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PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel, Health Guide

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Author, breast cancer survivor

The Latest Buzz? Alcohol Consumption Doesn’t Affect Breast Cancer Survival

News from the cancer research community can become very confusing – especially when it’s delivered in a 15-second sound byte by your local news affiliate’s talking head. Now that the recent flurry of articles around alcohol and breast cancer have died down – what’s the real story?   OK, let’s take this... Read moreChevron
posted 05/21/2013, comments (0)|
Eileen Bailey

Eileen Bailey, Health Guide

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New Drug for Basal Cell Carcinoma May Be on Horizon

Researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) recently tested a new drug for basal cell carcinoma for safety in humans and found that the medication safe in patients and reduced the size of the tumors more than expected. Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of cancer among fair-skinned individuals. The study was completed in... Read moreChevron
posted 05/20/2013, comments (0)|
Christina Bruni

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Librarian and Writer

Reclaiming Ourselves in Recovery

The term "illness identity" was coined to refer to how individuals diagnosed with mental health conditions define themselves by their illness and its symptoms.   The New York Times recently featured an article written by a woman diagnosed with bipolar about how she faced the loss of her self in private and no psychiatrist or therapist ever... Read moreChevron
Lene  Andersen

Lene Andersen, Health Guide

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

Juvenile Arthritis, Blindness and Living with Joy: An Interview with Joy Ross

-Joy Ross with Isabella and Georgianna   "I am happier without sight than when I could see."   Joy Ross is 36, lives just outside Portland, Oregon. She has been happily married for 12 years to her husband George and the mother of two beautiful daughters, Isabella (10) and Georgianna (7). Joy has had juvenile arthritis (JA) since she... Read moreChevron
posted 05/15/2013, comments (0)|
Phyllis Johnson

Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor

Anya Silver: Poet, Cancer Survivor, and So Much More

Anya Silver has been an inspiration to me since I first got to know her on-line when she was diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer.  In the support groups we are members of, she shares her experiences with courage, humor, and honesty.  You may have also met her and her husband Andrew in a HealthCentral video about finding out... Read moreChevron