I’ve been trying to sort out the latest findings about computer-aided detection, or CAD, for mammography. A new study, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine last week and then in the popular media (Click to read stories published on MyBreastCancerNetwork.com, in the New York Times, Washington Post), found that CAD, a highly... Read more
While I was undergoing breast cancer treatment, I was not invited to a social event given by a friend’s wife because she did not want her happy event marred by a guest who looked visibly ill. While her behavior was extreme, and an unusual contrast to the barrage of support and love I received from so many friends, relatives and colleagues,... Read more
I was still digesting the shocking news about Elizabeth Edward's breast cancer recurrence when the other bad news about White House spokesman Tony Snow's recurrence of colon cancer hit the news. For those of us with cancer in our past, seeing and hearing our own private nightmare projected on the national screen can't help but bring... Read more
I have long been a fan of Dr. Jerome Groopman, a world famous oncologist and Harvard Medical School professor, who writes for the New Yorker. He has a new book out called How Doctors Think (Houghton Mifflin Company). I haven't read the entire book yet but have reviewed several excerpts that ran in the New Yorker. The other night I... Read more
I feel so strongly about my fellow blogger PJ Hamel’s suggestion that you skip the wig to save money during breast cancer treatment that I am compelled to offer a dissenting view. My experience was the complete opposite of hers. I needed that wig very badly, even though it itched and was uncomfortable and I couldn’t wait to not need it... Read more
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