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Fran Visco on Breast Cancer
Friday, January 30 2009
What if you found out from a mammogram that you had breast cancer - but a few months later were told it had gone away? Sounds pretty unbelievable - but a study published recently by the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that this might be true.
Scientists from Norway and the U.S. compared how many new breast cancers were found among... Read more
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Fran Visco on Breast Cancer
Monday, December 08 2008
Remember the message that James Carville made famous during the 1992 presidential campaign: "It's the economy, stupid"? And remember that in 1992, health care reform was a major focus of the incoming administration?
History can repeat itself. Sixteen years later, here we are again, facing a crisis in both the... Read more
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Fran Visco on Breast Cancer
Friday, October 17 2008
It is October, which means that there is a pink glow of breast cancer awareness everywhere you look. From its inception, the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) focused on action over awareness. On uncovering the real facts about breast cancer and making meaningful change on holding everyone involved accountable to all of... Read more
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Fran Visco on Breast Cancer
Monday, September 15 2008
Now that the political conventions are behind us, we're starting to hear what each of the candidates would do as president. Funding for cancer research is one of those areas we're hearing about.
McCain and Obama disagree about plenty when it comes to health care, but they do agree on one thing: dramatically increasing the funding for... Read more
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Fran Visco on Breast Cancer
Wednesday, August 27 2008
We have just witnessed several days of the Democrats making their case before the American public; next week the Republicans will do the same.
Both parties have written their platforms, and at the conventions, the delegates will ratify them. These documents serve as a roadmap to understanding what voters can expect from a potential... Read more
