the ping pong ball was completely and irrevocably encapsulated in the wool. And this involved water play!! How fun is that?The Hirsch Wellness Network is sponsoring this workshop series as an opportunity to spend some time with breast cancer survivors (and their friends and family…

Since my last post about my bones here is what I have done:Had my blood drawn to check Vitamin D levels. The link between Vitamin D and osteoporosis has been getting lots of attention recently.Decided to see a specialist.Thought about bisphosphonates. While this drug treatment may be inevitable, I will avoid it as long as possible. The possible side effects are unappealing.Thought about weight-bearing exercise. I walk and I use dumbbells. Could I do more? Well, sure. I could do machine weights for arms and legs.Tried to invoke the way that I felt during active treatment - meaning that I…

Alas, my bone mineral density (BMD) continues to deteriorate. I had my baseline scan in the spring of 2006: post-diagnosis, pre-chemo, pre-oophorectomy. At that time my bones were in rip-roaring good shape. They were downright awesome. So... if breast cancer hadn't entered my life, I don't think that osteoporosis would have been my destiny, either.In 2007 I had my BMD measured again. And I had dropped a whopping 7 %. I cried. I got very angry. I got the news on my birthday and I let it ruin my birthday. I hoped that this year I might only show a 1 or 2 % drop. Maybe even stabilize. I had…

This post is my electronic bouquet of well-wishes for Christina Applegate. Did you see her interview on Good Morning America with Robin Roberts ? I thought that it was nothing short of spellbinding. Christina Applegate came across as smart, genuine, and compassionate.She opted to have a bilateral mastectomy with the hope that she will never have to face the beast again. Considering that I made a similar decision, I totally get that.P.S. A nod to Karen Lynch at the Pink Ribbon Review for making me aware of the video clip. If you haven't visited her breast cancer blog before, hop over for a…

RiverStone Journals "creates beautifully crafted planners designed to help those facing health crises navigate the demands of chronic illness," and the company recently released its first planner. Ooh La La. Called "A Survivor's Guide for the Breast Cancer Journey" this product is seriously pretty.RiverStone Journals partnered with Day-Timers, Inc. to create the journal, and the production quality is superb. The front cover feels like suede and is embossed with an elegant "Courage and Strength" logo that is echoed throughout the binder. The paper, the fonts, the color scheme...yumm.There are…

The dark room is the worst part of cancer. It disguises itself with pictures of smiling faces on the wall, and it fills up with warm and friendly visits from friends who care. But it is still a dark room. A place where cancer does its dirtiest work. Hope is dangled from a thin thread there, only to be followed by despair and sadness. Ultimately, silence fills the dark room. But Christian was right yesterday, when he said there are lessons of life to be learned there, too. As an oncologist, his knowledge could bring only so much to that room. But as a friend, he lightened the load. When a…

It was my first attempt to gather friends in our home since Leroy's been gone. His pals, our friends, who have turned into such a meaningful support group for me. WE were a team when we entertained. So now I rely on the guests to step up when I can't refill a glass or replenish an appetizer. It's not a big deal, just another piece of missing Leroy. Christian Meyer, Leroy's oncologist, and his wife Tracy joined us. I'm not sure Christian realized it, but I asked him to sit in Leroy's seat that night. Christian writes the blog today. His message explains why he is one of the few who would be…

Let me set the scene. A mid-November day in La Jolla, California. The sky is a clear, crystal blue to match the sparkles bouncing off the Pacific. The tide is out so the beach is wide with sand and the shore break is down so it's easy to walk out and test the water temperature. It's cool. Around 64. A clear signal that summer is over, but Mother Nature has gifted us with a day hovering around the 80's. A last gasp of warmth that invites a beach lover to sit one more day and soak up the sun. My sister, ever the optimist, says, "Five more months and we'll be back here ready for summer." What a…

I've got it. It's finally hit me. Our secret weapon to face down the beast? Sunshine! What we all need to lift our spirits and make us better is good old-fashioned sunshine. If you're lucky enough to have an ocean nearby, throw in a beach walk to start the day. Filling our lungs with clean, healthy air does wonders for facing our obstacles. It's a recipe for clearing the head, healing the wounds of loss, or bearing up under the pressures of living with cancer. If we're on this blog, we need all the ammunition we can get against this killer. So the scientists should stay in their labs and…

It was a giant step into Tomorrow Land to remember the good times of yesterday. Going back to Disneyland. Walking into the Magic Kingdom was like turning back the hands of time. We'd finish riding the Matterhorn and get right back in line to go again. The Autopia was a great excuse to play bumper cars. I don't know how I always ended up being the "bumpee." Leroy's big laugh following every crash into my car. There was only one ride we didn't go on. "It's a Small World." Leroy got stuck on it once and after listening to the theme song over and over, he swore he'd never go back! When we left…

Boulder woman's struggle with cancer leads to positive life changesDaily Camera, CO - 3 hours agoBuoyed by the inspiration her blogs have provided, she hopes to co-author a book with Salem about their shared experience of battling ovarian cancer,

The nice cancer bloggersRadio Netherlands, Netherlands - 8 hours agoMost young adult cancer patients blog about their personal experiences in diary-like detail, updating their friends and family, complaining about nurses,

Hillary Clinton to State or to Senate Leadership?U.S. News & World Report, DC - 10 hours agoBy Bonnie Erbe, Thomas Jefferson Street Blog. If the MSM is to be believed, Sen. Hillary Clinton will accept President-Elect Obama's offer to become

Shuttle, astronauts prep for mid-mission reboostSky Valley Journal,  USA - 17 hours agoColon Cancer: What are Your Screening Options? Many people don‘t get screened for colon cancer when … Aspirin: Will It Prevent Heart Attack and Stroke? Study: Pill as good as chemo on lung cancer, but costlier Jackson News-Tribuneall 2,473 news articles

Raw Cruciferous Vegetables Cut Lung Cancer RiskMethuselah Foundation, DC - 17 hours agoDisclaimer: Posts written for blogs other than the Methuselah Foundation Blog are written by independent authors whose opinions may not be held by the

My kid is a monster. I’m talking about the older one, although the younger one is no little peanut either. But Joey, my guy who will be 8 years old in January, this guy is just huge. As you may already know, he’s the whopper baby who came barreling out of my body the size [...]

I am writing in honor of my mom, my most loyal reader, who can’t read what I’m writing today because she’s in the hospital. It was unexpected, the pain in her belly on Thursday night. And it was unfair, how the ER staff made her wait four and a half hours before examining her. And it [...]

Are you warming up to this holiday season, which happens to be just around the corner? I am. Well, not so much Thanksgiving—I mean, it’s OK, but Christmas is what I like most. I like hanging twinkling lights on our front porch, decorating the tree I yank down from the attic every year, burning pumpkin-pie [...]

Yay for Kim, Susy, Zee, Forsythia, and Joseph—all winners in my latest Smoothie King gift card giveaway. Each lucky gal and guy will receive five gift cards, each one good for one free 20 oz. smoothie. Thanks, Leah, for continuing to shower my friends with smoothies. I appreciate it, and I know they do too.

By Jennifer Chown, of Maximum Capacity Health care professionals and researchers are finally beginning to accept the reality of cancer-related “brain fog,” though cancer patients themselves have been talking about it for years. Once affected by cancer, no matter how successful the treatment, some still struggle with changes in themselves that neither medications nor therapy seem to [...]

Here's me with Car Guy Jr., in the obligatory tourist shot. Today was a perfect day--65 degrees. Clear and bright. Not too many visitors in the park, just enough that it didn't feel lonely. @ Jeanne Sather 2008.

I love this shot of Car Guy getting a photo of Car Guy Jr.We were at one of the overlooks in Mesa Verde National Park, having a great time marveling at the combination of natural environment and human artifacts, that is, the cave dwellings, built some 700 to 800 years ago.@ Jeanne Sather 2008. 

We got the results back for Sara's upper GI series. Her doctor was concerned that maybe she had a large polyp in her small intestine (where a scope can't reach)...

From the Colon Cancer Forum: We found out on October 1st that my dad has stage 4 colon cancer and the only option is chemotherapy. Even with treatment, the odds...

If we're lucky, the challenges we face teach us lessons we can pass on to others who are experiencing a similar situation. Each week, I ask readers to consider a...

Sara and I spent the morning at a radiology center. After our ER incident a couple weeks ago, Sara called her regular GI doctor to let her know about the...

From the Colon Cancer Forum: I keep praying for that miracle, but know that everyone is praying for that miracle right now. I struggle every day with how much to...

I am SO glad that the election is over but indeed VERY happy about the outcome. There were times I wished I was in a foreign country to avoid the ENDLESS coverage and the mudslinging ads on TV as well as the tireless discussions *cough* (arguments) between friends with differing opinions.However, I was glad that I was around while history was being made. You see Barack Obama lost both his mother and his grandmother to cancer. Election day was even more poignant because I was here to see him be chosen as our 44th president. Tragically they weren't able to, but I think they knew he was destined…

I wrote in an earlier post that I would respond to the program that aired last month, Stand up to Cancer. If you saw it you would know that it raised millions of dollars.I liked the fact that the show focused on all types of cancer, not just a few. I liked also that they used real people to tell their stories, although I was somewhat annoyed by the use of some of the celebrities, but then again, if they were used to bring in more money... more power to them.I encourage you to visit the website, you can watch the previously aired show via podcast. They continue to take donations and have…

No. I didn't forget. I just haven't been up to posting lately. Anyway here's what my 12th commitment is.I am committed to being kind to myself. I realize that I am my own worst enemy. I am hard on myself which in turn makes me hard on others unnecessarily. I tend to hold myself to a standard of achievement that sometimes even I find hard to maintain. Who am I trying to impress? I live alone so certainly it can't be me.I have often gone to bed late and woke up tired the next day to get up and mop and wax my wood floors when I could have easily done it in stages at times that were more…

Although it's not perfected the virtual colonoscopy would be a far less dreaded procedure. I found another article written by Mike Stobbe an Associated Press medical writer, through Yahoo Health News.ATLANTA - A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect. Medicare is already considering paying for this cheaper, less intrusive option that could persuade more people to get screened for colon cancer. And some experts believe the new method may boost the 50 percent screening…

A few weeks ago I read an article which, to me, was hard to believe. Stepanie Nano of the Associated Press wrote the following: NEW YORK - Many colon cancer patients aren't getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn't returned, new research shows. Only about 40 percent of the 4,426 older patients in the study got all the doctor visits, blood tests and the colonoscopy advised in the three years after cancer surgery, according to the results released Monday by the journal Cancer.While nearly all made the doctor visits and almost three-quarters got a…

Just when I think life is getting better, I find out that my Greg our son-in-law is being treated for Leukemia. They did get it early, so he will only have a week of Chemo then they are going to ...

One day, out of blue, you decided to make a home in my body. It was such a surprise to me. Is it because of all the McD I have been putting into my body? Is it because ...

With the loss of our dear Gemma, so many of us seem to want to find a way to do something to honor her memory. Here's a way for us all to remember and express gratitude for the lives ...

"Alternative Medicines for Colitis." 17 June 2007. HowStuffWorks.com. 21 November 2008.

People are often reluctant to undergo a routine but painful colonoscopy -- but the consequences can be fatal.

Every day cancer kills 1,500 people in the United States. That's more than a half-million people this year alone.

Genentech 's cancer drug Avastin -- which FDA approved in February for treatment of advanced breast cancer -- increases a patient's risk of developing blood clots in veins, a condition known as venous ...

As part of its accreditation process, Battle Creek Health System has released its annual Cancer Care Center report to the community as a special supplement in today's newspaper.

Researchers in Israel have developed a simple early-warning test that can detect colon cancer in the blood. Using biomarkers, it is the first test on the market that can detect cells of colon polyps the precursors to colon cancer in the blood, with a very high degree of sensitivity and accuracy.

Canadian researchers are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar lifestyle changes.

An understanding of the relationship between calcium and magnesium may lead to new avenues of personalized prevention for colorectal cancer.

Research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research shows that lower socioeconomic status reduced the chance of early stage diagnosis and survival of colorectal cancer in Colorado.

Exercise is good for more than just your waistline. A recent study suggests that regular physical activity can lower a woman's overall risk of cancer -- but only if she gets a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of sleep can undermine exercise's cancer prevention benefits.

By Kairol Rosenthal Have you ever wondered how cancer blogs are different from other blogs about politics or cars or movie starts? The State We’re In, a great pubic radio program, asked me to write the following piece about cancer blogging. You can also listen to the podcast version. Reaching for a box of cereal in the supermarket, I notice a woman a few feet away mulling over energy bars

WASHINGTON - Men who took vitamin E or vitamin C supplements were no more or less likely to develop cancer than men given a placebo, indicating these antioxidants have no cancer-prevention value, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. Previous research showed that people who ate diets rich in vitamins E and C had a lower risk of cancer, suggesting that supplements of these vitamins might help ward off

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the US and worldwide. Most patients who develop lung cancer have a history of smoking cigarettes. However, about 1 in 10 lung cancer patients has no history of direct tobacco exposure. A majority of these patients are women and have a subtype of lung cancer with adenocarcinoma histology. It is believed that that these "never smokers" may

I had recent pleasure of attending and actively participating in the planning for the 3rd annual LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance conference in Austin, TX. For those of you out there who don't know. the LSYAA is a professional society of nonprofit organizations like i2y who all share in the collective goal of improving survival and advocating on behalf of all young adults affected by cancer. It's

Name: Jen Singer Occupation: Mother of two Home: Kinnelon, NJ Type of cancer: B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Age diagnosed: 40 Jen Singer wasn't concerned. OK, she was having trouble dragging herself off the Serta every morning--but with two small children, it was normal to feel fatigued, right? And those nagging aches? Well, considering that she played tennis and took spinning classes, not all

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