Pink Ribbon Risotto
By Dynise Balcavage on October 14th, 2011 Categories: Day-to-Day MattersBesides being Vegan Mofo, October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I’ve never been a “rah-rah” joiner of causes. But since my oldest sister, Babs, and several of my good friends are breast cancer survivors, I’m sucking it up in their honor and am hopping on the “think pink” bandwagon, for at least a day.
Although I’m smitten with the earthy-sweet flavor of beets, …
You CAN Survive Triple-Negative
By Patricia Prijatel on September 28th, 2011 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyTriple-negative breast cancer has caught the attention of major researchers throughout the world, which is a great thing—it means that we are learning more and more about how to prevent and treat this illness. The downside of the research popularity is that the media and medical journals have developed depressing and frightening catch phrases for it, such as deadly, particularly aggressive or, my favorite, a…
Exercising Safely: How to Find a Qualified Personal Trainer
By Cathy Bryan, Certified Cancer and Exercise Trainer (CET) on September 14th, 2011 Categories: Day-to-Day Matters
Welcome to blog #2 on exercising safely after breast cancer treatment. In this blog I will talk about what makes a qualified personal trainer and how to find one in your area.
We all know that the topic of exercise for breast cancer survivors is a hot, hot topic. And I first want to thank all of you who chimed in on my first blog …
Less Is More, or at Least Equal
By Diana Dyer, MS, RD on September 2nd, 2011 Categories: Treatment & Side Effects[Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on Diana’s personal blog on February 9, 2011. Breastcancer.org covered the study results she mentions here: Sentinel Node Dissection Poses No Breast Cancer Survival Hazard.]
In case you’re a day or two behind with ‘big news,’ yesterday really big news regarding standard breast cancer treatment was released indicating that there is no decrease in life expectancy in …
The Breastcancer.org User Experience
By Derek Olson on August 18th, 2011 Categories: Inside Breastcancer.orgI’ve been working with Breastcancer.org since the summer of 2000. It has been an amazing journey. I’ve watched this website grow from humble beginnings—a few dozen visitors a day—into the most popular breast cancer website in the world.
It is a neverending job to keep a world-class website up and running.
There’s expensive hardware that has to stay running all day and all night, every …
