Tag: cancer
group name: health
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November 08, 2007 10:12 PM EST --
If your sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer, I invite you to join the Sister Study.
When my sister (who lives almost a thousand miles away) told me she had breast cancer, I was afraid, concerned . . . more
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August 21, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
When a patient receives a diagnosis of cancer, fear, disbelief, concern, anxiety and sometimes anger are the emotions often felt. In great part, these very justified emotions are due to the notorious fashion . . . more
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April 27, 2008 11:56 AM EDT --
I was not a precocious child growing up. I must shamefacedly admit that I never once rebelled against my parents. I got straight A's right from kindergarten to graduation. I did not smoke . . . more
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July 06, 2007 10:33 PM EDT --
I am hoping to keep myself involved in this group. My name is Susan I am 29 years old and my best friend, my Mother was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer about 6-8 weeks ago. Not long after someone in . . . more
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October 22, 2007 10:34 AM EDT --
As I practice medicine as a cancer specialist, I realize that though we have learned so much already, we still have so much more to learn.
As I look into my crystal ball, I believe that the . . . more
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March 04, 2007 08:25 PM EST --
“Shock & Awe”
I wrote in my last article, “So I have Cancer, Part One”, of the ongoing emotional anguish of living with cancer. The response from the Gather community was extraordinary. . . . more
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March 15, 2007 07:40 AM EDT --
“Don’t Get Mad, Get Even”
Why did it happen? How did it happen? I’m not entirely sure. Possibly, there were other events in my life that were not going as well as I had hoped. . . . more
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March 21, 2007 07:18 AM EDT --
“To Be or Not to Be”
Through these five and one half years since my diagnosis of CLL, I have learned a lot. One of the more important lessons has been finding the right balance, emotionally . . . more
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March 25, 2007 08:41 PM EDT --
“I’m Off To See The Wizard”
In my prior writings I have shared my journey over these past five and one half years after being diagnosed with Leukemia. The response from the Gather community . . . more
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April 02, 2007 10:24 PM EDT --
Last week I had my semi-annual check-up for Chronic Lymphosatic Leukemia at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. I was diagnosed five and one half years ago and have been checked by my doctors twice . . . more
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October 04, 2007 09:46 AM EDT --
I originally posted this article last February. As you will note in the article, I was hoping that we could create a support group on Gather for people (and their families) who are suffering from Cancer. . . . more
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April 03, 2007 10:59 AM EDT --
You think you’ve moved beyond it. In fact, you hardly ever give it a second thought these days. The breast cancer you had seven years ago.
Like a slumbering beast, though, the memory . . . more
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June 26, 2007 02:15 PM EDT --
In 1992 I was the mother of a new born a one year old and a fiesty 5 year old. I was also told the difficulties I was having breast feeding were because of a lump. Simply I would need to have . . . more
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February 26, 2008 08:40 AM EST --
It is called the Cancer Monument, it is being built in Plano, Texas and there will be thousands of names of survivors and the lost. Here is the web address to the web site so you can all look it over . . . more
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March 04, 2008 05:02 PM EST --
You cannot control some risk factors for breast cancer. For example, you can't change your sex, age, or family history. But there are lifestyle changes that can help reduce your risk of breast cancer, . . . more
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April 08, 2008 05:53 PM EDT --
My friend had a mastectomy done back in January. Along with trying to cope with a diagnoses of breast cancer she was also forced to leave the hospital 24 hours after her operation.
She was terrified . . . more
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August 30, 2007 10:02 AM EDT --
hey everyone. Just wanted to let everyone know, incase you didn't already, about this site.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2&ThirdPartyClicks=ERB_083007_BCS . . . more
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March 03, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
Ovarian cancer is a particularly tough cancer to treat, mostly because it is very hard to diagnose. As the below article, first published in the Harvard Health Letter , discusses, by the time a person . . . more
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August 21, 2007 03:18 PM EDT --
As a child, you probably never suspected that carefree days spent sunning and swimming could be a prelude to skin cancer. But those hours outdoors elevated your risk of developing skin cancer today. Experts . . . more
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January 21, 2008 11:49 AM EST --
When talking to patients about reducing their cancer risks, nearly every one asks me about diet and nutrition. For people worried about colon cancer, breast cancer, and especially prostate cancer, I . . . more
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