Archive for January, 2009
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As a young breast cancer survivor I have annual mammo’s done to monitor the health of the one boob I have left. Each time I have gone through the smashing and pain in that machine I am at least thinking that it is something necessary for me to stay on [...]
Fertile Hope’s New Blog!
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8 Tips To Stop Recycling The Cold-Flu
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By Kairol Rosenthal
As a young adult cancer patient, I feel I have reached my quota of sickness. I don’t want more cancer, nor do I want my friends’ colds or their kids’ flus. Germs linger and it is easy to recycle colds within a household. If you, your roommate, your [...]
NO SMOKING!
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BELMONT, Calif. — During her 50 years of smoking, Edith Frederickson says, she has lit up in restaurants and bars, airplanes and trains, and indoors and out, all as part of a two-pack-a-day habit that she regrets not a bit. But as of two weeks ago, Ms. Frederickson can no [...]
Isn’t once enough?
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Many Women Who Survived Childhood Cancer Do Not Undergo Recommended Breast Cancer Screening
ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2009) — Despite recommendations and being at an increased risk of breast cancer, most young women who were treated with chest radiation for a childhood cancer do not undergo appropriate mammography screening, according to a [...]
New iTunes Podcast Subscription Link For Stupid Cancer Show 2009 (c/o Blog Talk Radio Network)
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Here Comes The Chemo!
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Immersed in wedding plans, and then cancer
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The Empty Cup Runneth Over
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Cindy Papale is a breast cancer survivor who wrote The Empty Cup Runneth Over and took something so devastating and traumatic and made it into something inspiring and empowering. Not only does her book share her journey battling the disease, she has been able to get other young women to [...]
Off-Label Drug Thugs
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By Kairol Rosenthal
The FDA has made a new decision that will affect how our doctors are informed about the safety and efficacy of drugs. Let me give you some background information.
Two years ago a new batch of tumors was found in my neck and I began taking Avandia, which is [...]
Irony
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Next Week On “Durrrrrrrrrrrrr!”
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Smoking Linked To Most Male Cancer Deaths – The association between tobacco smoke and cancer deaths — beyond lung cancer deaths — has been strengthened by a recent study from a UC Davis researcher, suggesting that increased tobacco control efforts could save more lives than previously estimated.
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Gone Too Far??
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths. Although the majority of cases occur in smokers, 10 percent of those affected are non-smokers. Lung cancer has now surpassed breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer in women however breast cancer gets ten times more research funding per death [...]
Yes We Can!
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Drama Reduction Program
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By Kairol Rosenthal
Drama-rama
My young adult cancer diagnosis quickly taught me that there is enough drama in the world that I don’t have any control over, so I should try to minimize the drama I can control. In my book, Everything Changes, I call this my Drama Reduction Program. Here’s an [...]
Strength To Fight
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Those of us who are fighting cancer or have fought it know that it takes something special inside of you to hear the words “you have cancer” and then get busy trying to beat it, survive it. We find the resolve to fight using different inner sources that are as [...]
Cancer On $40/Day
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“Cancer on $5 a Day (Chemo Not Included)” is stand-up comedian Robert Schimmel’s edgy, hilarious, and poignant musings on his battle with cancer. It is a platform in which he tells his story of overcoming major personal and career obstacles with the power of humor. [amazon]
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The Seven stages of grief
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By Mel Majoros
Young Adult Breast Cancer Survivor
DX 9/18/07
I go to therapy once a week to deal with being a survivor. It does help me, and a couple of weeks ago my therapist and I were discussing the 7 stages of grief. Let me explain how that all relates to me.
1. [...]
On Next Week’s Episode Of “What Next In The Neverending Onslaught of Food Safety Issues?”
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WASHINGTON - Federal health authorities on Saturday urged consumers to avoid eating cookies, cakes, ice cream and other foods that contain peanut butter until authorities can learn more about a deadly outbreak of salmonella contamination. “We urge consumers to postpone eating any products that may contain peanut butter until additional [...]
Chemobrain: The Book
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The brain fog that afflicts many people who have undergone standard or high-dose chemotherapy is known as “chemobrain.” In this clear, concise guide for cancer patients, survivors, families, friends, and caregivers, journalist Ellen Clegg provides the latest information on this much-discussed but poorly understood side effect of chemotherapy treatment.
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Is Your Insurance Company Paying Someone To Help You Fight Them?
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The answer is probably yes, but call to find out. I recently began dealing with lymphedema, and after getting a diagnosis, I discovered that the only highly specialized physical therapists my insurance company would fully cover were all an hour or more from where I live and work, so I [...]
Ypulse Guest Post: Youth [Cancer] Culture
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Ypulse Guest Post: Youth [Cancer] Culture
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Cause:Cancer
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I guess the big news this week was that Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been Surgeon General under the pending Obama administration. It harkens back to the scene in Back To The Future when Doc Brown asks Marty McFly who the president of the US is in 1985. His response, “Ronald [...]
First baby screened for breast cancer gene born
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The first baby girl in Britain to have been screened before conception for a genetic form of breast cancer has been born, doctors said on Friday.
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The American Cancer Society - A “Non-Profit” Ponzi Scheme
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There’s been a lot in the news lately about money man Bernard Madoff’s $50 billion scheme; he allegedly took money from new investors to pay for withdrawals by older investors who wanted to pull out some money. The problem? Well other than it being illegal and immoral, when the market [...]
Pink Nausea Winter
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While shopping in Sephora for my lead free lipstick my head suddenly spun around at the sight of a pink ribbon product. I was instantly disoriented. What month was it anyway? It felt too cold to be apple picking season or Halloween. I was pretty sure it was the dead [...]
