The final score was 3-0 last night at my son's soccer game -- his team won, but not because they have a single star that makes all the goals; rather, they worked together to make a collective effort in winning the game. The soccer community is now rallying their global fans and participants in a match against the(...)
Putting Cancer in Its Place
Posted by Elissa Bantug | Issues & Perspectives, Patient Stories, SurvivorshipIn a conversation with a patient recently, she said to me, “I am a mother and a wife, but when I think of what describes me most, it is that I am a cancer survivor. Having had cancer is the first thing I think about when I get up in the morning, the last thing I(...)
Oct 12, 2010 No comments
Cancer Survivorship
Posted by Elissa Bantug | Issues & Perspectives, Patient Stories, SurvivorshipDefining when a patient becomes a cancer “survivor” seems to vary depending on whom you ask. Some people say that this term can be applied after a patient has shown no evidence of disease for five years; others assert that survivor is a status achieved following the patient’s completion of all recommended treatments and surgeries. (...)
Oct 7, 2010 1 comment
Construction Workers Don Pink Hard Hats
Posted by Vanessa Wasta | Issues & Perspectives, UncategorizedOf all the hard hat colors to choose from, you wouldn't think construction workers would opt to wear pink ones. But that's just what they did at Johns Hopkins to honor breast cancer awareness month. Construction employees of EMCOR Group, Inc., a mechanical and electrical construction company, who are working at Hopkins on what is believed to be the largest hospital(...)
Oct 5, 2010 1 comment
What Matters to You?
Posted by Vanessa Wasta | Issues & Perspectives, ResearchIt was the culmination of years of effort by many scientists and physicians and the bravery of patients to try something new that has brought some steady hope in an experimental therapy called epigenetics.
Oct 1, 2010 No comments