Curing Cancer: Understanding Chemotherapy

by Paromita Pain -USA- Susan Mai did not want to die. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer and her doctor prescribed a course of chemotherapy, she knew it was the most that could be done. The very words “cancer”...

Posted by Paromita Pain on February 28, 2013 11:04 AM

No Lump Still Cancer: Understanding Inflammatory Breast Cancer

by Paromita Pain -USA- Birthdays mark milestones. For Terry Arnold, one birthday changed the course of her life. “I had just turned 49 when one morning I woke up with one breast significantly swollen,” she says. “Soon I went from...

Posted by Paromita Pain on December 10, 2012 3:54 PM

Cancer in Kenya Should Not Be A Death Certificate

by Joyce J. Wangui -Kenya- Biopsy, mammogram, and chemotherapy are words all too familiar with cancer patients. Death is another word often at the tip of many tongues as patients describe the disease. Kenyans are coming to terms with cancer,...

Posted by Joyce J. Wangui on December 20, 2011 8:05 AM

Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy

by Dr. Chelsea Mooser - USA - As a breast cancer researcher, I tend to be the go-to gal on all topics science. A few weeks ago a woman asked me if, considering the risks and the benefits, I would...

Posted by Chelsea Mooser on August 31, 2009 12:00 AM

In the Family: Preventing Breast and Ovarian Cancer with Genetic Testing

by Jessica Mosby - USA - If you could know that you were at risk for a terminal illness, would you want to know? And then what would you do next if the news confirmed your worst fears? At the...

Posted by Jessica Mosby on October 3, 2008 3:00 PM

The U.K. and Australia Fight Breast Cancer with Free Screening for Women 50+

by Alice Alech - France - Working as a breast screen radiographer or x-ray technologist can be rewarding and challenging at times but I know that detecting even a small breast cancer can make a difference in a woman’s life....

Posted by Alice Alech on August 21, 2008 12:00 AM