“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.
Cancer prevention can be bettered by narrowing screenings, doing a Mediterranean diet, tracking genes Smarter prevention is helping more Americans beat the odds of getting cancer. That's the gist of a story by Marygrace Taylor in a Parade magazine some time ago — a...
Yellowed Time magazine piece shows how a patient may improve your breast-cancer treatment Some perceptions hold up a long time. Time magazine, under the rubric "Frontiers of Medicine," ran a story nearly three years ago that's clearly still valid today. The piece was...
Top court in California rejects Monsanto appeal in case where jury ruled that herbicide caused cancer The California Supreme Court has turned down both defendant and plaintiff appeals in a case where a jury decided the weed-killer Roundup was the reason the defendant...
Double mastectomies gain favor as ratio of 1 in 8 U.S. women getting breast cancer remains the sameWomen with cancer in a single breast are increasingly opting to remove both — prophylactically.That's despite more treatment possibilities now being available and...
Researchers confirm lone targeted radiation dose may work as well as longer breast-cancer course Can one dose of targeted radiation be as effective a breast-cancer treatment as a longer course of radiation?Yes, according to a story by BBC health reporter...
Eagle-eyed viewer in Tampa tips off TV reporter to neck lump that's cancerous and requires surgeryA 28-year-old Tampa TV investigative reporter last week credited a viewer with helping her find a cancerous lump.Victoria PriceAccording to...
Pseudoscientific advertising on social media swamps cancer patient who exposes it in N.Y. Times op edFacebook targets users who have cancer with "alternative care" ads.At least that's the opinion of Anne Borden King, a consultant for Bad Science Watch, who published...
Article details risk factors for breast cancer while outlining preventive measures and dispelling mythsAre the causes of breast cancer known?No, according to a feature story by Dr. Lizellen La Follette in the Marin Independent Journal that I've kept...
Bayer, parent of Monsanto, agrees to pay $10 billion to thousands who claim Roundup caused their cancerBayer AG has unexpectedly agreed to pay $10 billion in cancer settlements in regard to the world's most widely used weed-killer.According to a story...
Federal judge sides with Monsanto, blocks cancer-warning labels from most widely used weed-killerIgnoring the verdicts of three California juries, a federal judge ruled yesterday that the state can’t require a warning label on Roundup.U.S. District Judge William...