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...
