by Marnie | Oct 22, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, TRAM flap |
Deciding upon which type of reconstruction surgery to have after losing part of your breast (or all of it) to breast cancer is often very difficult, so I decided to devote all of my blog posts this week to a discussion of the various types of reconstruction surgery...
by Marnie | Oct 17, 2012 | Essential Oil Benefits, Keeping Abreast of the News |
More Migraines, Fewer Tumors? A 2010 research study made its way onto my desk today that I thought was worth sharing. Published in January 2010 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and titled Migraine History and Breast Cancer Risk Among Postmenopausal Women, the study...
by Marnie | Oct 16, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Lycium Barbarum |
Tips For Surgery – Useful Items to Take With You Getting ready for surgery, particularly if it’s your first time, can be nerve wracking. It is completely normal to feel anxious before surgery. Doing things like getting friends and family to help...
by Marnie | Oct 13, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Breast Cancer Metastasis, Medicinal Mushrooms |
Image source: stock.xchng and 13dede There is quite a buzz in the cancer community about the benefit of mushrooms for cancer patients. See my recent post Medicinal Mushrooms: Fungi That Fight Cancer Cells. Today I will share even more information on this topic, so...
by Marnie | Oct 4, 2012 | Breast Cancer Action, Breast Cancer and Beauty, Breast Cancer Risk Reduction, Pinkwashing, Xenoestrogens and Estrogen Dominance |
Pinktober and Pinkwashing You know, I used to love the month of October. I loved the colors of the autumn leaves and how they crunch under your feet (well I still do, but read on), my son’s birthday falls in October, the heat of the summer is gone, Halloween...