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"Some breast cancer survivors have expressed to me that they're tired of the same old stuff, they want something catchy. That's why we gear it this way." Boobism got its start in 2007 when a group of friends started talking about who wins an argument - men or women. One woman said women and when asked why, told the group, "That's easy, we have boobs!" According to Jim Kollar, he came up with the idea to start the Boobism "religion" after the men couldn't come up with a rebuttal and had to agree with her. After joking around with this new "religion" for some time, the Westland residents decided to do something with it. The owners of Alleycat Designs in Westland, they tapped into their T-shirt business and created shirts with different sayings related to Boobism. They also decided to use the T-shirt sales to support the breast cancer cause, so 15 percent of sales is donated to breast cancer organizations.
'Miraculous' Effects, Pain Relief Of Osteoplasty Shown For Those
Metastatic bone disease is a painful condition that can develop in conjunction with cancers of the breast, bladder, kidney, lung or other organs. It occurs when cancer cells at an original site metastasize or travel to the bone. These metastases can become widespread throughout the skeletal system. Some bone metastases become painful because the tumor eats away at the bone (ostelolysis), creating holes that make the bone thin and weak. As the bones are replaced with tumor, nerve endings in and around the bone send pain signals to the brain and the bone loses its functional strength. If left untreated, bone metastases can eventually cause the bone to fracture and seriously affect a patient's quality of life. Each year, about 100,000 cases of bone metastasis are reported in the United States.
Addie Greene resigns from county commission
The 66-year-old breast cancer survivor, District 7 Commissioner Addie Greene, made the announcement Friday.However, her opponent in the last election -- former Riviera Beach City Councilwoman Elizabeth Wade – said the health and stress argument is illogical.Wade’s said that the stress now is no less than it was before the election several months ago, "so why did she run again?"Her opponents also say that beyond what Greene must deal with physically, during an eight-year commission career she’s also suffered three major bouts of political illness – two separate case involving allegations of racism by police; in both instances, she reluctantly but subsequently apologized.And which was the reason Greene said Friday that she ignored her doctors’ advice not to run for a third term – because her opponent Wade had the support of police organizations who had vowed to remove her from office.It wasn’t even close; Greene won with 77 percent of the vote.A third instance of political illness came when -- after being promised $1 million a year, for five years, in economic development money for primarily minority businesses -- she openly traded her tie breaking vote in determining where Scripps Florida would be sited. As a result -- and despite both Scripps and Governor Charlie Crist saying less than 24 hours before the vote that a location in Boca Raton was preferable -- Greene’s vote placed the site in Jupiter.
Damon and Keisha Brown making their mark at Sacred Heart
Keisha was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2007 and had surgery that August. She is slated for more surgery this spring. "My cancer is not necessarily back, they didn't get it all the last time," she said. "I tried to have the surgery done in January when we had a week off, but it didn't work out. We just can't do it before March 28." Keisha would never allow surgery to conflict with basketball season because basketball made it easier to deal with her cancer. "The coaching helped keep my mind off what was going on," she said. "The days of chemo would really break me down, but basketball gave me a reason to get up besides my daughter and my husband. I knew I had to be at practice." Perhaps Damon's biggest coaching achievement was the way he was able to coach Keisha through her first bout with cancer.
Genetic health tests 'lead to discrimination'
In one case, a man who was tested to see if he had a faulty gene for breast and ovarian cancer was refused insurance for claims relating to all forms of cancer because the test showed he was slightly more susceptible to prostate cancer. Genetic experts ruled that this exclusion was too broad and did not fairly reflect scientific knowledge. In Australia, it is legal for life insurers and employers to use a person's genetic information if they can justify their actions. Anyone applying for life insurance must reveal all information known to them about their health, including the results of genetic tests on themselves or close relatives. The researchers from the University of Tasmania and the Centre for Genetics Education in NSW also found that two women with a gene that put them at risk of breast and ovarian cancer had applied for income protection with the same insurer, but with different results.
Breast Cancer Patients Suffer From Insomnia
Dr. Ellyn Matthews from the University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing. UC Denver College of Nursing started a sleep study last year to see if cognitive behavior changes could help breast cancer patients suffering from insomnia. Schmidt enrolled in the study about eight months ago because insomnia was taking a toll on her life. "It affects your memory and just your way of life and quality of life because you're so stressed out. You need to be able to relax, relax and let your body and mind rest," said Schmidt. Schmidt now has a set bedtime and wake-up time. She does not have a clock in her bedroom. She also listens to soothing music to help relax her before bedtime. So far, they behavioral changes appear to be working. "I can't believe the difference in my energy levels and I'm not as tired as I used to be, which is great," said Schmidt.
Freezing Prostate Cancer Does a Man's Body Good
Unlike breast lumpectomy, a surgical lumpectomy for prostate cancer is not technically feasible; so to treat just a portion of the prostate, minimally invasive cryoablation is needed. Cryoablation (or cryo or cryotherapy) spares as much as possible of the prostate gland and its neurovascular bundles, limiting the side effects of bladder control problems (incontinence) and erectile dysfunction (impotence) that result from more radical prostate cancer treatments. It also represents an advantage over "watchful waiting," because all treatment options are preserved. "Any risks are fewer and lesser in intensity than surgery; so if you have the equivalent chance of cancer being cured with far less chance of having any complications, why wouldn't you choose it?" asked Onik. "There is no question that we can eradicate prostate cancer (when that cancer has not spread to other parts of the body) by freezing it and that there is a better way to 'map' the disease," said Onik.
Exeter Hospital on cutting edge in breast cancer treatment
Electronic brachytherapy treatment, at the Center for Cancer Care, is a cutting-edge treatment that enables early breast cancer patients the option of a five-day course of treatment for partial breast irradiation rather than a seven-week course of radiation. There are only 50 electronic brachytherapy devices in the world and the one at Exeter Hospital is the first in the state, according to doctors in the Center for Cancer Care. "This is going to change the paradigm of the way we treat," said Gary Proulx, medical director for radiation oncology. "We're excited because we're the first in New Hampshire to offer the technology, so people don't have to travel to New York or Massachusetts. So it's cutting edge, but a well-established way of doing it." Ruth Duthie, the first patient to use the electronic brachytherapy, had been through traditional radiation last year as part of her treatment for breast cancer.
Hologic REceives FDA Approval for HPV Tests
In the US cervical cancer is the second most common form of cancer in women, second to breast cancer. There are over 12,000 new cervical cancer cases each year and over 4,000 US women die from this preventable form of cancer caused by the human pailloma virus (HPV).
Hologic's (NAS:HOLX) FDA approval for their two HPV molecular diagnostic tests should present a competitive challenge to Qiagen's (QGEN) HPV molecular diagnostic assay, which had been the only such product in the US approved by the FDA. Qiagen entered the HPV by acquiring Digene and Hologic gained HPV market access through its acquisition of Third Wave. Hologic claims that their test format offers advantages that could reduce false negatives and the need for repeat tests.
Pancreatic cancer not a death sentence
"That's not much different than in other, more common diseases such as breast cancer or colon cancer," he said. Beating the odds News of pancreatic cancer has spiked in recent months with the diagnosis of famous people including actor Patrick Swayze, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, NCAA president Myles Brand and former NBA basketball coach Chuck Daly. Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. An estimated 37,000 new cases were diagnosed in the U.S. in 2008. More than 34,000 people died from the disease, according to the National Cancer Institute. In Georgia, pancreatic cancer accounts for about 1,000 deaths a year. Doctors at the Nancy N.
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