breast cancer diagnosis

Why I Wore Lipstick: To My Mastectomy

Geralyn Lucas
Cover of Why I Wore Lipstick: To My Mastectomy
Geralyn Lucas writes a thought provoking and candid account of her Cancer experience. She addresses topics that are not addressed in most other accounts - beauty, sexuality, familial tensions. I found the book to be fresh and exciting. Good for her, she...

 

Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul: Stories to Inspire, Support and Heal (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Mary Olsen Kelly
Cover of Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul: Stories to Inspire, Support and Heal (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
Reviewed by Cherie Fisher for Reader Views (11/06) I started reading the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" series several years ago and have always been amazed and inspired at the wonderful stories in them. "Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul"...

 

Risk of death after cancer diagnosis; shift in stage of breast c...

EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Sun, 06/22/2008 - 23:00

(American Cancer Society) The August issue of CANCER features the articles "Low socioeconomic status increases risk of death after cancer diagnosis" and "Outreach initiatives lead to shift in stage of breast cancer diagnosis in African American women."


 

Kylie's breast cancer triggered a surge of over 30 percent in br...

EurekAlert! - Cancer  Tue, 06/03/2008 - 23:00

(University of Melbourne) Use of mammography and breast ultrasound procedures soared by over 30 percent among women aged 25-44 in the six months following Kylie Minogue's breast cancer diagnosis, says a new study from the University of Melbourne.