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“40 Years Later, Relearning That Sometimes Less Is More in Breast Cancer.” By Karuna Jaggar, Let Life Happen. Forty years ago, the radical Halsted mastectomy was the standard treatment of the day for any breast cancer diagnosis. Surgeons removed a woman’s cancerous breast as well as underarm lymph nodes and the chest wall muscles — . . . → Read More: 40 Years Later, Relearning That Sometimes Less Is More in Breast Cancer 
The past three months have seen significant changes not only in the breast cancer arena but in science and medicine more generally. Barbara Brenner, one of my personal she-roes, who led the group Breast Cancer Action, died on May 10 at her home in San Francisco. She was 61. Angelina Jolie surprised the public . . . → Read More: BCC Quarterly is out! (2013, Issue 3)
“How Social Media Is Changing The Way We Approach Death.” By Paul Bisceglio, The Atlantic. Death has long been taboo in an American culture that values youth, but an open conversation online can increase our enjoyment of life and understanding of its eventual end. Social media support networks tend to enable more frequent and lower-stakes . . . → Read More: How Social Media Is Changing The Way We Approach Death
“Yale Genetic Counselor Weighs in on Myriad Case and More: Ellen Matloff.” Published by Ayanna Monteverdi, Mendelspod.com. The first genetic counselor at Yale’s School of Medicine, Ellen Matloff has had a front row seat to the long saga of gene patents, particularly the BRCA patents of Myriad Genetics. In today’s interview Ellen recalls the days . . . → Read More: Yale Genetic Counselor Weighs in on Myriad Case and More: Ellen Matloff 
Ductal carcinoma in situ was all over the news this week, after the Journal of the American Medical Association published “Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment in Cancer, An Opportunity for Improvement.” This is a good, and necessary, conversation. DCIS was front and center as one of the prime candidates for overtreatment, and the panel proposed renaming it . . . → Read More: Should We Rename DCIS?
“What’s In A Name? Cancer – or Indolent Lesions of Epithelial Origin.” By Jody Schoger, Michael S. Cowher, M.D., and Deanna J. Attai, M.D., F.A.C.S., BCSMCommunity.org. What’s in a name? In the case of cancer, there are myths, fears and misinformation – more than perhaps any other illness. Cancer encompasses hundreds of different diseases and . . . → Read More: What’s In A Name? Cancer – or Indolent Lesions of Epithelial Origin
“The Trauma of Being Alive.” By Mark Epstein, The New York Times. Trauma is not just the result of major disasters. It does not happen to only some people. An undercurrent of trauma runs through ordinary life, shot through as it is with the poignancy of impermanence. I like to say that if we are . . . → Read More: The Trauma of Being Alive 
Featuring the work of Breast Cancer Consortium member Angelo Merendino, the ‘Observing and Reacting’ exhibit runs at the Cleveland Print Room from September 13 through October 27. Using black and white still images, Angelo Merendino humanizes the face of cancer. His haunting photos show the challenges, difficulties, fears, sadness and loneliness that he and . . . → Read More: ‘Observing and Reacting’ at Cleveland Print Room Exhibit, September 13 through October 27, 2013.
A column on Breast Cancer Fund’s work on breast cancer and the environment. By Jeanne Rizzo, Huffington Post. Jeanne Rizzo, president and CEO of the Breast Cancer Fund, has helped the organization to build an impressive track record of advocating for public policy and business practices to ensure safer products and reduce exposures to toxic . . . → Read More: Breast Cancer Fund’s Work on Environmental Links to Breast Cancer 
At age 52, Jackie Fox was diagnosed with DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ, a form of breast cancer labeled stage zero, compared to stages 1 to 4. This slim book is an up-close and personal story of Fox’s roller coaster journey — from the moment her doctor gave her the diagnosis, telling her it was . . . → Read More: Book Review and Analysis — From Zero to Mastectomy: What I Learned and You Need to Know About Stage 0 Breast Cancer |
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