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“Government shutdown forces clinical trial patients to wait.” By Val Willingham, CNN. Every week, about 200 new patients come to the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Patients are now being told they will have to wait until the government starts up again to begin their trials, according to NIH spokesman John Burklow. “In fact, . . . → Read More: Government shutdown forces clinical trial patients to wait 
1. Au Sein De Sa Difference will show the acclaimed film, “Pink Ribbons, Inc.” “Pink Ribbons, Inc.” is a powerful and poignant documentary created by director Lea Pool, based on the book by Samantha King. Marketing experts consider breast cancer a “dream cause,” and this film explains how this success of the pink ribbon . . . → Read More: Cathie Malhouitre’s Au Sein De Sa Difference offers two great events in France, October 2013.
“Disparities in race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status: risk of mortality of breast cancer patients in the California Cancer Registry, 2000–2010.” By Carol Parise and Vincent Caggiano, BMC Cancer. Racial disparities in breast cancer survival have been well documented. This study examines the association of race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES) on breast cancer-specific mortality in a large . . . → Read More: Disparities in race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status: risk of mortality of breast cancer patients in the California Cancer Registry, 2000–2010
“Slacktivism: ‘Liking’ On Facebook May Mean Less Giving.” Science Daily. Would-be donors skip giving when offered the chance to show public support for charities in social media, a new study from the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business finds. “Charities incorrectly assume that connecting with people through social media always leads to more . . . → Read More: Slacktivism: ‘Liking’ On Facebook May Mean Less Giving
“Exposed: The mammogram myth and the pinkwashing of America.” By Jennifer Lunden, Orion.
PART ONE: THE DIAGNOSIS ON THE DAY of my first mammogram, I walked through the sliding glass doors of the gleaming new hospital and fought the urge to turn right back around. I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was . . . → Read More: Exposed: The mammogram myth and the pinkwashing of America
“Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Teams with Susan G. Komen and Young Survival Coalition to Document the Collateral Damage of Breast Cancer.” By Gayle Sulik, Pink Ribbon Blues Blog. Dr. Susan Love just announced that three breast cancer organizations have joined forces to document the short- and long-term physical and emotional side effects of breast . . . → Read More: Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation Teams with Susan G. Komen and Young Survival Coalition to Document the Collateral Damage of Breast Cancer 
When: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Where: Center for Women’s Studies Lounge East Hall Description: Gayle Sulik, Executive Director of Breast Cancer Consortium and author of Pink Ribbon Blues: How Breast Cancer Culture Undermines Women’s Health Contact: Che J. Hatter Topical Areas: Sociology and Anthropology, Womens Studies, Shaw Wellness Institute, . . . → Read More: Oct. 1: Colgate University WMST Brown Bag – ReThinkPink: Moving Beyond Breast Cancer Awareness 
A personal reflection published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology (PDF) by Ayelet Shai and Gilad Hirschberger reveals an unspoken truth: that oncologists who treat people with terminal illness face a fundamental inner conflict between the desire to provide empathic treatment and a natural urge to distance themselves from illness and the unsettling reminder of . . . → Read More: Research Brief “On Death and Fear”: Personal Reflection from an Oncologist 
Overview: Sara Mata is a doctoral student at Oklahoma State University conducting her dissertation research on the experiences of women faculty in tenure track positions who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The research will examine women faculty members’ perceptions and experiences of dealing with a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment while balancing personal and . . . → Read More: Call for Participants: Study of Women Faculty Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
“Your Cancer Metaphors Don’t Comfort Me.” By Stephanie Sliekers, Huffington Post. People react strangely to news of a cancer diagnosis. One of the strangest reactions I experienced by far was that of a former colleague, who surprised me with his anger. His niece, he told me, a 15-year-old girl about to start a new year . . . → Read More: Your Cancer Metaphors Don’t Comfort Me |
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