A new study reveals that parabens, a toxin found in most bath and beauty products, was found in 99% of breast cancer tissue tested. Parabens are used in everyday products like shampoo, deodorant, body wash, make-up, etc., as an antimicrobial. The parabens in various products enter the body through the skin and mimic estrogen in our system. This […]
Editors Note: A version of this article was previously posted on alvinblin.blogspot.comCompeting Studies on Estrogen-only TherapyGood gosh, the way medical science is published and then reported in 10 second sound bites is enough to drive anyone to drink. I wrote last month about a new reanalysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study published in Lancet which concluded that […]
Three recently released studies offer hope for the treatment of breast cancer:Scientists reprogram cancer cells with low doses of epigenetic drugsResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered that two drugs once considered too toxic for human cancer treatment could, in low doses, cause antitumor responses in breast, lung, and colon cancers. The researchers […]
Recent breast cancer research offers hope:Scientists reprogram cancer cells with low doses of epigenetic drugsResearchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have discovered that two drugs once considered too toxic for human cancer treatment could, in low doses, cause antitumor responses in breast, lung, and colon cancers. The researchers said the drugs also were found to take […]
I first noticed a “bulge” in my breast when I was 39 years old – while getting ready for work and putting on a bra in front of the mirror. I laid down on my bed, and felt what appeared to be a large hard mass in the center part of my left breast (towards […]
In this season of Thanksgiving and holiday cheer, I wanted to share just how much cards and good wishes mean to a cancer patient. It would seem like I’m stating the obvious, but I what I want to say is that it really cannot be understated how much it all means.There are so many times […]
You remember Goldilocks, right? She didn’t like her porridge too hot or too cold but rather just right. Likewise, she didn’t like her bed too hard or too soft, but rather just right. It would appear that in many facets of life, our health is based upon a similar premise. More importantly, many of these […]
When I was in the middle of chemotherapy for Stage 2 breast cancer in 2003, I heard about the Breast Cancer Gene test (the BRCA test). I asked if I could have the test done, since I had heard that being of Ashkenazi (European) Jewish decent was one of the identified risk factors for the […]