Archive for May, 2008
« Previous EntriesCancer survivors ‘left in limbo’
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
More than 60% of adults with cancer can expect to live five years or more, according to an article in the European Journal of Cancer.Yet they are left “in limbo” to deal with ongoing symptoms from their disease or harsh cancer treatments.
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Major Networks Ignore Needs Of Young Adults (Thanks Hollywood Elite People Who Don’t Get It!)
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
In case anyone lives in a cave, the major networks have teamed up in an “historic collaboration” to unite for a TV special this September to raise funds for cancer research. (whatever the hell *that* means)
Yay! It’s the new LIVESTRONG! Or is it? I don’t think so. Why?
Well for starters [...]
Patti Waggoner Takes Control After Battle With Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
After a traumatic young-adult period, she becomes a high school teacher intent on helping doctors understand the effects of pediatric cancer survival.
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WHEN Patti Waggoner saw a baby-size tuxedo displayed in a department store, she didn’t think “wedding” or “baptism” or any sort of celebration. “My first thought was, ‘Oh, a [...]
Testicular Cancer Made Life And Career Choices More Clear For Roberto Martinez
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
FOR ROBERTO MARTINEZ, 21, cancer has been a test of faith, an opportunity to change direction based on a profound understanding of what’s truly important.
He was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the age of 17 and has just passed the five-year mark, which theoretically puts him safely in the “cure” [...]
What I would say to Ted Kennedy
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
“Senator Kennedy, you have a malignant brain tumor called glioblastoma, which set off the seizures you had the other day. Although we can see a tumor on the MRI, there is more there than we can see. Along with the mass in the front of your brain, we know from years [...]
i[2]y’er Yosef Eliezrie Searches For A New Path To His Goals After Two Bouts With Cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
IN JUNE 2005, Yosef Eliezrie was 19, a rabbinical student in New Jersey. He had just arrived in Vilna, Lithuania, on a student outreach program in which one of his responsibilities was to be supervising a kosher kitchen. Cancer was the last thing on his mind. He was going to [...]
Health Of Childhood Cancer Survivors Still At Risk
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
IT AIN’T OVER WHEN IT’S OVER
About two-thirds of pediatric cancer survivors experience at least one late health effect of treatment, and for more than one-quarter of survivors it is severe or life-threatening.AS YOUNG survivors of the modern era of cancer treatment enter the third and fourth decades of their lives, [...]
“By The Numbers” – i[2]y’er Leah Shearer Profiled in Coping Magazine
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
i[2]y Regional Chair for Upstate New York, Leah Shearer was recently featured in Coping Magazine via compelling article she wrote for the publication that was printed in the May/June 2007 issue (with Sharon Osbourne on the cover).
Read the article (PDF) here – [permalink]
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After cancer diagnosis, what comes next?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
One minute, Dr. Bernadine Healy was a perfectly healthy woman, in bed with her husband watching the Oscar De La Hoya fight on HBO. A few hours later, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
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ABC News: Lester’s No-Hitter Inspires Cancer Survivors
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
(Editor: Featuring i[2]y’er Matthew Lowney) It is this more personal feat that turned out to be the most impressive in the opinion of another fan named Matthew Lowney. Lowney, a 28-year-old living in Portland, Ore., stumbled upon the news of Lester’s incredible no-hitter game Tuesday morning on ESPN.com. He was [...]
Cancer event with ’stupid’ name unites the young for a good cause
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Rochester’s first “Stupid Cancer Happy Hour,” sponsored by i[2]y Rochester, was held recently at the Otter Lodge on Monroe Avenue. The Stupid Cancer Happy Hour also has been held successfully in Washington D.C., New York City, Los Angeles and Denver. Proceeds benefit the “I’m Too Young For This Cancer Foundation,” [...]
Lester makes Red Sox proud
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Boston’s Jon Lester is more than the winning pitcher in a World Series clincher, a role model for cancer survivors and a popular teammate in the Red Sox’s clubhouse. In a baseball season that was long on the improbable and inspirational, he is the last feel-good story standing.(Editor: Now if [...]
Focus on young adults: Tissue bank sought in cancer fight
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
They should be thinking of graduations, first jobs and new babies, not chemotherapy or their own mortality.Cancer was diagnosed in about 68,000 U.S. residents aged 15 to 39 in 2002, according to the most recent data available from the National Cancer Institute.But little is known about what makes some young [...]
I hate to preach, but….
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
It’s time to follow the get-better guidelines. The American Cancer Society recommends that all cancer survivors take better care of themselves. This means eat well, exercise and stop smoking. Specifically they want survivors to eat at least five servings of fruits or vegetables each day, exercise moderately strenuously two and one-half [...]
American Cancer Society Tries To Be Relevant To Youth Market…Fails Miserably…Hilarity Ensues.
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Cancer Connections: Young adults dealing with cancer
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Getting cancer is awful at any age, but it has to be especially difficult for young adults. They’re too old for the nurturing and specialized pediatric oncology programs, and too young to fit in with the rest of us with cancer who are middle-aged and older.AdvertisementCayuga Medical Center at IthacaDo [...]
i[2]y in the WSJ - Matchmakers: Patients Meet Clinical Trials
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(Note: i[2]y Chairman Dr. Leonard Sender featured in this piece)
Amid Shortage of Volunteers, Some Programs Aim to Boost Education and Recruitment
With growing concern about a shortfall of patients to participate in clinical trials — especially adult cancer patients, minorities and adolescents — a number of new programs are stepping up [...]
Cancer: Delayed Diagnosis Is The New Hotness
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
According to the results of a new national survey, “Delayed Cancer Diagnosis: Why?” over half of respondents waited two months to five years to see a doctor for a diagnosis in spite of having symptoms of the disease. In addition, nearly 4/5 respondents were diagnosed with having a form of [...]
A promise unfulfilled.
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Judah Folkman died suddenly early this year. He was a super creative cancer researcher. His work promised a revolution in cancer treatment but it never happened.
I first encountered him when I was training in Hematology at Montefiore Hospital in the Bronx. He presented his work at one of our research seminars. [...]
ALERT: Hoax Email re: John’s Hopkins Cancer Center
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Just an FYI to everyone –
There’s an email circulating around called “Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins” which makes false claims about how cancer spreads and recommends methods for treating the disease.
This message is a HOAX. See link below.
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/cancerupdate.asp
Snopes has been the most reliable online resource for debunking email myths (Bill [...]
Jake quit.
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Smoking! He gave it up over a year ago.
I hadn’t seen him for a couple of years. I noticed that he stayed in during the party. Usually, he would disappear for a smoke. Not this time. I asked him why and he told me he gave it up.
Jake has every reason [...]
i[2]y Business Plan Video Pitch – Watch and Vote
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WSJ.com - California Sued Over Health-Care Cuts
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Health-care providers have sued California to block a 10% cutback in payments to them for treating the poor who are covered by Medi-Cal, a joint federal and state program
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PHOTOS! – Stupid Cancer Happy Hour, Rochester NY
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Courtesy of the Rochester Insider, here’s an awesome gallery of pictures taken at this past weekend’s Stupid Cancer Happy Hour, organized by Leah Shearer and the i[2]y Rochester Chapter.
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PLASTIC IN FOOD (Thank You Friendly’s)
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
UNRELATED NON-CANCER STORY…
So while I was up in Rochester, I was forced to go to a Friendly’s at 11:30pm because nothing else was open.
I was with 4 other people.
Turns out, this “high quality” food chain we’ve all come to know and love lives up to it’s reputation.
One bite into my [...]
