“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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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...
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...
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...
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,...
Clinical tests of shrooms show psilocybin can ease depression and anxiety in cancer patientsThe salient ingredient of "magic mushrooms," it's just been discovered, can ease depression and anxiety in cancer patients.In a story by Jan Hoffman in last week's editions of...
Prediction: Big increase seen in human papillomavirus-related throat cancers for malesThe number of middle-aged men who'll get HPV-related cancer is expected to experience a big jump in the near future.HPV is human papillomavirus, the same virus that causes cervical...
More women choosing to 'go flat,' skip reconstructive surgery after mastectomiesMany more women are now opting to forego reconstructive surgery after having their breasts removed.Even though insurance would pay for the operation.Even though reconstruction long has...
Men's oral cancer risk leaps 61 percent in four years — because of a shift in sexual habitsThe risk of oral cancer in men has jumped dramatically.Insurance claims from "a database of more than 21 billion privately billed medical and dental claims" show the reasons,...
Cancer researcher's work put into question by his failure to file timely report on deathsIt's no secret that new research can frequently contradict old — even when the latter has only been public for a few days or weeks.But now comes a new wrinkle: Researchers may be...
New study renews the question of whether mammograms provide more benefits or harms A new study has led to amped up questioning of mammograms as appropriate breast cancer screenings.The study, published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine, heightens...