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**A continuation of our series on breast cancer and nutrition. You may not want to think about diarrhea as a side effect of your breast cancer treatment, but Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center nutritionist Mary Eve Brown recommends you get ahead of it with a management game plan include these steps: Plan to eat foods that […]
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**A continuation of our series on breast cancer and nutrition. A sore mouth is one side effect of some breast cancer treatment. Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center nutritionist Mary Eve Brown says you can manage it better if you: Eat soft, moist foods, such as yogurt, eggs, avocadoes, soups, fruit cups, pudding, hot cereal, cottage cheese, […]
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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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This 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 […]
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Last 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 […]
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***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 […]
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In 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 […]
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It'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 […]
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Everyone 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 […]
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My 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 […]
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