The ACA and Breast Cancer: Some Good News for Diagnosed Women
By Jamie DePolo on December 2nd, 2013 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that just about everyone in the United States will have to have health insurance by Jan. 1, 2014, or pay a penalty. Most types of health insurance will count towards this requirement including employer sponsored insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, veterans’ benefits, and individually purchased plans.
To help us all understand what the ACA means for women diagnosed with breast cancer, …
The Many Benefits of Self-Expression
By Jean Kane on November 13th, 2013 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyPart 1 of Jean Kane’s series, Project Strive to Thrive: Ideas for Moving Beyond “Survival” After Breast Cancer
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” — From “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver
No one realizes the precious nature of life better than someone diagnosed with cancer. But cancer can also cause a wild range of …
Doctors Weigh In: Do Mammograms Really Save Lives?
By T.J. Sharpe on November 5th, 2013 Categories: Lower Your Risk, Our Medical Experts[Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on October 30, 2013, on Philly.com. It is borrowed with permission.]
After asking the question, “Are Mammograms really saving lives?” two weeks ago, I got some very good follow up. It seems like there were two major ideas:
- The science behind mammograms can be questioned, but there are also very strong reasons to get one.
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MealLogger: Support to Get Your Recovery and Healthy Eating on Track
By Anna Aistrich, MPH on November 1st, 2013 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersEven though many parts of cancer treatment were miserable, there was something oddly comforting in the predictable and stable routine. For nearly 6 months, my life revolved around this 3-week rotating schedule, in which all the details were pretty much mapped out for me by my medical care team. I knew the order of all the medical procedures, what drugs I needed to take and …
Telling Kids About Cancer
By Sara Masri on October 17th, 2013 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersJust a few months ago when I introduced myself to people, I usually started with either my name and job title or as mother of (fill in kid’s name). These days, I tend to lead with the diagnosis so we can start there. My name is Sara Masri and I was diagnosed with breast cancer in early June. I started my treatments in July — …
