Archive for September, 2008
A cancer survivor’s thoughts on Lance Armstrong’s comeback
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Ok so I guess the really big news right now is that Lance Armstrong has decided to pull a Cher, a Streisand, a Celine Dion and come out of retirement to throw his hat back into the ring and race in the 2009 Tour de France. I guess 7 times […]
Know your recurrence score?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Many years ago, I treated a young woman with what appeared to be very early breast cancer. Her tumor was small, and had not spread to lymph nodes under her arm. The cancer contained estrogen receptors, which meant that my giving her tamoxifen, a drug that suppresses cancer growth in cells […]
What’s Lance Got To Do, Got To Do With It?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Ok so I guess the really big news right now is that Lance Armstrong has decided to pull a Cher, a Streisand, a Celine Dion and come out of retirement to throw his hat back into the ring and race in the 2009 Tour De France. I guess 7 times […]
What should you eat to avoid cancer?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
This is a question everyone asks and no one can answer. First, why do we think that what we eat can lead to cancer? One major reason is differences in cancer rates between countries. For example, Japanese women have a much lower rate of breast cancer than do women in the […]
Young Man’s Mom Enters Chemo. Young Man Composes Pretty Cool Song.
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MAKE IT HIGHER counting song from mornography on Vimeo.
MAKE IT HIGHER counting song from mornography on Vimeo.
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The Federal Trade Commission Weights In On Cancer And Our Lovely Friends, The Scammers.
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Newsweek: Time to Rethink the War on Cancer
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We often hear stories of those who triumph over cancer, but that is not the whole picture.
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Gothamist LLC Interviews Matthew Zachary
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Can you tell us about your own experience with cancer? Not that there’s ever a good time for it, but I was diagnosed with malignant pediatric brain cancer at the age of 21 just six months shy of my college graduation. At the time, I was an aspiring concert pianist […]
“The Today Show” Segment Plugs Comedy Benefit And Young Adult Cancer Movement!
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i[2]y Founder Matthew Zachary and NBC’s Last Comic Standing’s Amy Schumer appear on Weekend Today with Carolyn Gusoff to promote the 2nd Annual Stupid Cancer Comedy Show in NYC held on Tuesday September 16th, 2008.
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i[2]y’ers “Cruise Their Troubles Away” At Inaugural Boston Stupid Cancer Happy Hour
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
BOSTON GLOBE – The skies were overcast, the winds chilly, and 10 minutes into the cruise rain began falling. But onboard the small boat yesterday afternoon, five young adults, all cancer survivors, took in the sights of Boston Harbor, chatted about everything from Sarah Palin to In-N-Out Burger, and laughed […]
i[2]y Artist Brandon Schott: Young Adult Survivor/Musician
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Golden State isn’t just the name of LA-based singer/songwriter Brandon Schott’s second album, it’s also a great description of his outlook on life. Schott’s two albums are infused with a thoughtful optimism, and when he was diagnosed with germ cell cancer last winter, he turned that experience into a new […]
Stand Up To Cancer – What A Rush!
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
I had the pleasure of attending Stand Up 2 Cancer live and in person last week. And what a hell of an experience it was.
First off, it was at the start, a social networking and professional mingling event for cancer advocates from around the country who were all invited by […]
A Day Of Reflection
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At the StandUp2Cancer Event, Lance Armstrong Asked Each Candidate What Their “Cancer Plan” Is For The Nation
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Presenting Zach DeRidder – Survivor De Awesome
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Zach DeRidder is a finalist for the LIVESTRONG.COM Dare To Contest through YouTube. His story is one of 12 being considered for the winning selection.
Zach is a 23 year old liver cancer survivor who has been fighting the disease for nearly 3 years. Before his diagnosis Zach was an athlete, […]
Celeb i[2]y’er Diem Brown wears her Stupid Cancer t-shirt while recapping this week’s entertainment news, including StandUp2Cancer!
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Just Ask The Universe “Why?”
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Young Deputy Dies In Crash, Leaves Wife With Breast Cancer
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It even hits children
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
We think of cancer as primarily a disease of the elderly and indeed it is. But children also get cancer. Right now there are about 150,000 survivors of childhood cancer living in the U.S. Most of these people had either leukemia, brain tumors, bone, or soft tissue tumors. And, many of […]
Eight Times A Charm?
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According to a report in VeloNews, Lance Armstrong will come out of
retirement next year and will compete in the Tour de France.
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Stand Up To Cancer Raises $100M+
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008 – LOS ANGELES, CA: Stand Up To Cancer today announced that from its launch on May 28, 2008, through September 5, 2008’s historic simultaneous commercial-free telecast, the initiative has raised more than $100 million to accelerate ground-breaking research and bring new therapies to patients more quickly. This […]
i[2]y Leadership Chair, Tom Murdock Takes “Stupid Cancer” To Quincy, Mass w/Major Event!
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Diagnosed the night of his high school prom, Murdock, 24, is now in remission and working on a fundraiser to be held Friday with support from I’m Too Young For This, a national advocacy, support and research organization that works on behalf of cancer survivors and care providers between the […]
Stand Up To Cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
Stand Up 2 Cancer - airing at 8PM Eastern this Friday, September 5th on NBC, ABC and CBS affiliates nationwide - is a national campaign aimed at funding groundbreaking cancer treatments. Please tune in to support the future of cancer research.
And if you want to chat with Jennifer Aniston, Christina […]
