Studies describing new advances against breast cancer were released at a press briefing at the 46th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
“The studies presented today provide us with new insight into the treatment and behavior of breast cancer, especially for difficult-to-treat metastatic disease,” said Eric P. Winer, MD, professor of medicine [...]

At present, the only way most women in their 40s can undergo breast screening in this country is by paying for it privately.
This costs around £200, which may be beyond their means. Of course, there would be significant financial and logistical problems with a national breast screening programme starting from age 40.
There are the Government’s [...]

CLEVELAND —  Chances are the only vaccine you’ve received since you were a kid was maybe a flu shot. Cleveland Clinic immunologist Dr. Vincent Tuohy couldn’t understand why there aren’t more vaccines for adult diseases.
“We have a wonderful vaccination program for children that protects us from polio, measles and seventeen different diseases actually but it [...]

Charting a Course Across the Ocean
I have often wondered where life would have taken me if not for the” what if’s”.  You know what I am talking about… the “what if” syndrome. What if I had just taken a right turn instead of a left? What if I had waited a little longer to go [...]

Micrometastases Affect Breast Cancer Prognosis
By CancerConsultants.com
Among women with early breast cancer, those with very small areas of cancer (micrometastases) in the axillary lymph nodes tend to have a higher risk of recurrence than those whose lymph nodes are completely free of cancer. These results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Evaluation of the axillary [...]

Breast and prostate cancer patients who regularly exercise during and after cancer treatment report having a better quality of life and being less fatigued, according to researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
“Using exercise as an approach to cancer care has the potential to benefit patients both physically and psychologically, as well as mitigate treatment [...]

May 18, 2010
Dumbing Ourselves Down
Wanting to Join
There is a difference between shifting our energy to accommodate people we are around and dumbing ourselves down.
The ability to go into any social situation and sense the level of consciousness in that situation is a gift. It enables us to move considerately in a world that holds people [...]

Fight Pink–Las Vegas, Nevada–May 13, 2010–  As I hung up the phone a few minutes ago, I replayed the story I had just heard, from the mother of a 24 year old son, fighting Breast Cancer. When Bret, that’s B-R-E-T with one T, as his mom Peggy said to me, first found his lump he [...]

ScienceDaily (May 10, 2010) — Does one size fit all? Not according to US researchers report at the IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference in Brussels, Belgium. A simple genetic test that uses just three genes is among the most effective means of classifying breast cancer into sub-types. The findings are a significant step [...]

The Method
It’s time to ditch the fad diets, the gimmicks, and the one-size-fits-all approach to getting a better body.
With years of research based on her former training as a dancer, Tracy has developed her very own unique approach to fitness.  Her method for transforming the body is based on targeting the accessory muscles (the small [...]