“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.
Wife of 'Rollercoaster' author unexpectedly has empty Mill Valley apartment so she seeks new tenant This may be an offbeat item for this blog, Woody Weingarten's digital baby, but…The one-bedroom in-law rental apartment in Mill Valley owned by my wife, Nancy Fox,...
Breast cancer prescription might lessen pain for those without the disease, Mayo Clinic suggestsTamoxifen, a prescription drug used for breast cancer treatment and prevention, can also lessen breast tenderness for those without the disease.The problem, of course, is...
Higher percentage of women now getting lung cancer, Time says, despite dip in mortality ratesWomen now account for "disproportionately high number" of lung cancer diagnoses.That's true despite overall mortality rates having "fallen significantly in recent decades" —...
Renewed hope is possible for women with aggressive breast cancer, new study indicatesTwo experimental drugs might help women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, results of a new study show.According to a recent Associated Press story by Marilynn Marchione...
Lung cancer patients are heavily benefitting from new treatments, Parade magazine reports A lot of good news has been developing in the past several years about finding and treating lung cancer, according to Parade magazine. A recent article by Marygrace Taylor...
Federal agency fighting class-action suit about cancer stemming from 1966 nuclear disaster cleanupCash settlements, even in cases of class-action suits, may be too little, too late.Patients die.Witness a lawsuit filed by Victor Skaar, a veteran, alleging "that he and...
Agri-business Monsanto claims that federal ruling supersedes California law as it appeals big cancer awardWho's gonna win in court — cancer victims or the manufacturer of weed-killers that have been deemed apt to cause malignancies?Monsanto, which...
Women most likely to die of breast cancer have been getting the least attention, says Time mag excerpt Women with breast cancer that has metastasized are rarely the focus of breast-cancer research.At least that's the position taken by health-care journalist Kate...
Angelina Jolie promoting care for breast cancer patients, especially through loved ones, docs, researchMore and more, Academy Award-winning actress Angelina Jolie is becoming known for her work outside Tinseltown.Such as promoting caregiving for breast...
'Consumer Reports' blasts FDA and continuing risk of silicone-filled implants for breast reconstructionAllergan, which manufactures silicone-filled breast implants with a textured surface, has come under fire by "Consumer Reports" because of the danger the devices...