Category Archives: "Breast Cancer"
Have Questions About Cancer? Get Answers at "Talk About Health"
If you’ve just been diagnosed with breast cancer and you’re looking for answers, I’ve found a new place where you can go. It’s called “Talk About Health,” and it’s an excellent online resource for anyone touched by cancer. The organization was founded by Murray Jones. Murray, curiously, has an engineering background, but after talking […]
96% Think Breast Cancer Awareness Month has Been Successful-Is It True?
The results of a recent USA Today/Gallop Poll show that overall, Americans feel that October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been successful in making people aware of the disease, and the majority still want to help contribute to the cause by buying pink products meant to help support research. I think this says a lot […]
Breast Cancer Pain? Vitamin D May Help
Many patients going through treatment for breast cancer experience regular joint and muscle pain. One member on the breastcancer.org discussion board described the hip pain she felt during treatment as hurting “like I was wearing a lead belt.” The problem with these types of pains is that regular over-the-counter painkillers may not help much. If […]
Radiation at an Early Age Increases Risk for Future Cancers
We all know radiation isn’t good for you, and that it’s related to cancer.
