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“‘Tis the Season for Dallas Restaurant Breast Cancer Fundraisers with Stupid, Sexist Names” By Amy McCarthy, Dallas Observer. Aside from the fact that no one over the age of 13 should be saying the word “boobies,” there is something troubling in sexualizing a highly dangerous disease, which is what you do when you turn “breast . . . → Read More: ‘Tis the Season for Dallas Restaurant Breast Cancer Fundraisers with Stupid, Sexist Names 
Laurie Becklund: Treat me like a statistic and save my life (16:09) Former writer for the L.A. Times Laurie Becklund, Senior Fellow, USC Annenberg, presents at Stanford Medicine X at Stanford University on Sunday, September 7, 2014. She died at age 66 from metastatic breast cancer (the spread of cancer to different parts of . . . → Read More: Laurie Becklund: Treat me like a statistic and save my life
“Some cancer experts see overdiagnosis and question early detection” By Melinda Beck, The Wall Street Journal. “We’re not finding enough of the really lethal cancers, and we’re finding too many of the slow-moving ones that probably don’t need to be found,” says Laura Esserman, a breast-cancer surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco. Early . . . → Read More: Some cancer experts see overdiagnosis and question early detection
“Breast Cancer Survivor Support and Education on Twitter,” By Targeted Oncology. #BCSM – breast cancer social media – is a dynamic online network and community dedicated exclusively to women and men affected by breast cancer. The tweetchat takes place every Monday evening at 9 pm ET/8 pm Central/6 pm Pacific in real time. Dr. Deanna . . . → Read More: Breast Cancer Survivor Support and Education on Twitter
“Ferguson Shooting, Not Ice-Bucket Craze, Demands Philanthropy’s Focus” By Amy Schiller, The Chronicle of Philanthropy. While the ice-bucket challenge did provoke some debate about philanthropic priorities, most didn’t ask the really tough questions. We should ask ourselves how nonprofits, which are devoted to improving the world and extending generosity to others, are so easily able . . . → Read More: Ferguson Shooting, Not Ice-Bucket Craze, Demands Philanthropy’s Focus
“ASCO Issues HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Guide?” By Charles Bankhead, MedPage Today. Editorial Note: After reviewing medical literature from 1993 through May 2013, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) developed a new set of clinical guidelines for patients with advanced HER2-negative breast cancer. The review included findings from 59 randomized clinical trials and 20 systematic . . . → Read More: ASCO Issues HER2-Negative Breast Cancer Guide
“Cancer screening in the elderly: Don’t be stupid” By Kenneth Lin MD, KevinMD. When should you stop cancer screening? The answer boils down to the patient’s predicted life expectancy compared to the number of years needed for a patient to benefit from a test. Yet cancer screening in patients with limited life expectancies happens all . . . → Read More: Cancer screening in the elderly: Don’t be stupid
“What Does Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mean To You?” By Lara Huffman, Get Up Swinging Blog. Editorial Note: Lara Huffman used to raise money for the Komen organization, participate in races, walk the miles, even purchase pink products. She did this to honor her mother who had died from metastatic breast cancer and because she . . . → Read More: What Does Breast Cancer Awareness Month Mean To You?
“In Plastics and Cans, a Threat to Women.” By Deborah Blum, The New York Times Well Blog. Concerns about the health risks of bisphenol A, or BPA arose when researchers first reported in the 1990s that it appeared to disrupt normal hormone function. The Food and Drug Administration banned the chemical in baby products. While . . . → Read More: In Plastics and Cans, a Threat to Women
“Infographic Shows The Differences Between The Diseases We Donate To, And The Diseases That Kill Us.” By Stephen Luntz, IFL Science. For an article in Vox Julia Belluz created an infographic using figures from the Centers for Disease Control for 2011 to compare how much money is donated to fight various diseases and how many . . . → Read More: Infographic Shows The Differences Between The Diseases We Donate To, And The Diseases That Kill Us |
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