I’ve talked about my friend Ashley Oehler before on these pages. My lovely friend passed away from inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) a few months ago, and I’m always wondering how her family, including her adorable son and daughter, are doing now. Well, I received my answer yesterday thanks to a local newscast, which featured her [...]
Last year I heard an amazing story on NPR. Dr. Vincent Tuohy, an immunologist at The Cleveland Clinic was developing a vaccine to prevent breast cancer. Last year, Dr. Tuohy released his findings: a first-of-its-kind vaccine to prevent breast cancer, which has shown extremely favorable results in animal models. The researchers found that a single [...]
With October approaching, I’ve been thinking about what breast cancer organization to support. There are so many! I’ve become disillusioned with Komen, given their questionable marketing relationships and relatively low percentage of funds going to research. I wanted to find an organization that is aggressive about finding a cure. I recently had the opportunity to [...]
I admit it, I have been one to shy away from support groups, in person or online. I have attended support groups where people warned me about how terrible treatment was going to be, which only frightened and depressed me. I’ve visited online forums where it was more of the same. I started this blog [...]
Today’s guest post is by Kelly Turner, PhD. Kelly is a researcher, lecturer, and consultant in the field of integrative Oncology. This is part one of a two-part series. I’m a cancer researcher who studies people who heal from cancer without Western medicine, or after Western medicine has failed to remit their cancer. Personally, I [...]
I was young when I was first diagnosed with breast cancer — 38. Heck, I’m still young when you consider most women with breast cancer are over 50! I found mine through a breast self exam since mammography isn’t recommended before age 40. That’s because young breast tissue is denser; this makes cancer harder to detect [...]
Last week I returned from Salt Lake City where I was presenting at the grand opening of the Jordan Valley Breast Care Center. The fabulous event featured 10-minute massages, pedicures, manicures, food and giveaways, including free copies of From Incurable to Incredible™. The turnout was fantastic and everyone was so nice and inviting. The morning [...]
I’ve been sitting on the sidelines, reading blogs raising questions about the “pink culture” of breast cancer. At first I was annoyed. Who cares if they use the words, “boobies” and “tatas?” Who cares if I want to throw up about all the pink marketing that goes on? As long as it raises awareness and money, [...]
I want to thank all of you for your prayers and well wishes. As I previously reported, I took it upon myself to obtain and review my scan results rather than wait to talk with my doctor. From my non-medical opinion, everything looked stable. I went to see my oncologist today, and he confirmed it. [...]
I was browsing through Twitter and was intrigued by Forbes article someone shared: A Dying Patient’s Plea for Personalized Medicine. It was a bit unsettling to read, not just because she’s dying; but also for its portrayal of how the drug industry’s thirst for profits is blocking potentially life-saving treatments. So I did a little research, [...]
