Monday, April 02, 2001
Long-term tamoxifen therapy unnecessary for women with operable breast cancerSan Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - December 10-13, 2001
posted by Karen Weber Monday, April 02, 2001
Wednesday, April 04, 2001
New guidelines tell patients cancer pain can be controlledThe Intel(R) Philanthropic Peer-to-Peer Program - another program that uses your computer when you aren't to find a cure for cancer.
The risk of developing breast cancer within the next 5, 10, or 20 years of a womans life - The lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is a frequently misinterpreted statistic. Risk projections over a shorter time period, conditioned on current age, may be less prone to misconceptions and more relevant to populations at different ages.
posted by Karen Weber Wednesday, April 04, 2001
Thursday, April 05, 2001
Mistletoe extract prolongs survival in cancer patients - when used as a complementary therapy. Not when used alone like Susanne Sommers is doing. That hasn't been studied yet.Lifetime physical activity and breast cancer risk in the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study
Circumventing Tamoxifen Resistance in Breast Cancers Using Antiestrogens That Induce Unique Conformational Changes in the Estrogen Receptor1
posted by Karen Weber Thursday, April 05, 2001
Friday, April 06, 2001
I had my abdominal CT scan yesterday. There was a brief hiccup when my brain short circuited and forgot that I wasn't supposed to eat in the morning. As I chewed my last bite of toast, it dawned on me that I had made a boo-boo. I called, and they said I could come in anyway, but to expect my knuckles to be rapped. So I packed up Rick's mom, who is visiting in Phoenix, and we went off to the imaging center. It's in the same building where I had radiation, so while I was drinking the delicious contrast, aka SLIME, I stopped in to see them. They were amazed by my hair and swore they would never have recognized me. Then it was time for the CT scan. No problem getting venous access in my wrist and we were off. I won't have the results until next week.After that excitement, Delma and I headed over to the Berean Christian Bookstore. I bought a bunch of neat things from my ChemoFriend (through ChemoAngels.Com), and Delma bought a couple of books and some music. Rick met us there and we had lunch, then a tour of his new building.
Delma left later in the afternoon to go and stay with Rick's brother for a week and a half. She'll be back with us on my birthday and then stay another week. After she left, I went and had a hair cut. Once again, Michelle at Unique Studios refused to charge me. If you are near Gilbert, this is a great place to get your hair cut.
In the evening, I went over and visited with an angel from my support group. We gabbed and watched a videotape sent by another woman in the support group. She was taped by her local Christian TV station talking about the experience of breast cancer. It was very inspirational. Of course, we also spent a long time gabbing!
I discovered yesterday that I am still very angry about my arm. I think it's because I'm still having so much pain in my shoulder, and I have to baby the arm all the time. I FINALLY got a call back from the PT here who does lymphedema treatment. She said that the shoulder problem is probably treatable, and she regrets that they had me stuck on the waiting list for 3 months. She thinks they can get me in for an evaluation within a week. So, here's hoping she's right. I would like to either get this resolved or know that it is permanent nerve pain, so that I can deal with it and accept it.
Despite Recent Study Findings, Fruits and Vegetables Win in the Long Run
posted by Karen Weber Friday, April 06, 2001