by Marnie | Jan 7, 2013 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy - HBOT |
Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Can Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy – or HBOT – Assist Breast Cancer? The usefulness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as it relates to breast cancer is today’s topic. What Is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy? Hyperbaric oxygen therapy...
by Marnie | Jan 3, 2013 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, HER 2 Positive |
Raw Vegetables Diet Shown to Protect Against HER 2 Positive Cancers I’m always on the lookout for good nutritional information for my readers with breast cancer, particularly for those in the HER 2 positive category because they are typically given such a dismal...
by Marnie | Jan 1, 2013 | Breast Cancer and Radiation |
Prone Breast Radiation One of my subscribers just shared with me that she chose to have prone breast radiation, as opposed to the usual supine, or face-up style of radiation. I hadn’t heard of this before so I’ve just done some research for you and wanted...
by Marnie | Dec 27, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer and Radiation, Hyperthermia Treatment |
I’ve been working with some women who were receiving hyperthermia treatment for breast cancer and they did very well with the treatments. I’ve not tried it myself, but everything I’ve heard about it, as well as the research on it, sounds promising....
by Marnie | Dec 16, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Keeping Abreast of the News, Resveratrol |
New Research Shows Resveratrol Benefits Breast Cancer I’ve had my eye on resveratrol for quite some time because all kinds of health claims were being made about it, but as far as breast cancer is concerned, I was unable to find any definitive studies that...
by Marnie | Dec 11, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, DIM, Tamoxifen |
DIM – A Misunderstood Natural Supplement A chance message from one of the members at a breast cancer forum of which I am also a member (breastcancer.org) had me scurrying around yesterday, in an attempt to discover some information about a favorite...
by Marnie | Dec 7, 2012 | Acupuncture, Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Chinese Alternative Medicine, Guest Writers, Hot Flashes, Reduce Chemotherapy Side Effects |
Today’s guest post is written by MaryAnne Bachia, a dear friend of mine. MaryAnne is a Licensed Acupuncturist and specializes in women’s health. I asked MaryAnne to write about how acupuncture and Chinese herbs can assist with the hot flashes that plague...
by Marnie | Dec 4, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Flaxseed Benefits, HER 2 Positive |
Image source freedigitalphotos.net and Stoonn Updated 11/7/2019 Today I want to share with you two studies that both show that flaxseed oil enhances the effect of Herceptin for those with HER2 positive breast cancer. Admittedly, the studies [1], [2] were carried out...
by Marnie | Dec 1, 2012 | Breast Cancer Action, Breast Cancer and Beauty |
Are Your Manicures Increasing Your Breast Cancer Risk? I know this is a touchy subject – we like having beautiful nails and we like this little bit of pampering that we fit into our busy schedules. It’s nice, it’s relaxing, it’s fun to do with...
by Marnie | Nov 21, 2012 | Keeping Abreast of the News, PARP Inhibitors, Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
I’ve been reading a lot lately about a new class of drugs called PARP inhibitors, particularly from the City of Hope, one of the cancer centers I like to follow because they are doing such interesting research on treatments for cancer, both pharmaceutical and...
