Breast Cancer Expert Craig Stoltz 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/2385 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/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/2385 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/28431/sen-kennedy Tue, 20 May 2008 17:59:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz A well-worn phrase in the world of medicine is, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." The idea is that when you're trying to make a diagnosis, focus first on the most likely possibilities, not the rare and exotic (and often more fearsome) ones.   Well, Sen. Edward Kennedy wound up with a zebra.   After his seizure last week, many doctors suggested it may not have been a serious episode at all and might have no... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/28431/sen-kennedy http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/28029/vitamin-light Fri, 16 May 2008 07:41:42 -0400 Craig Stoltz A new report casts some light on a link between Vitamin D levels and breast cancer progression. In the Canadian study, low blood levels of D were strongly linked to breast cancer diagnosis--and women with inadequate levels of the vitamin in their blood at the time of diagnosis had a higher risk of the cancer spreading and nearly twice the risk of death. It's not the first time the vitamin, produced in the body when the skin is exposed to... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/28029/vitamin-light http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/27746/exercise Tue, 13 May 2008 15:12:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz A great piece of research came out yesterday for women at risk for breast cancer: The report, published in the journal BMJ, analyzed over 60 existing studies and concluded that regular physical activity is linked to 25 percent lower breast cancer risk.   Let me rush to say that I've oversimplified the statistics, and this is not a new conclusion. (See this American Cancer Society article on breast cancer and exercise from 2005.) But the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/27746/exercise http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/13121/cancer Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:56:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz The American Cancer Society has determined that raising awareness about cancer isn't going to be fully effective unless people have insurance to detect and treat it. According to a report in the New York Times, the group will spend its whole $15 million annual advertising budget to convey the message that progress against cancer will be limited until coverage is universal.  It's the sort of plan you want to argue against as soon as... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/13121/cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12934/search-truth Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:10:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Today I'd like to step--respectfully, carefully--into the productive discussion taking place in this breast cancer forum in response to one of my earlier postings, about the value of the Web site Quackwatch.  I had recommended (and still do) patients considering alternative treatments for any condition to consult the Quackwatch site. I described its contents as "some of the most rigorously skeptical coverage of non-conventional... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12934/search-truth http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12797/cancer-forum Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:04:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Craig Stoltz, former Health Editor of the Washington Post, weighs in with his thoughts on the Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum.  The risk with any debate, forum, town hall meeting, or virtual digital interaction is the risk of a gas leak. Which is to say a rush of hot air, as candidates deliver their well-rehearsed bob-and-weave soundbites. Today's Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum--by permitting extended questioning and... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12797/cancer-forum http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12672/forum-5 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:57:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz   Health Journalist Craig Stoltz, former Health Editor of the Washington Post, offers his questions for the candidates participating in the Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum on August 27 and 28. The cancer debate will be moderated by Lance Armstrong and Chris Matthews.   1. Which firms have given more money to your campaign, pharmaceutical companies or cigarette companies?  2. Would you trust a private, for-profit... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12672/forum-5 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12635/light-report Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:00:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz A shrewdly designed study adds support to the idea that vitamin D may play a role in breast and colon cancer risk reduction. The study has significant caveats worth noting, but it's being widely reported in the media without those caveats.  Let's throw some bright light on it and determine what might be in it for you. Bottom line New evidence demonstrates the link between higher vitamin D levels... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/12635/light-report http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/11910/robin-moment Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:54:01 -0400 Craig Stoltz Whenever high-profile people announce diagnosis of a serious disease, there is a very public "teachable moment" when millions of people are suddenly hungry to learn more about that condition. Robin Roberts' emotional announcement yesterday provides this opportunity in the world of breast cancer.Today I'd like to contribute what I can to this moment. I will share the short list of information sources I've learned as a... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/11910/robin-moment http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/11625/group-life Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:02:01 -0400 Craig Stoltz A report released today by the journal Cancer suggests that women with advanced breast cancer who participate in support groups don't necessarily live longer. But previous studies on the issue have had contradictory findings. So let's dig in and see what we know. This study in 50 words or lessResearchers studied 125 women with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. All got educational literature. Half also participated in weekly... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/2385/11625/group-life