The University of California, San Diego School of Medicine has received a $5.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to conduct and lead a first-of-its-kind, four-year clinical trial to show the effects of weight loss and increased physical activity on quality of life and on co-existing medical conditions in overweight breast cancer survivors. This [...]

Washington, DC – In a surprise turnabout, coming the day after it had rejected the same measure, the US Senate reached a last-minute deal Friday to delay a planned 21.3% Medicare fee cut for six months. The legislation also provides a 2.2% payment increase.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell [...]

Las Vegas, Nevada–June 21, 2010- It was sometime last March when Stacy Martello, breast cancer survivor and founder of Fight Pink, met Gina Maisano.
She is a fellow two time breast cancer survivor, founder of the No Surrender Breast Cancer Foundation and now…an author!  In Gina’s book, Intimacy After Breast Cancer, she touches on [...]

Actress – and now breast cancer survivor – Maura Tierney is ready to return to TV.  Tierney was diagnosed with breast cancer and had surgery in July 2009, stepping down from a role in NBC’s Parenthood.  Finished with treatment and ready to work again, the former ER doctor will take the role of an attorney [...]

June 17, 2010
Below the Surface
Finding Deep Strength
We have all have times in our lives when we think we don’t have the strength to carry on. You do, and you can.
We have all faced moments in our lives when the pressure mounts beyond what we feel we can handle, and we find ourselves thinking that we [...]

This week, Congress is considering a measure that will have significant implications for most state budgets and on the lives of thousands of women across the country. The issue, as part of the Tax Extender bill, is whether to renew for six months the federally enhanced Medicaid match that was originally part of last year’s [...]

June 11, 2010
No Hard Edges
Creating Space In The Body
When our minds are cluttered with too many thoughts and information, our bodies respond by trying to take action.
Our minds and bodies are interconnected, and the condition of one affects the condition of the other. This is why meditation is such a powerful tool for healing the [...]

TGIF! Today is a huge day for me. Well, actually, yesterday was a huge day for me, but the Big Man and I plan on celebrating tonight. He is taking me to see “The Great American Trailer Park Musical.” I don’t know what to expect, but whatever it is it sounds fabulous!
No, it is not [...]

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 [...]