Information and opinions on health from Melinda Green at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/721867/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/721867/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/721867/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/145046/american Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:04:57 -0400 Melinda Green The classic saying, "as American as baseball and apple pie" has been around for as long as I can remember.  My perception of the meaning is "a comforting reassurance that I live in a class of society in which indulging in these pleasures and passtimes signifies happiness and wellbeing."  But, how patriotic is apple pie to the celebration of our good health?     In a quest to find out what I had... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/145046/american http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/141938/tree-life Sat, 23 Jul 2011 17:04:21 -0400 Melinda Green Thanks everyone for your words of congratulations on surviving cancer. It has been challenging to say the least but the support and love I have received has played a huge role in my recovery.   I posted the following message some months back on my Facebook page and I feel compelled to post it here:   Ladies, listen to your body. If something doesn't feel right or you sense there might be a problem, go see a doctor. Avoiding it... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/141938/tree-life http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/138439/umbrella Tue, 17 May 2011 08:56:24 -0400 Melinda Green I have been and will continue to be very candid about my cancer. There is nothing I am afraid of or unwilling to talk about. I am making my debut wearing a wig today. I haven't lost all of my hair from chemotherapy yet but it is starting to thin. I want to get as comfortable as possible with the look and feel of the wig before all of my hair is gone. Chemotherapy does not cause all women to lose hair. Those who do can experience a deep sorrow... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/138439/umbrella http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/138408/treatment Mon, 16 May 2011 19:13:03 -0400 Melinda Green Biggest Side Effect of Chemo Treatment   I am an ovarian cancer patient experiencing some of the same side effects of chemo treatment as other patients.  There are far too many to list here and I don't want to overlook any that I may not have experienced or heard of.        In my observation, it seems that many patients have forgotten what the doctors and drugs have done for them when... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/721867/138408/treatment