Archive for October, 2008
Friday, October 31st, 2008
As the last post for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let us bring our attention to Gilda's Club. Although Gilda's Club was named after Gilda Radner, the laugh provoking comedian, cancer is not usually a laughing matter. Joanna Bull was Gilda's cancer psychotherapist while Gilda was experiencing cancer. Together, Joanna, Gene Wilder and Joel Siegel created ...
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Thursday, October 30th, 2008
At the September American Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology Meeting in Boston, Dr. Timothy Whelan presented information regarding a shortened radiation protocol for early stage breast cancer. For select types of breast cancer, radiation treatments can be reduced in number of total treatment sessions and the recurrence outcomes remain ...
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
There are breast and cervical cancer screening programs available free of charge to very low income women. If you need a screening procedure and have not done so because of cost, please visit this Washington State website to see if they can be of assisted to you. http://www.doh.wa.gov/WBCHP/
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