New years begin in January, but for inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) patients and survivors a new era began in December. The First International Conference on Inflammatory Breast Cancer in Houston gathered experts from ten different countries Dec. 5-7 to learn more about the disease and plan for ways to fight... Read more
One of my colleagues at work stopped me in the hall right before Christmas break to tell me about her daughter’s breast cancer recurrence. Her 34 year-old daughter is trying to decide what treatment option to take. Her daughter had worked for the oncologist for ten years before starting a new job.
“She’s told the... Read more
My husband looked concerned about the voice mail message from the mammography center on Wednesday. "Don't worry," I told him. "They said they'd call for a quality check." I'd been very pleased that my mammogram on Monday went well. With the new machinery, there was no pain. The whole process from check in to check... Read more
This Thanksgiving weekend, most of us have probably said thank you to someone who has helped us on our cancer journey. I hope you had a nurse high on your list. Oncology nurses are special people who deserve our gratitude.
Jan Watkins, Oncology Program Coordinator at Liberty Hospital in... Read more
I'm hoping it's bubonic plague," I told my oncologist.
She looked startled and poked on my swollen lymph nodes. Then she smiled and said, "That would be neat. I've never treated plague before, and it responds well to antibiotics. Have you traveled in the Southwest recently?"
It's a strange world when you and your oncologist... Read more
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