“Whatever life takes away from you, let it go.” – Don Miguel Ruiz Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com
How to Practice Self-Care During Chemotherapy
By: Monica Haro From: bezzybc.com Create boundaries and be specific People want to help, visit, and know your medical details. Support is a good thing, but it overwhelmed me. I experienced a learning curve, creating boundaries and vocalizing what I needed. I felt trapped in exhausting conversations about my medical details and unwanted advice. I realized I didn’t have to …
Never let fear hold you captive. Never let …
“Never let fear hold you captive. Never let self-doubt hold you captive. Never let frustration hold you captive.” – Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com
Chemo causes lasting physical decline in breast cancer survivors
By: Dennis Thompson From: medicalxpress.com Breast cancer survivors treated with chemotherapy tend to suffer a longer-lasting decline in their physical health, compared to women who receive hormone therapy or other cancer treatments. Chemotherapy patients reported a physical decline that extended more than two years after their diagnosis with breast cancer, researchers reported Feb. 28 in JAMA Network Open. This decline …
From a Breast Cancer Survivor: A Message to Telephone and Telemarketer Solicitors
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“The reason for my starting a diary is that I have no real friend.” – Anne Frank Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com
HR+/MP-H2 Breast Cancers Resemble Triple-Negative, Guiding New Therapies
By: Jordyn Sava From: targetedonc.com A recent analysis of breast cancer subtypes reveals that a subset of hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancers classified as high-2 (MP-H2) by the MammaPrint (MP) assay closely resemble triple-negative breast cancers in both molecular features and clinical behavior.1 This finding, which is based on data from the I-SPY2 neoadjuvant trial (NCT01042379), suggests that patients …
University can teach you skill and give you opportunity, but …
“University can teach you skill and give you opportunity, but it can’t teach you sense, nor give you understanding. Sense and understanding are produced within one’s soul.” – C. JoyBell C. Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com
New federal mandate on breast density: Essential guidance for clinicians and patients
By: Denise Heady, University of California, Los Angeles From: medicalxpress.com A new federal mandate requires that all women undergoing mammography in the U.S. be informed about their breast density—a factor that affects both cancer detection and risk. The regulation mandates that more than 40 million women receiving mammograms each year receive this information. While the regulation aims to improve patient …
May he give you the desire of your heart and …
“May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.” – Psalm 20:4 Barbara JacobyBarbara Jacoby is an award winning blogger that has contributed her writings to multiple online publications that have touched readers worldwide. LetLifeHappen.com