Breast Cancer Expert Beth Brophy shares Breast Cancer management news and commentary at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/11072/cancer-yoga Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:10:00 -0400 Beth Brophy  Marcie Pruett, 39, of San Diego, California has been battling breast cancer for the past three years. After two surgeries, two cycles of chemotherapy and radiation, and a course of oral chemotherapy for the past six months, she feels thirty years older than her age. “My bones and my muscles ache, and it’s difficult to move around or crouch.” Six weeks ago, she started a beginner’s yoga class, and the gentle... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/11072/cancer-yoga http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/11003/book Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:13:01 -0400 Beth Brophy From NYT: From Jane Brody’s Health column, a book recommendation. The author, Jessie Gruman, 53, has had four dire diagnoses in her life, so far—Hodgkin’s disease, cervical cancer, viral pericarditis, and colon cancer. The book is “Aftershock: What To Do When the Doctor Gives You—Or Someone You Love—a Devastating Diagnosis, published by Walker & Company. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/11003/book http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10702/black-women Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:57:01 -0400 Beth Brophy From Washington Post, 6-23-07: Black Women Hit by Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer: Scientists Look at Genes, Breast-Feeding Patterns Black women, who are less likely than whites to get breast cancer, are more likely to die from it. Perhaps the reason why is that black women are more likely to get a more aggressive form of the disease, known as “triple-negative” that can’t be helped by many of the last treatments. Is it genetic? Or is there... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10702/black-women http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10649/edwards Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:29:00 -0400 Beth Brophy Alert: You can't access it online (at least not yet) but the July issue of Vogue has an interview with Elizabeth Edwards, where she talks about her decisions having to do with life after cancer. It includes some nice photos of the Edwards family. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10649/edwards http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10591/news-alerts Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:21:01 -0400 Beth Brophy Wash Post: The federal government has cancelled a $100 million study that was going to examine the new generation of drugs known as aromatase inhibitors, which seemed to be more effective at reducing the risk of breast cancer. It is unusual to cancel a long-planned study but the National Cancer Institute said it couldn’t justify the study because of questions about the drug’s safety. The study was going to give raloxifene or an aromatase... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10591/news-alerts http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10559/breast-cancer Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:28:01 -0400 Beth Brophy From Washington Post 6-19: A study of 1,490 women who had been treated for early stage breast cancer looked at how diet and exercise affected quality of life and how long she lives. The study is from the June 10 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (http://jco.ascopubs.org/) The study found that women who exercised moderately for at least 30 minutes a day and ate a healthy diet of at least five servings a day of fruits and vegetables... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10559/breast-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10389/cancer-early Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:36:01 -0400 Beth Brophy NYT: Early Symptoms for Ovarian Cancer  Women who have these symptoms for a few weeks--bloating, pelvic pain, difficulty eating, and frequent, urgent need to urinate--should see their doctors and be checked for ovarian cancer. This is the first official recognition that ovarian cancer does cause symptoms at early stages. Ovarian cancer is among the most deadliest cancer, with over 22,430 new cases diagnosed and more than 15,000 deaths... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10389/cancer-early http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10094/chemo-brain Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:27:00 -0400 Beth Brophy Call me skeptical, but hopeful. I am one of the many cancer patients who has noticed a slight loss of brain function and memory after chemotherapy. Thus, I am very interested in the results of a new study about chemo brain.   A very small (only 68 women), short-term (only eight weeks)  study of a drug called modafinil provided some relief to breast cancer patients for the side effect of chemotherapy commonly known as “chemo... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/10094/chemo-brain http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/9722/living-cancer Tue, 22 May 2007 17:07:01 -0400 Beth Brophy While I turn often to New York magazine when I need advice on where to eat or shop or what museum to visit when I’m on my way to Manhattan, I don’t often find the cover stories as compelling as the one in this week’s issue. The theme is “The Survivor Monologues: Life After Diagnosis.” The cover art itself, 143 cancer patients and survivors who gathered in Central Park, sends a powerful message: there are millions of us out there,... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/9722/living-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/9477/fewer-lead Mon, 14 May 2007 10:53:00 -0400 Beth Brophy An alarming new study shows that for the first time in decades, fewer women are getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer. According to a study by the National Cancer Institute and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the overall rate of women having mammograms fell four percent between 2000 and 2005. The biggest drop--6.8 percent--was among women 50 to 64, the age group most likely to benefit. There was also a steep... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/11/9477/fewer-lead