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Tom Brown, Health Guide

Breast Cancer Husband, Author

The Shock of Diagnosis and Stress of Fighting Breast Cancer: A Husband's Emotional Response

"The tumor is malignant..." "You have breast cancer..." "I am sorry but..." Whatever the phrase that was used to tell your loved one that she has breast cancer, it is a tremendous shock. Both the patient and the caregiver will have all sorts of emotional reactions throughout the treatment process. In... Read more Chevron

posted 09/21/2007, comments (2)|

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Jacki Donaldson, Health Guide

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Journalist, Blogger

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LIVESTRONG Presidential Cancer Forum: Day Two Review - Brownback and Huckabee

Only two Republican candidates participated in Tuesday's Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum. I thought four was a poor showing for the Democrats on Monday. But two? I had a hard time mustering the interest to watch this disappointing show of support for a disease consuming the lives of countless Americans-myself included. I did... Read more Chevron

posted 08/29/2007, comment (1)|

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Traci Mulder, Health Guide

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Registered Nurse, Mother

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The Adoption Option After Breast Cancer

From the very beginning of this breast cancer journey, my husband and I always knew that adoption was a possibility we were very much open to. After our attempt at surrogacy failed, it was now time to start looking into this option. But, the more we looked, the more discouraged we became. Every program we researched cost what amounted to... Read more Chevron

posted 08/16/2007, comments (6)|

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Beth Brophy, Health Guide

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Journalist, Survivor - Active 2005 to 2007

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Breast Cancer and Yoga

Marcie Pruett, 39, of San Diego, California has been battling breast cancer for the past three years. After two surgeries, two cycles of chemotherapy and radiation, and a course of oral chemotherapy for the past six months, she feels thirty years older than her age. “My bones and my muscles ache, and it’s difficult to move around... Read more Chevron

posted 07/09/2007, comments (11)|

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Luis A. Diaz, MD, Health Guide

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Professor, Johns Hopkins

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A Doctor's Read on the New Chemo Brain Treatment Study

Chemo brain, also known as cognitive impairment from chemotherapy, is a term frequently used by breast cancer patients and survivors to describe memory slips and general brain fog thought to be an after-effect of chemotherapy. In recent months, chemo brain has achieved a level of validation, at least in the realm of academic research and... Read more Chevron

posted 06/04/2007, comments (4)|

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