“Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner’s breast cancer” is a comprehensive memoir-chronicle and guide to scientific research, meds and where to get help — and can aid female patients and caregivers even though it’s geared toward male caregivers.
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Drinking coffee may help prevent some liver cancers, new British study suggestsA new British analysis shows that people who drink more coffee, even decaffeinated, are less apt to develop liver cancer.The analysis took into consideration 26 studies, according to a...
Cancer screenings after 70 can do more harm than good, AARP magazine piece indicatesIf you've hit 70 — when, according to my primary doc, "you've already won the game" — the need for some cancer screenings may vanish.In fact, at least four of them might do more harm...
Daily glass of wine or booze can dramatically raise women's risk of breast cancer, review showsHaving just one glass of wine or another alcoholic drink a day is likely to boost a woman's risk of breast cancer.That's what a new massive review indicates, according to a...
Cancer patients, survivors fear GOP dismantling Obamacare, return to 'medical dark ages'Both cancer patients and survivors are having new fears — anxieties that equates to the trepidation they had when first diagnosed with the disease.According to a...
Remission! Two-year battle with breast cancer being won by actress Shannen DohertyActress Shannen Doherty's breast cancer apparently has gone into remission.After a two-year public battle with the disease.According to an article by Umberto Gonzales in The Wrap over...
Federal agency's order targets 14 companies for phony claims about curing various cancersThe Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on bogus claims about cancer cures.According to a story by Laurie McGinley in The Washington Post this week, the FDA...
Asian-Americans' breast cancer rate continuing its steady rise in California, study indicatesThe breast cancer rate among Asian-Americans in California keeps climbing.In fact, it's been increasing for nearly 30 years.According to a story by Tracy Seipel of the Bay...
Is fat the worst cancer-causing agent of all? British journal review leads writer to say 'yes'Being overweight, according to a story in the Marin Independent Journal recently, can be the worst carcinogen.The condition, proclaims the article by Dr. Salvatore Iaquinta,...
Over one-fifth of U.S. adults are infected with cancer-causing virus, federal report saysMore than 20 percent of U.S. grown-ups are infected with a cancer-causing virus, a federal agency has reported.A story by Jia Naqvi in The Washington Post today says that a study...
Newest prostate cancer therapy cuts length of treatments but adds intensity, NY Times saysA comparatively new — and popular — prostate cancer therapy can be shorter (and more intense) than standard treatments.But it's efficacy is unproven.And there's insufficient data...