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Exhaustively researched and highly readable, science journalist Florence Williams’ latest book describes the remarkable and largely uncharted ecology of women’s breasts. Yes, ecology. It turns out that human breasts are in fact a complex and adaptable ecosystem, with a unique ability to tune in and respond to the world around them. Research has only . . . → Read More: Book Review — “Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History” 
Since the end of September everything you see — from buses to billboards to Monday Night football to the grocery store — shimmers in pink. You can “support breast cancer research” (so it is said) by purchasing everything imaginable and a multitude of the unimaginable as well. Every year it gets worse. Google Breast Cancer . . . → Read More: “Redefining Pink” 
“Gagging on Ribbons.” By Dori Hartley, Huffington Post The color pink has pissed me off since 2001, when I was diagnosed with second stage breast cancer. So, in Pinktober, cancer is about sweet sound bites like, “Pink Ribbon Awareness,” “Feel Your Boobies” and “Walk for the Cure.” It’s not about the fact that we puked . . . → Read More: “Gagging on Ribbons” 
A 2011 report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), Breast Cancer and the Environment: A Life Course Approach, examines the existing literature on breast cancer risk posed by various environmental factors, highlights actions that offer potential to reduce risk, and recommends key areas for future research. The report, sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the . . . → Read More: Breast Cancer and the Environment 
ANNOUNCEMENT Metastatic Breast Cancer Network Annual National Conference 2012 October 13, 2012, Northwestern’s Lurie Cancer Center, Chicago, IL, 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM The Metastatic Breast Cancer Network held its 6th National Conference – ”Moving Forward with Metastatic Breast Cancer” — at Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center in Chicago, IL. The conference . . . → Read More: Metastatic Breast Cancer Conference 2012 
No one has portrayed the largely invisible world of metastatic breast cancer more compellingly than photographer Angelo Merendino. Angelo began documenting his wife Jen’s illness photographically shortly after her diagnosis in 2008. It was just five months after they had gotten married that Angelo and Jen entered the world of cancer. After a double mastectomy, . . . → Read More: Angelo Merendino Photo-Documentary, “The Battle We Didn’t Choose”
“Predictors of newly diagnosed cancer patients’ understanding of the goals of their care at initiation of chemotherapy.” By Inga T. Lennes, Jennifer S. Temel, Christen Hoedt, Ashley Meilleur, Elizabeth B. Lamont, Cancer The American Society of Clinical Oncology Quality Oncology Practice Initiative endorses in their core measures that providers should discuss the goals of care . . . → Read More: Predictors of newly diagnosed cancer patients’ understanding of the goals of their care at initiation of chemotherapy
“CNN ‘BREAKING news: cure for cancer close.” By Gary Schwitzer, Health News Review Gary Schwitzer of Health News Review critiques Sanjay Gupta’s reporting of MD Anderson’s “Moot Shots Program” as a “Giant leap for mankind.” Gupta announced via Twitter: “BREAKING cure for #cancer close says md anderson. plan to “drastically reduce” cases & deaths n . . . → Read More: Critique: “CNN ‘BREAKING news: cure for cancer close”
“Gene Studies Narrow Breast Cancer Types.” By Charles Bankhead, MedPage Today Analysis of gene-expression profiles has led to identification of four distinct breast cancer subtypes, each of which has numerous subtype-specific and novel mutations, data from an NCI-sponsored research program showed. The profiles subdivided breast cancer into luminal A, luminal B, HER2, and basal-like subtypes. . . . → Read More: Gene Studies Narrow Breast Cancer Types
“MD Anderson Cancer Center Launches Unprecedented Moon Shots Program.” Press Release, MD Anderson Cancer Center The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announces the launch of the Moon Shots Program, an unprecedented effort to dramatically accelerate the pace of converting scientific discoveries into clinical advances that reduce cancer deaths. The program, initially targeting eight . . . → Read More: MD Anderson Cancer Center Launches Unprecedented Moon Shots Program |
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