“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.
Additional “Rollercoaster…” blog items can be found on the VitalityPress website.
Exercise can help breast cancer patients diminish risks and bolster their quality of lifeExercise is hardly a cure-all for breast cancer.But it can help.Stacy SimonAccording to an American Cancer Society story by senior editor Stacy Simon that I just found...
New study says risk of Gen Xers and millennials getting colon and rectal cancer is risingAmericans under 55 — those known as Gen Xers and millennials — are at a greater risk today of colon and rectal cancer than any generation before.According to American Cancer...
Researcher warns of using under-tested drugs, cites futile treatment on his father Dr. Cary GrossCan some cancer treatments do more harm than good?Absolutely, indicates Cary Gross, professor of medicine and cancer researcher at the Yale University School of...
Being socially isolated may markedly raise risk of women with early breast cancer dyingIs being isolated socially a killer?Very possibly.An article by Liz Szabo of Kaiser Health News cites a recent study that "patients with early breast cancer who are socially...
Racial gap widening in cervical cancer deaths — to the detriment of black womenA widening racial gap has been found in regard to cervical cancer deaths.With black women being on the short end of the stick.Over all, according to an article in The New York Times by...
Reconstructive surgery can numb breasts, cause pain and become potentially perilousReconstruction, according to The New York Times, can lead to complete numbness in the breasts.An article by Roni Caryn Rabin yesterday contends that doctors often fail to warn...
Volunteer U.S. caregiving force of 40 million is in grave danger, doctor asserts in N.Y. TimesThe American reliance on a volunteer caregiving force may be unsustainable.Why?Because the demand for caregivers is growing — due to longer life expectancies and more complex...
Radiation after some breast reconstructions can cause extra complications, report says Radiation might dramatically affect the results of breast reconstruction.According to a recent report on Breastcancer.org, new research "suggests that radiation after...
In diagnosing male breast cancer, ultrasound isn't better than mammography, study saysUltrasound imaging apparently doesn't provide any more information than mammography when it comes to men's breast cancer.A new study's conclusion, according to an article on the...
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 proves that the condition — which...