“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.
Estrogen-suppressing drug may lower cancer patients' odds of recurrence, new study revealsA new study says letrozole, an estrogen-suppressing drug, can benefit breast cancer patients.If post-menopausal women with early-stage breast cancer take the aromatase inhibitor...
Will new liquid biopsies replace painful, risky, invasive tumor tests? Perhaps, research saysAre painful, risky biopsies on the way out?Maybe.According to a recent story by Andrew Pollack in The New York Times, a new test known as a liquid biopsy can detect cancer...
Super-hot drinks can trigger disease, says a 10-country arm of World Health Organization Damn, that coffee's hot!Well, that very pick-me-up — or similarly super-hot drinks — are not only likely to burn your tongue, they might well be cancer triggers.According to...
Cross-country biker looking for volunteers to help cancer patients cope with hair lossNina Huston on cross-country trip.Nina Husen's on a two-month cross-country bicycle trip filled with heart.She's almost midway through a two-month adventure to the East Coast on her...
Weekly support group for partners of breast cancer patients losing a key memberMarv and Maria EdelsteinThe Marin Man to Man weekly support group for guys whose partners have or had breast cancer will lose one of its key members in a few days.Marv Edelstein is leaving...
Old research challenged: 'Bad behavior trumps bad luck' when it comes to causes of diseases I've always been a believer in preventive medicine and a healthy lifestyle.And a new analysis published in JAMA Oncology shows I've been on the right track.The journal...
Men worry about defective breast cancer genes as possible clue to deadly prostate cancerHoly cow, it wasn't enough that I worried about women I know having BRCA1 and 2 mutant genes that portend breast and ovarian cancers.Now I'm worrying about the guys, too.Seems...
Research finds mammograms can find signs of heart disease at same time as breast cancerSure, we all know mammograms can detect early breast cancers and, therefore, save lives.But we didn't know until recently that the tests may also red-flag heart disease.And...
Not really knowing your family medical history can cause you cancer woes, oncologist says Heredity and cancer are inexorably linked.Even if you prefer denial.Theodora RossKnowing your family history could save your life, according to a recent story by Theodora...
'Customer service stinks,' complains Fox reporter from lung cancer hospital bedJohn StosselJohn Stossel, a 69-year-old libertarian Fox consumer reporter, can be sardonic.Even when he's in a New York-Presbyterian Hospital bed being treated for lung cancer.Maybe...