Cancer Treatment Side Effects: Are Doctors Listening?
A recent study compared what patients said about side effects they were experiencing from radiation treatment with what their doctors reported.
Reflections on Advocating for Change
While I don’t usually make New Year’s resolutions, I find the start of a new year to be a great time to reflect on what I’ve experienced and learned in the past year and my hopes and goals for the new year.
Top Cancer Research Stories: November-December 2013
Top cancer research stories for November-December 2013 include a study on media coverage of the Angelina Jolie story and a study on the reasons behind higher breast cancer mortality rates for African American women.
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2013: What Did We Learn?
My top five takeaways from the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
Contributing To Breast Cancer Charities
A contribution to a worthy breast cancer charity can be a great way to translate “awareness” into concrete and meaningful action.
Cancer Genome Studies: How Will They Help Patients?
A new set of findings from The Cancer Genome Atlas project looks at cancer genome sequencing in a different way–comparing mutations across types of cancer.
Cancer Research Top Stories: September-October 2013
Top cancer research stories for September-October 2013 include progress on a preventive breast cancer vaccine and new drugs that remove “brakes” on the immune system.
Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What Is The Message?
While mammography screening has increased as a result of “awareness” campaigns, we are far from being able to declare success in the fight against breast cancer.
Review of “The Truth in Small Doses” by Clifton Leaf
“The Truth in Small Doses” by Clifton Leaf provides valuable insights into changes that need to be made in the cancer research “culture” so that we can get on track toward finding new treatments that save more lives.
Making Sense of Cancer Research News in the Media
How much of what we read about new “breakthroughs” in cancer research is reliable and how much is distorted? How can we tell the difference?
Breast Cancer: Where Are We After Twenty Years?
In the last twenty years, there have been some advances in breast cancer treatment and many more women are screened each year, but these advances have not brought about transformational change in the way breast cancer is treated or in mortality from the disease.
