Archive for November, 2008
« Previous EntriesU.S. Cancer Rate Declines For The First Time – AMENDED – *Unless You’re A Young Adult*
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Last week I linked to what appeared to be a fabulous statistic – that, according to an article in the LA Times, “government figures indicate that major progress is being made in prevention. But researchers warn that there are still some clouds on the horizon.
Well, as I promised to do, [...]
Thanksgiving Whole Paycheck
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
By Kairol Rosenthal
I want to be reasonable
During the last eight years – plus a few more before I was even diagnosed with cancer - I’ve traveled all over the map of holistic health (though I’ve made sure to steer clear of shoving coffee grounds up my ass.) The final upshot [...]
U.S. Cancer Rate Declines For The First Time
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Government figures indicate that major progress is being made in prevention. But researchers warn that there are still some clouds on the horizon.
(Editor: Am researching as to whether this actually applies to young adults, too)
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The cancer hype – how much progress have we truly made?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
I entered the field of oncology at a critical time. New drugs had been developed that were truly revolutionary. One of these, cis-platinum, led to cures in patients with widespread testicular cancer. Another, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), became a major drug for treating women with breast cancer and many patients with lymphomas. We [...]
Air Force Wants To Boot Recruit With Leukemia
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
The Air Force has moved to deny health benefits to a recruit who learned he had acute leukemia only weeks into basic training at Lackland AFB. An evaluation board ruled that Airman Basic Joseph Weston had fallen ill before coming to boot camp. It ordered him dismissed from duty with [...]
Where’s Billy Joel When You Need Him?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
You know, with the holidays upon us, is all well? Is the state of our state of mind of sound mind and body?
The Earth approaching total financial annihilation, the socialism-ization of our free market economy is handing out government bailouts like popcorn at the movies, joblessness and foreclosure rates are [...]
Big loss by young cancer survivors
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
What is lost? Fertility. The other day I received an e-mail from Lindsay Beck, an 8-year cancer survivor, new mom, and the Founder and Executive Director of Fertile Hope (www.fertilehope.org). She wanted me to point readers to the website’s new options calculator which helps young cancer survivors look at their options [...]
Cancer Survival Affects Online Support
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Online support sites for high survival rate cancers have more emotional support content than sites for low survival rate cancers. Researchers assessed differences in emotional and informational social support content in online communities for cancers with high and low survival rates.
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The Nice Cancer Bloggers
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
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 [...]
Popping Vitamins C and E Doesn’t Stop Cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
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 [...]
Got Cancer? Non-Smoker? Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s Got A Survey For You!
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
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 [...]
LIVESTRONG Young Adult Alliance Conference and The Blatant No-Show Big “No Surprise”
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
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 [...]
I would have never predicted this.
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Like most oncologists and all other people, I am lousy at predicting the future. Surveys of oncologists have shown that they are overly optimistic. They typically predict that their patients with advanced cancer will live longer than they actually do. That is why hospices complain that their cancer patients are referred [...]
She’s Young. She’s Fit. She’s Got Cancer.
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
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 [...]
Pastor-holes!
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
I can feel it coming in the air tonight. Something has changed. Something is different. The world is new. And all I can say to truly encapsulate the moment is:
I never will forget those nights
I wonder is it was a dream
Remember how you made me crazy
Remember how I made you [...]
Fertile Hope Launches 1st Online Fertility Options Calculator for Cancer Patients & Survivors
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
NEW YORK, NY, Nov 18, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Fertile Hope announces the first online fertility options calculator for cancer patients and survivors. The majority of young adult cancer patients are at risk for infertility from their cancer treatments and have limited time to learn their risks and [...]
Obama, Lance, and My Cancer
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
By Kairol Rosenthal
This week CNN featured a letter from Lance Armstrong to President-Elect Obama. The gist: we need to strengthen the fight against cancer through creating national coordination, increasing National Cancer Institute funding, investing in prevention and screening, and ramping up support services.
As one of the 70,000 young adults diagnosed [...]
Is it an epidemic – pancreatic cancer?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
Recently I was called by a friend of a friend to ask about his wife’s pancreatic cancer treatment. He was wondering whether the care she was receiving at Kaiser Permanente was good enough. It was, I told him. His wife had been handled properly. When she began complaining of pain and [...]
More Cautious Since Cancer?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
By Kairol Rosenthal
My friends tease me as I creep down Lakeshore Drive like a granny obeying the posted speed limit. Too casually our culture talks about being hit by a metaphoric bus. My 20-something cancer diagnosis turned that metaphor into a reality. My mantra now is if I can possibly [...]
Excedrin Bodyslams Komen: Migraines Associated With Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer, Let The Stress Begin!
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Women who suffer from migraines may take at least some comfort in a recent, first-of-its-kind study that suggests a history of such headaches is associated with a significantly lower risk of breast cancer. In particular, migraine history appeared to reduce the risk of the most common subtypes of breast cancer.
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Attribute Magazine Interviews Matthew Zachary: Putting an Age Limit on Cancer?
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
Most 21 year-old college seniors worry about what to wear for a first job interview, not whether the next cancer therapy session will end his or her battle with the disease. Just six months before college graduation, Matthew Zachary was worrying about just that.
“I was diagnosed with pediatric brain cancer [...]
i[2]y’er Lindsey Brass (Regional Chair, NYC/Metro) Profiled By WNBC As Part of StandUp2Cancer
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Want to help fight cancer?
Submitted by Dr.Kattlove’s Cancer Blog
The American Cancer Society is looking for you. If you or a loved one has had cancer, or you have some other connection with cancer, you can help the research program of the American Cancer Society.
The American Cancer Society funds cancer research to the tune of over 3 billion dollars in [...]
Pragmatic Hope
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog.
By Kairol Rosenthal
Eight years ago I was diagnosed with cancer at age twenty-seven. Eight years ago George W. Bush also became President of the United States. I’m not delusional enough to believe there is a connection between these two events, however, in the history of my own personal life, they [...]
