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“Blogging Her Life With Cancer.” By KJ Dell’Antonia, The New York Times When KJ Dell-Antonia called on readers to submit the blogs they loved for the Motherlode blogroll, one name came up more than any other: Lisa B. Adams. The best personal blogs come from people on a journey through something that is as intense . . . → Read More: Blogging her life with cancer
“In poll, 61% of doctors say mammograms should be less frequent” By Mary Elizabeth Williams, Los Angeles Times. It’s been three years since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force launched the mammography wars with its recommendation that most women get fewer of the breast cancer screening exams — one every other year between the ages . . . → Read More: In poll, 61% of doctors say mammograms should be less frequent
“Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us.” By Steven Brill, Time (PDF). Over the past few decades, we’ve enriched the labs, drug companies, medical device makers, hospital administrators and purveyors of CT scans, MRIs, canes and wheelchairs. Meanwhile, we’ve squeezed the doctors who don’t own their own clinics, don’t work as drug or device . . . → Read More: Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us
“Breast practices: The mammogram dilemma.” By H. Gilbert Welch, The Los Angeles Times There is growing evidence that screening mammograms aren’t all they’ve been cracked up to be. This month it was “More mammograms, more problems” — a study showing that screening every year (instead of every other) didn’t produce any benefit but did produce . . . → Read More: Breast practices: The mammogram dilemma
“Susan Love’s Illness Gives New Focus to Her Cause.” By Tara Parker-Pope The New York Times Well Blog During a talk last spring in San Francisco, Dr. Susan Love, the well-known breast cancer book author and patient advocate,chided the research establishment for ignoring the needs of people with cancer. “The only difference between a researcher . . . → Read More: Susan Love’s Illness Gives New Focus to Her Cause
“Report Faults Priorities in Studying Breast Cancer.” By Denise Grady, The New York Times Too little of the money the federal government spends on breast cancer research goes toward finding environmental causes of the disease and ways to prevent it, according to a new report from a group of scientists, government officials and patient advocates . . . → Read More: Report Faults Priorities in Studying Breast Cancer
“NIH scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancer.” Press Release, National Cancer Institute A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part . . . → Read More: NIH scientists identify molecular link between metabolism and breast cancer
“Should Breast Cancer in Young Women Be Treated Differently?” By BCC member Jody Schoger, Cure Even after Ghecemy Lopez, 32, discovered a lump in her right breast and had a mammogram, she still couldn’t imagine she had cancer. She thought breast cancer struck older women, not someone her age. She got the same impression from . . . → Read More: Should Breast Cancer in Young Women Be Treated Differently?
“Cancer tests you need – and those you don’t.” By Gary Schwitzer, Health News Review The cover story of the March edition of Consumer Reports is “The cancer tests you need – and those you don’t.“ You need a subscription to access the full content, but Schwitzer shares the article headings as well as key . . . → Read More: Cancer tests you need – those you don’t
“Metavivor Awards Grant to Investigate New Drug for Brain Mets.” By METAvivor Blog METAvivor is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to achieving equity in research for metastatic (stage IV) breast cancer as well as awareness and patient support for metastatic breast cancer patients. All donations to the organization support this goal. This year, METAvivor . . . → Read More: Metavivor Awards Grant to Investigate New Drug for Brain Mets |
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