by Marnie | Aug 15, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Metastasis, Keeping Abreast of the News |
In June of this year, the results of a new study were released by Duke Cancer Institute for a breast cancer drug known as T-DM1 which is made by Genentech, a unit of Roche, who sponsored the trial. I didn’t write an article about it at the time because I wanted...
by Marnie | Aug 14, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Chemosensitivity Testing, Uncategorized |
Here in America, if you are contemplating chemotherapy, you may or may not be offered the chemosensitivity test. In Germany, chemosensitivity tests are routinely conducted in order to determine which chemotherapy drugs should be utilized for a specific cancer patient....
by Marnie | Aug 7, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Breast Cancer Risk Reduction, Sugar |
Avoid Sugar, Help Your Immune System Sugar – how we love it and how it wreaks havoc in our bodies and our immune system. I was watching “60 Minutes” recently and watched their opening segment on sugar and its effects on our health. If you missed it,...
by Marnie | Aug 6, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Breast Cancer Risk Reduction, Coenzyme Q10 |
Is Coenzyme Q10 Beneficial for Breast Cancer or Not? Back in 1996 when my mother was going through breast cancer that had moved into her bones, I encouraged her to see a naturopath. I knew that she needed additional nutritional support – my father had just...
by Marnie | Aug 2, 2012 | Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Surgery, Oncotype DX Test |
The Oncotype DX Test and Some Controversy Most in the medical field would agree: early detection of breast cancer saves lives. But how do doctors really know which treatments will be best to prevent the return of your cancer? The Oncotype DX is a diagnostic test that...
