The High Cost of Cancer Treatment
Avoiding financial disaster can add stress to patient’s battle against the disease
Insiders Admit Trump’s EPA Burying Cancer-Causing Chemical Study Unfriendly to Industry
As Politico’s Annie Snider reported, Trump appointees at the agency are blocking the release of an assessment on formaldehyde produced by the EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). A draft assessment already completed confirms research linking the common chemical to leukemia, nose and throat cancer, and other adverse health effects.
Pricey Precision Medicine Is Financially Toxic for Cancer Patients
Medical treatments targeting DNA in tumor cells are celebrated, but insurers often won’t cover the skyrocketing cost. Source: Pricey Precision Medicine Is Financially Toxic for Cancer...Toxic Products to Ban From Your Home – Plus Healthier Alternatives to Help You Do It
Since we spend so much time indoors it is important to create a healthy, toxin-free indoor environment that is safe for everyone. Here is a list of toxic products you may like to consider banning from your home, plus some healthier alternatives to help you do it....Rethinking Cancer
Traditional initiatives that aim to prevent cancer have largely ignored the role of toxic substances in the environment. EWG wants to change that with new investigations on environmental causes of cancer. We will inform and empower you with tips and tools to help stop...How a red wine compound may prevent cancer
Previous studies have suggested that resveratrol — the chemical compound found in grapes and red wine — may have anticancer properties. But now, a new study shows how the compound can stop a mutated protein, which is present in more than half of all breast cancer cases, from aggregating.
Breast reconstruction with implants
One type of breast reconstruction uses breast implants — silicone devices filled with silicone gel or salt water (saline) — to reshape your breasts. Breast reconstruction with breast implants is a complex procedure performed by a plastic surgeon.
Targeting the enzyme with a dual role in breast and brain health
The enzyme tousled-like kinase 2 maintains genome stability at cellular level. Researchers have also linked it to different health conditions, including breast cancer and intellectual disability. A new study now describes this enzyme’s structure, arguing that this will help to design better therapies.
How to Feel More in Control of Your Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
Metastatic breast cancer (stage 4) cannot be cured, but current treatments allow many women to live fully for years after the diagnosis. Here’s how you can navigate life with advanced cancer: Get educated, communicate clearly, plan ahead. Learn more here. Source: How...Annual Report to the Nation: Cancer Death Rates Continue Long Decline
Part 1 of the report shows the rate of death from cancer in the United States is decreasing for all major racial and ethnic groups, and for the most common types of cancer, including lung, colorectal, breast, and prostate. However, the report identified some cancer types with increasing death rates, including liver, pancreas, and brain cancer in men and women; oral cavity, throat, soft tissue, non-melanoma skin cancer in men; and uterine cancer in women.
World Health Organization Says Processed Meat Causes Cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified processed meat as a carcinogen, something that causes cancer. Source: World Health Organization Says Processed Meat Causes...Decoding Meat and Dairy Product Labels
Most animals raised for meat, milk and eggs are on industrial farms that contaminate our air, soil and water. These farms rely heavily on antibiotics and other synthetic treatments to boost outputs, and combat diseases caused by stressful, crowded and unsanitary...FDA approval of test for breast cancer genes comes with cautions
The US Food and Drug Administration gave its approval to a 23andMe test that screens for a few breast and ovarian cancer genes, but that approval came with a number of caveats.
Breast Cancer Treatment Choices: Web Tools and a Chance to Exhale Make a Difference
Many women with breast cancer feel incompletely informed about their treatment options by their doctors and worry about whether they are making the right choices, according to a nationwide survey published online in December 2017 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The good news: A second study, published in the same issue of that journal, suggests that something as simple as an interactive web program can boost patient knowledge about treatment options and restore their confidence in the decision-making process.
Cell phone radiation: Could high exposure cause tumors?
Dr. Otis W. Brawley, of the American Cancer Society (ACS), notes that while the preliminary results are “bound to create a lot of concern, […] the evidence for an association between cell phones and cancer is weak, and so far, we have not seen a higher cancer risk in people.” “But,” he continues, “if you’re concerned about this animal data, wear an earpiece.” #breasrcancer
What’s the Difference Between Hospice and Palliative Care?
Sometimes, the terms “palliative care” and “hospice care” are used interchangeably, but they aren’t the same. Hospice care is a special type of palliative care that’s provided when a person is expected to live six months or less. (3) In contrast, palliative care can be offered any time during a person’s cancer journey.
Oncotype DX Informs Treatment Choices
For early-stage invasive breast cancer (Stage I-IIIa), the Oncotype DX test can tell you the likelihood that you may benefit from chemotherapy, as well as the chances of your breast cancer returning (recurrence). Along with the information in your pathology report and other factors, your Oncotype DX test results can help you and your doctor determine the most appropriate treatment options for you based on the biology of your individual cancer.
We are what we eat: New paper outlines how the regulatory gaps in the US threaten our health
Failures in our current regulatory system put the public’s health at risk as exemplified in the case of perchlorate, a chemical allowed in food and a well-known endocrine disrupting compound. Perchlorate’s ability to disrupt normal functioning of the thyroid means that even low levels of exposure, especially in those with inadequate iodine intake, can adversely impact the developing brains of infants and children.
Making Medical Decisions
When you are newly diagnosed with any serious illness, you will have to make decisions that could have life-or death consequences. You need to know all your treatment options, the likely survival outcomes, and all the side effects and other short-term and long-term risks for each option. You want to be very sure that you will be better off with treatment than without treatment, and you want to be sure that any treatments you choose are the best ones available. You should read whatever you can, and you should also ask questions of other patients and your doctors.
New ‘potential target’ for cancer therapy found
A protein that causes cancer cells to release tiny bags of proteins and molecules that help tumor progression may be a new treatment target, a study says. Source: New ‘potential target’ for cancer therapy...
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