“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.
Lack of money may adversely impact health of cancer patients, says AARP articleSurviving cancer may depend on what's in your savings account.At least that's the conclusion of an article by Peter Moore in an edition of "AARP: The Magazine" a while back.The piece...
Physicians have big trouble unlearning outmoded practices, New York Times writer claimsThe public is paying more because it's hard for physicians to unlearn what they were taught long ago.That — along with the notion that "procedures live on even after they've been...
FDA clears pricey oncology therapy drug for multiple cancers with a shared mutationThe federal Food and Drug Administration has approved a drug, Vitrakvi, for a wide range of cancers based on a shared mutation.According to a recent Washington Post story by Laurie...
Sloan Kettering pulls rug out from under its execs after apparent conflicts of interestMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, under siege for potential conflicts of interest, has severely tightened the reins on its top executives.No longer will they be able to serve...
Fat cells can fuel the growth and spread of skin cancer, new Sloan Kettering study findsIs being fat a potential cause for a surge in cancer?Possibly.At least if you believe a story by Matthew Tontonoz a while back on the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center...
New screenings and treatments are helping to boost the number of cancer survivors in the U.S.By 2026, some 20.3 million cancer survivors will be living in the United States — up from 15.5 million a decade earlier.That, according to a recent article in Parade magazine...
Agency and task force disagree on when people should start screening for colon cancer Whether U.S. adults should start colon cancer screening at age 45 or 50 is still in doubt.The most recent guidelines from the American Cancer Society advocate the former, but an...
New data shows less invasive operation causes more deaths for women with cervical cancerIn news that may appear counter-intuitive, two studies have shown a higher death rate for a less invasive version of a cancer operation in women.According to a recent Associate...
After tests with rats, 2 U.S. agencies clash over whether cellphone use can cause cancerTwo federal agencies are at odds about cellphone radiation.According to a recent Associated Press story by Lauren Neergaard and Seth Borenstein, "one says it causes cancer in rats....
Are conflict of interest chances sullying the reputation of a prestigious cancer center?The famed Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center apparently is in turmoil, at least as far as raising money is concerned.And possibly as far as its reputation is...