Cancer And Cannabis: The Good, The Bad, And The Confusing
The use of marijuana as a treatment for cancer symptoms continues to be hotly debated. Let’s get the facts straight. Source: Cancer And Cannabis: The Good, The Bad, And The Confusing | The Breast Cancer Site Blog10 Questions to Ask Before Signing Up for a Clinical Trial
Clinical trials allow you access to treatment that’s not available to the rest of the public. But they’re not right for everyone. Source: 10 Questions to Ask Before Signing Up for a Clinical Trial | The Breast Cancer Site BlogResearchers Redesign Mammography Machine So That The Patient Is In Control Of Compression
Everything about this is better than a traditional mammogram. Source: Researchers Redesign Mammography Machine So That The Patient Is In Control Of Compression | The Breast Cancer Site BlogBody Paintings Show the “Inner Warrior” in These Breast Cancer Survivors
“One breast is smaller and isn’t shaped right, and I didn’t see any of the flaws when she had finished painting me.” Source: Body Paintings Show the “Inner Warrior” in These Breast Cancer Survivors | The Breast Cancer Site BlogHow breast density affects cancer risk
Even the most experienced radiologists using highly sensitive 3D mammography have a hard time detecting cancer in dense breast tissue. Source: How breast density affects cancer risk | UCI Health | Orange County, CAClimate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather That Lowers Cancer Survival Rate and Threatens Prevention
Climate change has triggered more frequent weather disasters like hurricanes and wildfires that release deadly carcinogens into communities and delay access to cancer treatment. Source: Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather That Lowers Cancer Survival Rate and...Is cancer overdiagnosis a problem?
Overdiagnosis means that health professionals are treating cancers that do not necessarily cause harm with harsh cancer drugs, which may negatively impact the person’s quality of life. Source: Is cancer overdiagnosis a problem?Why Fear Is Keeping the Breast Cancer Community From Coming Together
This year, with METAvivor by our side, we hope to break down the walls between previvors (those at an increased risk of developing breast cancer), early-stagers, and late-stage breast cancer patients. Source: Why Fear Is Keeping the Breast Cancer Community From...Is Proton Therapy Safer than Traditional Radiation?
A new observational study compared the safety and effectiveness of proton therapy and traditional radiation in adults with advanced cancer. Source: Is Proton Therapy Safer than Traditional Radiation? – National Cancer InstituteBreast Care in the Time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Learn about the best practices in breast care during the coronavirus crisis, including treatments and screenings, interacting with your care team, symptoms to watch for and more. Source: Breast Care in the Time of Coronavirus (COVID-19)How Often Do I Need a Mammogram?
Mammograms are a frontline defense in detecting breast cancer, but do you need a screening every year? Source: How Often Do I Need a Mammogram? | Keck Medicine of USCSigns of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study shows
Research into genetic mutations suggests possibility of tests that would detect cancer earlier Source: Signs of cancer can appear long before diagnosis, study shows | Science | The GuardianResearchers Treat HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Without Chemo
Research funded by Cancer Research UK and led by Professor Nigel Bundred pointed to a potential combination treatment which could be effective without chemotherapy. Source: Researchers Treat HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Without Chemo | The Hearty...Immune cell that kills most cancers discovered by accident by British scientists
A new type of immune cell which kills most cancers has been discovered by accident by British scientists, in a finding which could herald a major breakthrough in treatment. Source: Immune cell that kills most cancers discovered by accident by British...Living Well With Cancer
As more and more people live with cancer as a chronic condition, focus is shifting to how to live well with the condition. Source: Living Well With Cancer | Everyday HealthStudy: Almost half of new cancer patients lose their entire life savings
According to a new study published in the American Journal of Medicine, 42% of new cancer patients lose their entire life savings in two years because of treatment. The same study found that 62% of cancer patients are in debt because of their treatment. Source: Study:...Single dose of ‘magic mushrooms’ provides long-term anxiety relief for cancer patients, study suggests
A single experience with “magic mushrooms” has long-lasting effects on cancer patients, according to a new study that found patients still felt positive benefits five years later, as CNN reported.Not only did the patients feel reductions in anxiety, a slew...Exercise and Survival for Women with Breast Cancer
Women with breast cancer at high risk for recurrence who engaged in regular exercise before their cancer diagnosis and after treatment were less likely to have their cancer return or to die compared with women who were inactive, a recent study found. Source: Exercise...Study: How Does COVID-19 Affect People with Cancer?
The study is now open to adults who are getting tested for or have COVID-19 and are also undergoing cancer treatment. We plan to expand the study later to include children with cancer and COVID-19. Source: NCCAPS: How Does COVID-19 Affect People with Cancer? –...
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