Sen. Ted Kennedy was buried today.
And we cancer survivors, those of us who daily battle the long-lasting effects of this vicious disease, have lost our champion.
I use the word champion here as a verb, as in someone who champions a cause. Because if ever the issue of health care for all Americans had a champion, it was Ted Kennedy –... Read more
Q. I’ve decided to have breast reconstruction after my mastectomy, and I’d like to do one of those reconstructions where they use your own body tissue, rather than have an implant. Since the surgeon will be using my body tissue, will my new breast be just like my original one?A. Autologous (or body tissue) reconstruction uses your own... Read more
I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. But I feel comfortable calling you sister, because all of us women – young, old, or in-between, all over the world – are sisters, bound by genetics and our female souls.If you’re reading these words, I assume it’s because you came to this site wanting to know something... Read more
In my role as community moderator on this site, I team with my fellow expert patients to answer upwards of 300 reader questions a month. These questions range from the kind-of-ridiculous (“I keep my cell phone in my bra. Is that why my breast is vibrating?”) to the sublime (“What can I do to help my best friend who’s just... Read more
What do you do when you’ve lost your job, you have no health insurance, and you find a lump in your breast?
Or you have a job but have no insurance, and make too much money to qualify for Medicaid?
Or… name your own financial/healthcare nightmare here. Including “I had a great job, I lost it, and now I have... Read more
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