Sometimes, my heart is so full of joy that I feel it might burst out of my chest. Sometimes, my heart is so heavy with sadness for everything I‘ve lost that I can barely move. And sometimes, I feel both ways at the same time.
– Not Done Yet: Living Through Breast Cancer
Laurie Kingston has posted regularly to this site, offering... Read more
Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” has been appearing all over the news lately. It’s supposed to improve your brain, cut your risk of cardiac disease and stroke, and ward off fibromyalgia. It may even lessen your chance for issues as wide-ranging as multiple sclerosis and depression.And what about breast cancer? Will... Read more
All of us, at one time or another, have had nipple issues. Perhaps it’s discharge, with clear, milky, dark, or even bloody fluid leaking (or being squeezed) out. Often it’s pain—anything from slight sensitivity to a burning soreness. And sometimes it’s a rash, what looks like an infection, or even an inversion, when your... Read more
Two stories that broke online last week may have long-reaching benefits for women with breast cancer. First, Science Daily reported on March 27 that researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a new marker that may identify, at the time of diagnosis, which of us are most likely to have a... Read more
The Halo system, a procedure whose results can be used to assess risk for breast cancer, was approved by the FDA in 2005. It was introduced to a wide national audience on Sept. 2 of last year, when Dr. Lisa Masterson, a California ob/gyn, spoke about it on Rachael Ray’s daytime talk show.Yes, THAT Rachael Ray. The “eat your way around... Read more
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