Study Places Doubt on the Value of Mammograms

Study Places Doubt on the Value of Mammograms You may have heard about the study (published in the British Medical Journal on Tuesday)   and reported on the front page of the New York Times citing that “annual mammography in women aged 40-59 does not reduce mortality from breast cancer beyond that of physical examination or… Continue reading Study Places Doubt on the Value of Mammograms

Trying to Figure Out Your Insurance? The Cancer Insurance Checklist Will Help!

Cancer Insurance Checklist Today I’m excited to share with you a tool (you know how I love tools!) that WILL help you navigate the world of insurance. With the fits and starts of Obamacare, the issue of insurance is going to touch each and every one of us in ways that it never has before… Continue reading Trying to Figure Out Your Insurance? The Cancer Insurance Checklist Will Help!

Navigating the Healthcare System from a Cancer Diagnosis and Beyond

Navigating the Healthcare System from Cancer Diagnosis and Beyond Discovering that you have cancer is a life-rocking event. Understatement of the decade, I know. However, sometimes the obvious just must be stated. (Ha!) Shortly after my diagnosis, I found myself feeling as if I were in a cobweb filled forest, with no idea which way… Continue reading Navigating the Healthcare System from a Cancer Diagnosis and Beyond

Cancer Survivors in Focus at the CDC

Cancer Survivors in Focus at the CDC If you are anywhere near Atlanta, I highly recommend a visit to the David J. Sencer CDC Museum to see the CDC exhibit: Cancer Survivors in Focus. Wowowowowow. It’s an incredibly inspiring and powerful exhibit that is goose bump inducing. According to the CDC website, CANCER: Survivors in Focus—a… Continue reading Cancer Survivors in Focus at the CDC

New ASCO Guidelines Recommending Aromasin to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer in High-Risk Postmenopausal Women

On July 8th, 2013, The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) released new guidelines recommending the horomonal therapy medicine Aromasin to lower the breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women who are considered at high-risk of developing the disease. This is big news in the breast cancer world. What and why, you wonder?  Well, I thought… Continue reading New ASCO Guidelines Recommending Aromasin to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer in High-Risk Postmenopausal Women

Guest Post from Lisa Bonchek Adams: I Just Want

More than six years ago, Lisa Bonchek Adams heard the words, “You have cancer” for the first time. She started writing about her experiences as a wife and young mother of 3 with breast cancer. Lisa wrote about the darker, richer emotions that she was feeling — aimlessness, fear, despair — but also the dogged commitment to… Continue reading Guest Post from Lisa Bonchek Adams: I Just Want

The Power of Pain

Though being diagnosed with FBC (f-bomb breast cancer) Rocked. My. World., one Silver Lining is that (as a nurse and social worker) the experience gave me a whole new consciousness and sensitivity to the patient experience. Gary Zukav’s quote about the ability to feel another’s pain only after having felt your own pain resonates with me in a… Continue reading The Power of Pain

The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic Gala

  The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic Gala Last week, I had the great honor and privilege of speaking at the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara and Sansum Clinic Gala (held in the tent above). Speaking before a crowd of over 500 people (yes, 500!) with Jay Leno (yes, Jay Leno!), Rickey Minor… Continue reading The Cancer Center of Santa Barbara with Sansum Clinic Gala

C California Style Magazine + Dream Foundation = Compassion is always in fashion

Boy oh boy, do I ever have an inspiring Silver Lining for you on this beautiful Monday Morning! And it’s not what you might think it is based on the photo above. Please allow me to explain…and prepare for goosebumps. Dream Foundation, the first and largest national wish- granting organization for adults and their families suffering… Continue reading C California Style Magazine + Dream Foundation = Compassion is always in fashion