by Woody Weingarten | Nov 3, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
An aggressive new therapy that attacks an especially perilous early-stage breast cancer is ready for use on patients. That, at least, is what’s cited in an October-November AARP Magazine story regarding a type of cancer known as HER2+ER+. The...
by Woody Weingarten | Nov 2, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts, Woody's favorites
Best-kept secret? That 16 million men in America are caregivers, about 40% of total, AARP reveals Caregiving. That’s the main theme of “Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his breast cancer,” a VitalityPress book that I, Woody Weingarten, aimed at male caregivers....
by Woody Weingarten | Nov 1, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Phone calls offering a free cancer screening are most likely to be a scam, AARP Bulletin details Beware. That was the intriguing first word of a headline in an AARP Bulletin last year, a copy of which I just dug out of a manila folder that had literally fallen...
by Woody Weingarten | Nov 1, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Yellowed Time magazine piece shows how a patient may improve your breast-cancer treatment Some perceptions hold up a long time. Time magazine, under the rubric “Frontiers of Medicine,” ran a story nearly three years ago that’s clearly still valid...
by Woody Weingarten | Nov 1, 2020 | 'Rollercoaster…' posts
Cancer prevention can be bettered by narrowing screenings, doing a Mediterranean diet, tracking genes Smarter prevention is helping more Americans beat the odds of getting cancer. That’s the gist of a story by Marygrace Taylor in a Parade magazine some time ago...
