by Woody Weingarten | Jan 7, 2017 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Largest study to date of the condition validates women’s ‘chemo-brain’ discomfort Women who’ve had read cancer know about the dread and discomfort of ‘chemo-brain’ first-hand.But now, the largest study of it conducted so far...
by Woody Weingarten | Jan 1, 2017 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Where does Marin, once home of the worst breast cancer rate in the world, stand now?I’ve been waiting a year for yet another shoe to drop.That, I learned long ago, is what happens with almost every bit of research, but especially those concerning breast...
by Woody Weingarten | Dec 26, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Minorities underrepresented in drugmaker-sponsored clinical trials on immunotherapyCancer patients who are people of color apparently are disproportionately being left out of experimental trials on immunotherapy.According to a piece by Denise Grady last week in...
by Woody Weingarten | Dec 18, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Did Angelina Jolie op-ed in N.Y. Times help women find breast cancer gene mutations?Angelina JolieAlthough celebrities can spur women to gather information about breast cancer, the question remains how valuable resultant data will turn out to be.Angelina Jolie is a...
by Woody Weingarten | Dec 11, 2016 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Number of smokers dips again, but addiction is now linked to 40 percent of all cancersSmoking has now been linked to 40 percent of all cancers despite the number of smokers continuing to decline dramatically.Malignancies, in addition to lung cancer, include throat,...
