Over the weekend, a woman at the young survivors conference (the 9th Annual Conference for Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer) asked an oncologist from Dana Farber about soy.
His response was that you'd have to eat "a ton" of it for the soy to have an effect on your cancer. Gee, thanks for the awesomely unspecific answer, doc!
Here's my... Read more
Hello Darling Vixens!
It's time for a tasty update. According to Rui Hai Liu, a Cornell researcher who published SIX STUDIES on breast cancer and diet in the past year, an apple a day can keep the breast doctor away!
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/139365.php*
Now, isn't that a DELICIOUS fact?
And apples are... Read more
A lot of books have been written about personal experiences with breast cancer, and I say: keep 'em coming!
The healing power of words cannot be underestimated. Mary Ann Guiliano, my nurse at St. Vincent's calls it "objective journaling." I didn't know it was even a term when I was writing as I went through breast cancer, but it really helped... Read more
Did you know that dogs can get breast cancer?
My dear friend Julia Szabo, who has the pet column in the New York Post, covers the sad fact that yes, dogs can get breast cancer,too.
In her video, Dr. Andrew Kaplan, of City Veterinary Care, will tell you the facts.
There's good news in her too, getting her dog Lupa, (a pit bull she adopted... Read more
On October 1, the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I talked to the co-creator of the Pink Ribbon, the Founder of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, The Patron Saint of Breast Cancer herself, Evelyn Lauder.Evelyn Lauder: You're the first blogger I interviewed with.Marisa Acocella Marchetto: Really? Well, I hope it's good... Read more
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