October 2009
5 posts
Click here to help →
tracehunter:
My stepmom, Joan, a very recent Breast Cancer Survivor, is walking in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in October. If you want to support her, any donation counts. Thank You.
1 tag
rebeccainparaguay:
Support Breast Cancer Research, add a #twibbon to your avatar now! - http://bit.ly/3nRJfk
2 tags
1 tag
September 2009
12 posts
2 tags
2 tags
5 tags
Follow the Cure Bowl on Twitter! →
2 tags
4 tags
3 tags
Gene that makes breast cancer spread is found →
julie911:
U.S. researchers found people with aggressive breast cancers have abnormal genetic alterations in a gene called MTDH, and drugs that block the gene could keep local tumors from metastasizing or spreading, increasing a woman’s chances for survival.
“Not only has a new metastasis gene been identified, but this also is one of a few such genes for which the exact mode of action has been...
5 tags
Top 9 anti-cancer foods according to...
spitintheocean:
Tomatoes. Besides loads of vitamin C, tomatoes are one of the richest sources of the flavenoid lycopene - which gives them their red colour - which has shown to defend, in study after study, against cancers of the lungs, cervix, prostate and mouth. Tomatoes are also one of the chief ingredients of “the Mediterranean diet”, now well known for the many important health benefits it...
3 tags
4 tags
5 tags
5 tags
August 2009
46 posts
In exactly 1 week from now
shanaynay:
The cancer schmancer ladies will be walking 20 miles a day, sleeping in pink tents at night, and overall having a super memorable experience being a part of the 3 day!
And, I’m sure you all want an update. So, as of right now I need to raise $363 more to participate!
How about them apples?
Everyone please help shanaynay reach her goal and join the fight against breast cancer!
9 tags
Click here to sign up to receive a Mammogram... →
“once you choose hope, anything’s possible”
5 tags
Curcumin may Prevent Breast Cancer in Women Who... →
drjohndc:
July 22, 2009 (Naturalnews.com)—It’s not only estrogen that can spark breast cancer. Some malignant tumors are sensitive to the hormone progestin. And studies have shown that postmenopausal women who took a combination of estrogen and progestin in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have an increased likelihood of developing progestin-fueled breast cancer. But new research concludes a...
How to Support a Friend with Breast Cancer →
If you have a friend who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, follow these tips to be her “breast friend” and give her the help she needs. Be There – Ask what you can do to help and provide moral support. Offer to help with daily chores and activities or go to medical appointments to help record important information. Know Her Type – There are many different types of breast cancer...
On a Wing and a Prayer
I’ll never forget that fateful day When I heard the doctors say We have bad news, the tests are in I suddenly lost my happy grin. They said don’t fret, but to no avail We will get through this..we will not fail There is no choice, we must stand tall And beat this thing, once and for all Three months have passed and I am weak My body tired, my soul so bleak I will get through this that I know But...
Tell us what you think!... →
Walnuts ward off breast cancer in mice: Scientific... →
willw2:
The mice, which are genetically engineered to develop cancer, normally get tumors within five months, Hardman says. But, she adds, “At 145 days, 100 percent of the mice on the normal diet had cancer, and 50 percent of the mice on the walnut diet had cancer.”
anti-cancer powers may stem from the activity of several nutrients within them: omega-3 fatty acids, … antioxidants …, and...
Microscopic nanobees 'sting cancer tumours to... →
ihaveamessydesk:
The US scientists unleashed swarms of the tiny artificial particles on human breast and skin tumours in mice.
Each spherical “nanobee”, measuring just three millionths of an inch across, was armed with a cancer-killing toxin found in bee venom.