This is Part Two of a series on nutrition for breast cancer patients. Nutrition is a vital component of your breast cancer treatment, says Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center nutritionist Mary Eve Brown. “Nutrition helps you maintain your weight and your strength during treatment,” she says. Brown recommends partnering with a registered dietitian to manage your […]
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When do breast cancer survivors use nutrition in their cancer journey? Right at the start
Posted by admin | Survivorship, treatmentThis is Part One of a series on nutrition for breast cancer patients. It’s never too early to start thinking about nutrition when you have breast cancer. Whether your treatment is yet to happen, just beginning, or already underway, nutrition is an important support system for your body. Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center nutritionist Mary Eve […]
Jun 26, 2013 1 comment
Gene Patents Get Supreme Decision
Posted by admin | precision medicineLast week's U.S. Supreme Court decision on Myriad's breast cancer gene patents sparked many comments from patients, the public and scientists. Here's what several Johns Hopkins experts had to say about the topic: "I am thrilled with the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to overturn gene patents. This was the only choice and will open up […]
Jun 21, 2013 No comments
The True Value of Volunteering
Posted by admin | Survivorship***This post was written by Deb Stewart, R.N., who leads a group of Survivor Volunteers in the Johns Hopkins Breast Center. In honor of National Volunteers Week, Deb pays tribute to her volunteer group and describes the value of volunteering. Like the volunteers we saw give their help during the Boston bombings, Deb's volunteers provide […]
Apr 24, 2013 2 comments
New Breast Cancer Drug on the Horizon?
Posted by admin | ResearchIn today's news, updated data on an experimental breast cancer drug called trastuzumab emtansine, or T-DM1, shows better survival (by five months) than a standard mix of two other drugs for metastatic breast cancer patients. We've talked often on this blog about the importance of taking these incremental steps toward finding the best cocktail of […]
Oct 1, 2012 No comments
Top Trends in Cancer Research 2011
Posted by admin | Prevention/Screening, ResearchIt's been a game-changing year in cancer research. Doctors and scientists don't typically like to use those words, but here's why I think this is a turning point. Scientists are churning out the genetic code of cancer cells as quickly as the cost of sequencing technology plummets. Teams of researchers are looking for ways to add the new armory of cancer cell-targeted […]
Dec 21, 2011 2 comments
Part 4: Why I Walk
Posted by Elissa Bantug | Issues & Perspectives, SurvivorshipEveryone has their own reason. For some, they feel grateful for how far they have come or to remember those they have lost. For others, they want to inspire hope and galvanize progress toward ending this disease. Others may want to participate in the event as a way to fight back at a disease that […]
Aug 30, 2011 1 comment
Part 3: Bonds that Bring Us Closer
Posted by Elissa Bantug | Issues & Perspectives, SurvivorshipMy fellow team member Julie Thomas raised $13,760 this year alone, in her eleventh Avon Walk. Julie’s been raising money for breast cancer for almost 20 years now, ever since losing a close friend to the disease. She approaches the task with gusto, maintaining a donor list of 200 names, including family, friends, colleagues, and […]
Aug 2, 2011 1 comment
Part 2: Walk the Talk
Posted by Elissa Bantug | Issues & Perspectives, SurvivorshipIt’s not every day that you commit to walking 40 miles in the heat and rain, but on April 30 of this year, I walked in my second D.C. Avon Walk for Breast Cancer as part of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center Team. This quite a contrast from my humbling beginning 19 years ago with […]
Jul 6, 2011 No comments
Top Cancer News
Posted by admin | ResearchThis month, in Dr. Bill Nelson's Cancer News Review podcast, you'll hear about cell phone hazards, breast and prostate cancer prevention drugs, and screening for ovarian cancer. The World Health Organization recently listed cell phones as a probable cause of certain cancers. There is a persistent worry that cell phones may have health hazards, and Nelson […]
Jun 23, 2011 No comments