Mesothelioma Basics We’re hearing a lot about this cancer from worker’s compensation attorney’s commercials on television. We offer evidence based mesothelioma basics. information. Benign Mesothelioma Benign Mesothelioma is not cancerous. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, “Benign mesothelioma is a growth of the mesothelium that does not spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Benign mesothelioma tumours are not usually … Read More
New Guidlines Genetic testing recommended for all patients with breast cancer. In a paper published in the journal Oncology on March 12, 2019, the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) have come to a consensus on new guidelines for patients with a history of breast cancer. More than 15 oncology and breast health physicians contributed to the new … Read More
Making the Connection The connection between ovarian and breast cancer is related to the inherited mutation BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Having one of thesh gene mutations predisposes women to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. According to the University of Colorado Gynecologic Oncology, “BRCA 1 & 2 are involved in DNA repair and cell growth, but when … Read More
Does Eating Organic Lower Cancer Risk? Does eating organic lower cancer risk? By now you’ve probably heard of the “dirty dozen”. In case you haven’t, it’s a list of foods that have a high incidence of pesticides. In 2018 it became a bakers’ dozen with 13 items the Environmental Working Group advises consumers to buy … Read More
Chemicals in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice. A new study from London’s Francis Crick Institute confirms what we’ve been hearing for years. Eat your veggies! Researchers have confirmed that chemicals in vegetables prevent colon cancer in mice. The research paper, published on August 21 2018, in Immunity, shows that mice on a diet rich … Read More
Environmental toxins are all around us in our everyday lives. They hide in places we would least expect. NIH National Cancer Institute explains that substances in the environment can actually damage our DNA. Damaged DNA can lead to changes in our cells, which then leads to cancer. Some of these substances can be avoided easily. … Read More
Sunscreen or Sunshine? We’re having a great summer where I live. Twenty two days in a row have been sunny. Here in Western New York that’s a lot! As I slather on my 55 SPF moisturizer I’ve been wondering; What’s worse, sun screen or sunshine? Should I keep spending my money on sunscreen? I decided to … Read More
Extended Endocrine Therapy: Is 5 Years Enough? Extended Endocrine Therapy: Is 5 Years Enough? NBC ran a story on this in 2017 citing a New England Journal of Medicine study that asked Extended Endocrine Therapy: Is 5 Years Enough? found extending therapy extends protection from recurrence. Breast cancer survivors will want to discuss these new findings with their doctors. The … Read More
BRCA1 and BRCA2 Could blocking these proteins stop breast cancer? Could blocking these proteins stop breast cancer? Researchers have discovered that blocking certain proteins that respond to progesterone prevent breast cancer in those who carry high-risk genes. Carrying BRCA1 and BRCA2 tumor suppressor gene mutations raises the risk of developing cancer. This study was reported on in … Read More
Hollywood’s Secret Cancer Survivors Hollywood is well known for its scandals and cover ups. Hollywood’s secret cancer survivors are coming forward to tell the rest of us it happens there too. All types of injustice have been known to happen in Hollywood. Mm+any victims have stayed quiet for years. The pain that goes along with … Read More
Number One Cause of Cancer Death The leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. is lung cancer, killing an estimated 150,000 Americans each year. Yet America’s heaviest smokers don’t want to know if they have cancer. Stigma A new study led by Danh Pham, chief fellow of hematology/oncology at the University of Louisville’s cancer center … Read More
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia The Clinical Oncology Society of Australia researchers have published a paper finding that exercise should be prescribed to cancer patients. Exercise should be prescribed routinely along with the typical chemo, radiation treatments. The paper concludes that not doing so can be harmful to patients battling cancer. The “Exercise Pill” The … Read More
DNA GPS U.S. doctors plan to treat cancer patients using CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Palindromic Repeat). The best way to describe what some doctors are already doing in China is to say they are using DNA GPS to alter specific genes. Clinical Trials University of Pennsylvania doctor said, in January 2018, they were in the … Read More
Aerobic Training Is Safe but Not Feasible for Many Women With MBC A new study has been released by Metastatic Breast Cancer Center of Excellence that concludes aerobic training is safe but not feasible for many women with MBC. “Many women with stage IV breast cancer will not be able to participate in aerobic exercise. It not … Read More
Dogs Trained To Sniff Cancer These dogs trained to sniff cancer are truly amazing! They have been trained to sniff out different types of cancer in patients already diagnosed. Some have had a 95% accuracy! These dogs could be the key to early detection in the future. Prostate Cancer The “Olfactory detection of prostate cancer … Read More
Long term survivorship Long term survivorship will pose new problem to our health care system. There are over 15 million cancer survivors just in the U.S. alone, yet survivors have not been the focus for cancer researchers and health care providers. According to the American Cancer Society there will be 20.3 million survivors by 2026. With numbers … Read More
Liquid Biopsy As tumor cells devide and grow they shed DNA which travels through the patients blood streams. This new blood test looks for the shed DNA. Jocelyn Kaiser writes, in her January 18, 2018 article for Science, about work being done by Joshua D. Cohen et al. The team has developed, CancerSEEK, a blood test … Read More
Cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumors in mice in study Stanford researchers have found a cancer ‘vaccine’ eliminates tumors in mice in study. The researchers have found that activating T cells in mice’ tumors eliminated even distant metastases. The technique is in clinical trial now with Lymphoma patients. They are using two different agents in unison. By injecting minute … Read More
Wig Out! Wig Exchange Laura Carfang is working hard to make a difference in the lives of cancer patient’s and survivors. Wig Out! Wig Exchange is one way she’s doing it. The website is absolutely beautiful, easy to read and navigate, and it bright and cheerful. The sight is just full of info and links. … Read More
Tamoxifen promotes metastasis in some breast cancer cells Tamoxifen works by blocking estrogen in the breast tissue by attaching to the estrogen receptors in breast cells. Studies show that tamoxifen promotes metastasis in some breast cancer cells. The drug has been used as a first-line endocrine treatment for breast cancer for decades. Tamoxifen resistance In 2008 … Read More
Potential new treatment for drug-resistant skin cancer More than fifty percent of metastatic basal cell carcinomas are already resistant to currently approved drug treatments at time of diagnosis. These basal cells show no signs of known resistance-associated genetic mutations. This leaves researchers wondering how the cells manage to evade treatment. Now, though, there maybe a new … Read More
The end of toxic chemo? Blocking vitamin B-2 may stop cancer Could we be close the end of toxic chemo? Medical News Today is reporting an exciting new development in the cancer research world that could see the end of toxic chemo. A new study at the University of Salford in the United Kingdom and published … Read More
Gut Microbes Combine to Cause Colon Cancer, Study Suggests We’ve known for some time now that our gut is where our immune system resides. Now we also understand that gut microbes combine to cause colon cancer. Dr. Cynthia Sears, an infectious disease specialist, and her colleagues at the Johns Hopkins’s Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy … Read More
Government Study Suggests Cell Phones May Cause Cancer in Rats Results of a decade long study of the effects of cell phone radiationon on rats and mice have been released today. The study reports a slight connection between the two. The study showed malignant tumors grew in the nerves and hearts of male rats only. … Read More
Can weight gain be caused by tamoxifen? The answer might surprise women who take this medication to prevent a breast cancer recurrence. Medical News Today is reporting on a study called the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study. Published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment it examined more than 3,000 breast cancer … Read More
FDA Approves First Treatment for Breast Cancer With a Certain Inherited Genetic Mutation This is a major breakthrough for women with this inherited genetic mutation. It is the first time a drug has been developed to treat women with metastatic breast cancer who have a “BRCA” gene mutation. Richard Pazdur, M.D., director of the FDA’s Oncology … Read More
Pink Hair Don’t Care If you’re brave enough to face cancer then you can wear pink hair don’t care what anyone thinks! This is the story of cancer researcher turned cancer patient. Jessica Baker turned her life long passion for math and science into a career of finding medications for cancer patients who have little … Read More
Breast Cancer Oncotype DX & Oncotype DX DCIS Score The new Breast Cancer Oncotype DX® Recurrence Score Test and Oncotype DX® DCIS Score™ will begin at the start of 2018. One year ago the company that developed the test, Genomic Health Inc, released at least 14 years of study that supports the use of Oncotype … Read More
DCA Possible Cure DCA is controversial in that the FDA has yet to approve its use for cancer treatment although it is used in other medical procedures in the US. While this treatment is a political hot button patients hang in the balance. Some question the independence of the FDA itself. DCAWatch Other sites that … Read More
Reducing Risk of Recurrence This is a great page to find ways of reducing the risk of recurrence of breast cancer. There are ten lifestyle changes offered that may help. The videos hit so close to home! The discussion about the fear of the future really touched a nerve. My pink sisters, you might find … Read More
Birth Control Pills Protect Against Cancer, Too Scientists in Denmark reported a study, which followed 1.8 million Danish women for more than a decade. Widely held assumptions about modern contraceptives for younger generations of women were found faulty. Many women have believed that newer hormonal contraceptives are much safer than those taken by their mothers … Read More
Now I’m completely confused! Is Soy In Or Out For Breast Cancer?This article is very clear and concise but still leaves me with questions. Best advice is probably to ask your doctors. Read the article here.
Survey You can help a future physician learn valuable info about how we use the internet for support by answering a quick survey. You girls here are so supportive of each other I knew right away where I needed to share this! Here’s her original post. Research Survey-Internet Use and Social Support from breastcancer https://pacificu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0wWcanV9ptxz6u1 … Read More
BPA and Related Chemicals This won’t replace diet and exercise but it can’t hurt! Limiting our exposure to chemicals, hormones, pesticides and radiation is a constant struggle in today’s society. Cell phones, milk, meat, and now even our baby bottles and water bottles. This article gives a complete look at PABA and how to avoid … Read More
There is a category of medical oncology called Psycho-Oncology that deals with the link between cancer and unexpressed anger. There is mounting evidence that survival rates for women increase dramatically when they express their negative emotions including anger. It’s not just emotional expression that impacts survival it’s emotional support as well. A major study, of … Read More
Nearly half of US cancer deaths are blamed on unhealthy lifestyles. ABC News reported today that a new study of cancer in the US found that nearly half of cancer deaths are caused by unhealthy behaviors. The study looked at deaths in 2014 that could be attributed to what the researchers call modifiable risk factors. Modifiable … Read More
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, along with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School researchers reported in June they have found a link between certain hair products and breast cancer. Dark hair color and chemical relaxers/straighteners have been linked to increased risk of estrogen-positive breast cancer. The study found African American women … Read More
This is a beautiful story of a community coming together to offer hope to a young woman with stage 4 breast cancer. Neighbors she’s never met worked with her friends to place 101 hearts in her front yard! Read the great story here.
This is a sweet story of a Mom’s breast cancer inspiring her daughter to design a line of clothes to help others. Meagan Sullivan’s post mastectomy fashion line is available on Kickstarter. The story and quick video are here.
In their position paper, The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) issued a call to action to limit alcohol in an effort to prevent certain cancers. Alcohol is classified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Cancer Research. “Dr. Noelle LoConte, a member of ASCO’s prevention committee who is the lead author of the position … Read More
New Lymphedema Drug Treatment In Development Stanford Medical School has a new drug treatment for lymphedema in development. Lymphedema occurs after the lymphatic system has been damaged often by cancer or the treatment for cancer. It can be painful and disfiguring. This new breakthrough will come as much relief to millions of sufferers. Read more … Read More
Here’s a list of freebies for breast cancer patients and survivors. All sites listed offer very important and meaningful services or products to those in need. If you or a loved one is undergoing breast cancer treatment you’ll want to take a look at this list. In many cases you can make requests on behalf … Read More
Does being over weight or obese play a part in breast cancer? This research answers this question. Dr. Stephan Herzig, director of the Institute for Diabetes and Cancer at Helmholtz Zentrum München conducted this research. He found that metastatic breast cancer cells have reduced ACC1 levels compared with healthy cells, more so among obese subjects. Read more … Read More
Is Sugar Causing Cancer? A recent study in the journal Nature Communications answers the question “is sugar causing cancer?” The study looks at the cancer cells appetite for sugar. Johan M. Thevelein, senior author of the study and a professor at KU Leuven in Belgium was asked whether he believes that eating sugar leads to a … Read More
Where you live can be a big factor when considering your risk for cancer. You may want to know the facts before you move to a new state or even move once you find out the numbers in your current state. Last on the list is New Mexico with 369.9 Cancer diagnoses per 100K. Then Nevada with 374.9 Cancer … Read More
One of the biggest problems with Cancer Drugs is the cost. Most people can’t afford them and even many insurance companies refuse to cover them. This development could reduce the cost of some cancer medications by 90% according to this story on CNN. “They have successfully genetically modified hens to produce eggs containing large amounts … Read More
This is an incredible development that was just approved on Wednesday october 18th 2017. In short the treatment involves taking millions of the patients T-cells, freezing them and shipping them to a processing facility, in El Segundo, California where they will be genetically altered to kill cancer cells, refrozen, shipped back to the … Read More
Advice For Husbands Whose Wives Have Breast Cancer Program director of Cancer Support Community Delaware, Sean Hebbel has tried to start a support group for husbands of women fighting breast cancer but few show up. Most men are accustomed to fixing stuff so when husbands do participate they are given specific tasks like sitting with their … Read More
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have developed a molecule that triggers cancer cells to die off without harming healthy cells. Learn more here.