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Sarah

posted 04/22/2008, comments (0)

NEW - Ask a Question Feature - Help Kick the Tires

HealthCentral and MyBreastCancerNetwork.com are excited to report that our new Ask a Question tool has launched! Ask a Question is a separate area where you can ask and answer fellow users' questions. You can access the new feature on any page through the purple "Ask a Question" widget and the new "Ask" drop down in the top... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/20/2008, comments (0)

Another Breast Cancer Risk Factor? Artificial Light at Night? Pull the Shades!

A recent article in The Washington Post highlighted a just-published article in Chronobiology International, a journal for researchers who study the relationship between time and biological processes, e.g., why we fall asleep at night and wake up in the morning. Talk about niche: this isn’t a magazine you’re likely to see while... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/18/2008, comments (4)

Cancer Celebrations

Marisa's reports about the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's big Spring Gala, the Hottest Pink Party Ever, have interested me because I've been planning my own cancer celebration. That phrase "cancer celebration" certainly is an oxymoron. Why would anyone celebrate cancer? I won't be trying to compete with the... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/17/2008, comments (0)

Fear of Breast Cancer: Are Women Overreacting?

An article in today’s Los Angeles Times by social psychologist Carol Tavris, and medical oncologist Avrum Bluming, claims that irresponsible reporting by the media foments an exaggerated fear of breast cancer in women. They say—and they’re right—that heart disease kills 10 times as many American women every year as breast... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/17/2008, comments (2)

PTSD - Post "Treatment" Stress Disorder

I'm all done with chemo, all done with cancer. I am a survivor. I fought, I won. That said, why am I still questioning every little ache and pain? (My lump didn't even hurt!) Yes, I've read the books and articles and blogs. It's natural to question myself now that I've finished treatment. "Am I doing... Read more Chevron

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