Are you a breast cancer survivor?  Would you like to share your weight related experiences with us? Please let us support breast cancer survivors by completing the survey.

 

Drs. Kay Bartholomew and Keiko Yamauchi are conducting a survey in order to look at weight changes that some breast cancer survivors experience, and how they cope with them. Dr. Bartholomew is a breast cancer survivor and researcher in health education and Dr. Yamauchi is a nutrition researcher. This is a…

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I am in the beginning stages of writing a book on breast cancer.  I was diagnosed in May 2009, had lumpectomy in June 2009, bilateral mastectomy in July 2009. Started chemo August 2009.  Started Herceptin January 2010 and on January 25, 2011 was classified as CANCER FREE.  Throughout this whole process I kept feeling that there was a book inside of me begging to be written.  So I have started researching things I want to be in this book, and I have decided that I want to include handwritten… Continue

Breast cancer can really mess with a woman’s mind. Hair falls out.When it grows back, it is often very different from the hair she once had. Body parts have been lost or rearranged. Chemotherapy has likely changed her facial skin prematurely…now there are random age spots, and her skin has lost some elasticity.

When she looks in the mirror, she does not see…

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January always makes me feel like I have a fresh start. This year is especially filled with hope for me. I’m starting the year with a trip to Disney World!!!!

And by the end of this year, I should be finishing my PhD. YES!!!

 

This year can be a fresh start for you, too. It doesn’t matter what last year was like. You’ll never have to re-live any bad days you’ve had – ever again. So try to let them go. Stress is no good for fighting cancer or any other…

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We raised $30,000 dollars for cancer just from people donating spare pennies.  we helped 50children with free cancer treatments for a year, 20 women with breast cancer,  $1000 research, $2000went to the nicunit for premies,  and $200 went to The oncology department for other cancers.  I spent so much of my life focusing on what about me for Christmas and this year I didn't get a thing from my family and friends and when I saw how much Good we did to help these people that so desperately needed… Continue