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• John Edwards, Lance Armstong bike across Iowa

  Published: July 29, 2007, 6:00 am

  Tags: Armstrong, Bike, Breast, Cancer, Candidate, Democratic, Edwards, Elizabeth, Exercise, Iowa, John, Lance, Presidential, Ragbrai, Recurrence, Survivor, Wife

  who was diagnosed with a recurrence of breast cancer this year.About his bike trek, Edwards commented, "This is an accident waiting to happen."Why did he take on the challenge? "Lance has become a friend," Edwards said. " Proud of what he's doing, particularly on the cancer issue. It's obviously very important to us personally. And I've heard

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• Lower insulin levels cut breast cancer recurrence

  Published: August 1, 2007, 5:00 am

  Tags: Activity, Bloodstream, Boston, Breast, Cancer, Dana, Death, Exercise, Farber, Hormone, Institute, Insulin, Lean, Obese, Physical, Recurrence, Risk, Sedentary

  the risk of breast cancer recurrence.Jennifer Ligibel, MD, of Dana-Farber, reports that exercise lowers levels of the hormone insulin in the bloodstream. This is significant because there appears to be an association between relatively high levels of insulin, seen in obese and sedentary people, and an increased risk of breast cancer recurrence

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• Merv Griffin dies of prostate cancer at age 82

  Published: August 12, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: Cancer, Die, Dies, Fortune, Griffin, Hospitalized, Jeopardy, Merv, Prostate, Recurrence, Wheel

  being hospitalized for a recurrence of the disease and following his July announcement that this round of cancer had been discovered during a routine examination. He was 82.Griffin is survived by his son, Anthony (from Griffin's marriage to Julann Elizabeth Wright, which ended in divorce in 1973), a daughter-in-law Tricia, and two

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• Prostate cancer prognosis not good for Merv Griffin

  Published: August 12, 2007, 3:00 am

  Tags: Cancer, Fortune, Foundation, Griffin, Jeopardy, Merv, Muscians, Prognosis, Prostate, Recurrence, Wheel, Young

  after the cancer recurrence was detected during a routine examination, Griffin was reportedly doing fine. New reports indicate Griffin's prognosis is not so fine, although his reps won't confirm of deny this.It is clear Griffin is still in the hospital. Sources close to him say he is putting all his strength into fighting this battle

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• White House Press Secretary Tony Snow announces resignation

  Published: August 21, 2007, 3:00 am

  Tags: Bush, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Children, College, Colon, Financial, House, Liver, Press, Reasons, Recurrence, Resignation, Sacrifices, Secretary, Snow, Spokesman, Spread, Tony, Wihite

  March to the discovery of a recurrence -- his cancer had spread to his liver. Snow underwent chemotherapy and has been reporting that his health has stabilized.Read   Permalink   Email this   Linking Blogs

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• Recurrence patterns different for women with triple-negative breast cancer

  Published: August 26, 2007, 2:00 pm

  Tags: Breast, Cancer, Estrogen, Her2, Increased, Metastasis, Mets, Negative, Pattern, Progesterone, Recurrence, Risk, Triple

  experience a distant cancer recurrence or death. This increased risk, however, was only seen during the first five years after diagnosis. The pattern of distant cancer recurrence was different among women with triple-negative breast cancer than among women with other forms of breast cancer. Among women with triple-negative breast cancer,

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• Did you know you would get breast cancer?

  Published: October 22, 2007, 3:16 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Fear Of Cancer

  There is a scripture in the Bible in the Old Testament Book of Job that says that which I have feared has come upon me. I think of this often when I am fretting over the idea of cancer returning or spreading. The reason I like this scripture is that it gives me the incentive to not stress over these thoughts and to not allow the fear of

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• I don't want any more of my friends to have breast cancer!

  Published: October 24, 2007, 2:15 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Mammogram, Masectomy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Pink Ribbons, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Fear Of Cancer

  A dear friend of mine is going for a mammogram today. She found two lumps last week, and we are praying that they are just cysts. Her doctor sent her to a breast clinic, so she could also have an ultrasound and speak to a surgeon if necessary. This is an exceptional relatively young woman (under 40) recently married and raising a young girl. I

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• Managing your care while in the hospital

  Published: October 26, 2007, 4:47 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Diep, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Hospital Stay

  Yesterday, my hairdresser related a horror story of her stay in the hospital starting with a 3-hour wait in the ER. It was so bad that the director of the hospital called to make amends. She wasn't a difficult patient, but the care she got was below acceptable. Any time I have been in the hospital, I have been the best patient. Seriously, I am a

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• Inheriting an increased risk for breast cancer from your father?

  Published: October 29, 2007, 5:55 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Mammogram, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Fear Of Cancer, Brca Ii, Cancer And Genetics, Genetic Testing, Risk Of Cancer

  Sister and I have just found out that my mother is not a carrier of the BRCA2 gene mutation that increases our risk for breast cancer. What this means is that we inherited this gene mutation from our father. My dad passed away after a battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but he would be heartbroken to think of his daughters dealing with this

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• The best gift you can give to someone diagnosed with breast cancer

  Published: October 31, 2007, 2:37 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Breast Cancer Resources

  As Breast Cancer Awareness Month wraps up, it doesn't mean that breast cancer will take a break until next October. I am grateful for the attention the disease has received, however I am frustrated that we are still without a cure. And so, this coming year thousands of more women and men will be diagnosed with breast cancer. People have asked me

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• Scared into taking better care after breast cancer

  Published: November 2, 2007, 1:40 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Mammogram, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Fear Of Cancer, Breast Cancer Resources

  You may have heard the saying scared straight, but I think I have finally been scared smart. I have spent the past couple of days reviewing the information from the big major study on what increases cancer risk including breast cancer. Perhaps you have heard about it on the news or read something on it. Every news station and most

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• How did you decide between a lumpectomy and mastectomy?

  Published: November 5, 2007, 5:53 pm

  Tags: Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Masectomy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Brca Ii, Cancer And Genetics, Risk Of Cancer, Lumpectomy, Breast Reconstruction Surgery

  When my doctor advised me that the margins of the breast tumor weren't clear after my lumpectomy and that I would need a mastectomy, I thought what choice do I have? I guess I thought it out loud because he told me that several women say that they would rather die than lose their breast. He then told me that most of them return to his office and

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• The nightmare of having cancer with no healthcare

  Published: November 12, 2007, 5:23 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Research, Breast Cancer Treatment, Cancer In Politics, Universal Healthcare, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Fear Of Cancer, Risk Of Cancer, Breast Cancer News

  There is one thing that honestly keeps me awake at nights; the stories I hear about people with cancer that do not have healthcare. I know that there is a solution, but right now people all over the United States are not only battling cancer, but dealing with where and how to obtain treatment. Even then, these are the lucky ones because they at

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• Living a fairy tale while battling breast cancer

  Published: November 14, 2007, 3:43 pm

  Tags: Healthcare, Cancer, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Research, Chemotherapy, Chemo Brain, Mammogram, Masectomy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Recurrence, Fear Of Cancer, Lumpectomy

  While I was going through chemotherapy, I got to know a woman who had been diagnosed about the time I was. She was tall and attractive, and usually her father would show up to pick her up after treatment. Turns out she was single and her parents were very involved in helping her deal with the disease. She had just become involved with a man about

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