May 17, 2012
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Living and Thriving with Cancer
The latest developments in cancer prevention, treatment, and research play a central role in each issue of Women. We want our readers to know what therapies are available and what drugs may be an option in the future so that they can make informed, empowered decisions about their own health and the health of their loved ones.
Though many women are aware that bone health is an important health topic, many breast cancer patients are unaware of the connection between bone health and cancer. Board-certified oncologist Wayne Keiser, MD, offers important information for cancer patients. How can breast cancer affect women’s bones? Breast cancer and bone health are closely connected, and the [...]
Having experienced firsthand the need for a comprehensive resource for women facing breast cancer recurrence, one survivor makes it her personal mission to bring the necessary information to patients. By Barbara L. Gordon, PhD I was diagnosed with Stage II infiltrating ductal hormone-positive breast cancer when I was 42. When my gynecologist guided my hand [...]
Many NSCLC cases occur in people over the age of 70, but there is limited information about how best to treat older patients. As a result of the limited information and concern that elderly patients will not be able to tolerate aggressive treatment, older patients may be treated with single-agent chemotherapy rather than the combination [...]
Lung Cancer Alliance advocates are passionate about raising awareness of lung cancer. Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) is dedicated to “reversing decades of stigma and neglect by empowering those with or at risk for the disease, elevating awareness, and changing health policy.” To that end the Washington, DC–based organization works to engage advocates across the country [...]
By Kimberly Whitnell One family weighs in on the potentially loaded issue of genetic testing. Anne Parker is, quite literally, a poster child for genetic testing. Since 1998 Anne’s family history of breast and ovarian cancer has been on display at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California, as part of a larger [...]
Research your diagnosis and available treatment options to ensure that you get the best possible care. By Susan Kreimer At first Trish Randle wondered if she had a hernia. Then the swelling around her belly button became larger and larger. It was time to find out for sure. Diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in the [...]
By Melanie Bone, MD, PA The latest data available from the National Cancer Institute tells us that there are almost 12 million cancer survivors in the United States. But when do you actually become a survivor? Are you a survivor from the day you get cancer even if you don’t know you have it? Are [...]
After almost 20 years, new treatments emerge. By Mia James Melanoma is considered the deadliest form of skin cancer. Survival rates for melanoma fall dramatically once the disease has spread to other parts of the body; and because melanoma is able to spread more proficiently than other skin cancers, it’s particularly dangerous. Given the lethal [...]
New surgical techniques help treat advanced-stage colon cancer. By Jeff Samoray When Mary Adzigian received the news in January 2008 that she had Stage IV colon cancer, she didn’t ask for her prognosis or odds for survival. Instead she and her husband moved beyond their initial feelings of disbelief and resolved to battle the disease—no [...]
A dermatologist is diagnosed with melanoma. By Elizabeth Tanzi, MD One night in 2007, while pregnant with my second child, I noticed a small mole on my right leg that looked a little darker than the rest. It didn’t look particularly scary, so I figured it was nothing. I denied its existence until four months [...]
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