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What Breast Cancer Awareness Month Means to Me

As a two-time breast cancer survivor, I am more than acutely aware that this is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Since ...
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Sharing the Love With Others

While I personally had a pretty darn good week, a lot of people around me have not fared so well ...
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Thoughts on Enjoying Today

I was trying to figure out what I wanted to write about today and couldn’t think of a thing. The ...
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Dealing with Disasters as a Cancer Survivor

As we are once again in “fire season” here in Southern California, we often forget that “awareness” encompasses so many ...
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The Celebration of Labor Day

Even though “Labor Day” is a holiday in the United States, most people in the country have no idea how ...
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The Meaning of Acceptance in Cancer Treatment

When the word “acceptance” is mentioned, it is usually associated with religious or racial tolerance of those that may be ...
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The New Face of Breast Cancer Care

I have written before about my own cancer care from diagnosis to forever as I called it. I had the ...
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You Are Not Alone: Share Your Medical Industry Issues On Let Life Happen

Over the nearly last 15 years since the first blog was posted on the Let Life Happen website, much has ...
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Hispanic women more likely to have annual breast cancer screening

October 2, 2022 / annual mammogram, Breast Cancer, Hispanic woman, In The News, lower rish, lower risk, new study

By: Amerigo Allegretto From: auntminnie.com Hispanic women are more likely to have annual breast cancer screening despite having lower overall ...
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Patient survey shows unresolved tension over health data privacy

October 1, 2022 / american medical association, health date, In The News, patient survey, privacy, unreresolved tension

From: ama-assn.org A new examination of patient perspectives on data privacy illustrates unresolved tension over the eroding security and confidentiality ...
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Clone of Endocrine Therapy Before Surgery Results in Different Outcomes in Black vs. White Women With Breast Cancer

September 30, 2022 / before therapy, Breast Cancer, city of hope, clone, endocrine therapy, In The News, Stage 1 or 2

From: cityofhope.org A study led by City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the ...
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Just how great is photon-counting CT?

September 29, 2022 / (ISCT syposium, Breast Cancer, In The News, new technology, proton counting, transform clinical practice

By: Kate Madden From : auntminnie.com Photon-counting CT is a new technology that could transform clinical practice, according to two ...
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Cancer Screening Gaps Highlight Urgent Need to Address Health Inequities, According to NCCN Policy Summit

September 28, 2022 / address inequities, Breast Cancer, improvements, In The News, NCCN, preventions, screening gaps

National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s #NCCNPolicy Summit, featuring White House Moonshot Coordinator and representatives from CDC, NCI, and USPSTF, examines critical ...
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