“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.
'Financial navigators' helping patients cope with high cost of cancer drugs and treatment Laurie McGinleyAs soon as you or a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, you concentrate on survival.Not on what that may cost.But as soon as treatments and drugs start being...
Sad tale ends with the death of 8-year-old media darling — but foundation offers upbeat noteI, Woody Weingarten, wrote the VitalityPress book "Rollercoaster: How a man can survive his partner's breast cancer," aimed at male caregivers, to show how...
Don't tell cancer patients how to cure themselves, cautions prize-winning journalistSteven W. ThrasherBeware!It's dangerous to tell cancer patients what they could be doing to cure themselves.At least that's what Steven W. Thrasher wrote recently in an opinion piece...
Heartbreaking video game about 5-year-old's fatal brain cancer depicts real-life tragedyInteractive video games people play now, rather than emphasizing violence, have become ultra-personal.Autobiographical, in fact.Joel Green as depicted in video gameLike one created...
Zero Breast Cancer launches new website and logo, plugs 'Rollercoaster,' healing event Zero Breast Cancer, a Marin County nonprofit, has launched it new website.With a spanking new logo and brighter color palette.All that, according to Rose Barlow, its...
Kansas City newspaper debunks seven popular myths about mammograms, breast cancer Lisa GutierrezIgnorance about breast health can can be fatal.But it's now questionable if determining whether obtaining information via mammograms is the most intelligent way.The...
Young Liverpool woman's death proves that not testing for a cancer can be a fatal decisionClare DalyI've long advocated advance testing for the purpose of detecting cancer early.For good reason.I still believe all women over 40 should get mammograms regularly —...
N.Y. Times writer joins those who oppose Biden's use of 'cancer moonshot' metaphorMargot Sanger-KatzThe bandwagon against Vice President Joseph Biden's call for a "cancer moonshot" is picking up speed — and riders.The latest person to rap Biden's moonshot metaphor —...
Researcher pooh-pooh's Biden's 'cancer moonshot' proposal, says it 'evokes sense of deja vu'Vice President Joseph Biden's proposed "cancer moonshot" is unlikely to find a cure for the disease, according to at least one expert.Vinay PrasadIn an op-ed piece written...
Organizers predict new cancer research campus in London will become the world's best Architect's rendering of new London cancer hubQuestion: What would you get if you brought together 10,000 scientists, clinical and support staffers?Answer: A new global hub for...