Breast Cancer Expert PJ Hamel 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/78 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/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/78 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/43635/2008-war-cancer Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:55:00 -0000 PJ Hamel What do U.S. Senators Ted Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) have in common?Not their choice of which Presidential candidate to stump for, certainly. Not gender. Not geography. But they do have a common interest: cancer. Senator Kennedy for obvious reasons: he has an inoperable brain tumor. Senator Hutchison for unknown reasons—she has no apparent personal connection with cancer. But she’s been a long-time... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/43635/2008-war-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/43167/mother-son Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:03:00 -0000 PJ Hamel When you heard you had breast cancer, whom did you think of first?  Was it your children? The bond from mother to child is like no other, stronger even than the invisible cords pulling child to mother. When the words “you have cancer” sank into your belly like a stone, did you see your daughter’s secret smile, the goodnight one she saves just for you as she nods to sleep in your arms? Or maybe you had a sudden vision of... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/43167/mother-son http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/42458/mastectomies Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:07:00 -0000 PJ Hamel At long last, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act on Thursday, by a near-unanimous vote of 421-2. This bill, which still must win approval in the Senate, prohibits the long-decried insurance company practice of refusing to cover an overnight hospital stay for mastectomy surgery, thereby forcing sick, groggy, bleeding women to go home and suffer without medical care.  Way back in 1995... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/42458/mastectomies http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/42333/cancer-worries Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:53:00 -0000 PJ Hamel I recently learned that when someone Googles “symptoms of breast cancer,” the first result they get is this site. And when they Google “breast cancer symptoms,” this site is top-10. Yeah, and…? That translates to thousands of women a month—maybe you're one of them?—visiting mybreastcancernetwork.com who DON’T have breast cancer, but are concerned enough about a possible symptom (or worried enough... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/42333/cancer-worries http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/41734/edge-survivors Sun, 21 Sep 2008 20:26:24 -0000 PJ Hamel The American Society of Clinical Oncology’s annual breast cancer symposium, held this month in Washington D.C., yielded a heavy harvest of scientific studies. And I do mean heavy. In perusing news from the symposium at various online sites, it was all I could do to wring some practical information out of the fog of medicalese, high-level science-talk, ultra-deep single-subject dives, and a tangled thicket of acronyms. But I did my best... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/41734/edge-survivors http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/41323/breast-cancer Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:09:00 -0000 PJ Hamel Raise your hands, now. How many of you, at one point or another in your cancer experience, have thought, “What did I do to deserve this?” Or more simply, “Why me?”I see a lot of hands up out there. Sad but true, most of us, at one point or another, spend time pondering what we might have done to “bring on” our breast cancer. I know what you’re thinking. Was it the cigarettes I smoked in high school? My... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/41323/breast-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/40825/stand-cancer Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:34:00 -0000 PJ Hamel The word “change” has been in the news a lot lately, courtesy of Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama’s campaign ads. And change has been in the air, too, as summer’s heat gives way to fall. Is it possible the pace of cancer research is about to change, as well?Stand Up To Cancer, the much-touted TV cancer fundraiser aired on Sept. 5, didn’t seem to match its pre-show hype, excitement-wise. But the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/40825/stand-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/40549/mri Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:17 -0000 PJ Hamel Can you ever have too much information?When is it NOT in your best interest to have yet another test?The answer to those two questions might very well be “Yes,” and “When you’re scheduled for a breast MRI.”Dr. Richard Bleicher of the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, speaking at the annual breast cancer symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Washington, D.C. earlier this month, is... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/40549/mri http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/39789/stand-cancer Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:33:04 -0000 PJ Hamel An unprecedented television event. Making history. A spectacular lineup of talent.And if none of those come-ons hooked you: 1 hour of commercial-free prime time!In case you don’t have a TV and missed the whole thing, America’s three major television networks called a truce Friday night to unite in a common cause: raising funds for cancer research. "Stand Up To Cancer," the 60-minute show conceived by the Entertainment Industry... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/39789/stand-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/39529/technology-tool Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:59:00 -0000 PJ Hamel Coming soon to a hospital near you: the MBI, a great new screening tool that might someday replace the mammogram.    Wait a minute—hasn’t MBI, or molecular breast imaging, been around for awhile? Isn’t it known mainly for its slew of false positives, its inconvenience, and its expense?Have We Already Heard about MRI for Cancer Detection -- and Its Flaws?   No, you’re thinking of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/39529/technology-tool