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The National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) has worked for years to promote evidence-based medicine and to ensure that scientific information about breast cancer reaches women, informs policy, and impacts the direction of research. On September 20th NBCC raised the stakes. The coalition set a deadline to end breast cancer by 2020. Eradication is the goal. The eradication of breast cancer . . . → Read More: 2020: NBCC’s Breast Cancer Deadline I didn’t say that! But Doctor…I Hate Pink is the the title of a breast cancer blog by Ann, a self-proclaimed breast cancer ass-kicker from Sacramento, CA. I like Ann’s blog because she’s a straight talker. Something we desperately need when it comes to breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2009 with stage II infiltrating ductal carcinoma, Ann walks readers through her . . . → Read More: “But Doctor…I Hate Pink!” Secular religion. This is the term that Hank Stuever, staff writer for the Washington Post, uses to describe cancer in the United States. His article – ‘Stand Up to Cancer’ telethon brings out the stars but feels contrived – centers on a celebrity fund-raising and awareness telethon that was broadcast live and uninterrupted on September 10th. Co-hosted by World News . . . → Read More: When the Saints (And Celebs) Go Marching In… Library Journal, in its 133rd year of publication, is the oldest and most comprehensive publication in the library field and serves 100,000 library directors, administrators, and staff in public, academic, and special libraries. I’m very pleased that the journal has featured Pink Ribbon Blues in its 2010 breast cancer awareness month round-up. With the title Tough Questions, Hard Choices, Bette-Lee . . . → Read More: Library Journal Reviews “Pink Ribbon Blues” This is a great day! The Texas Book Festival just announced the 2010 list of authors who will be appearing October 16-17 in Austin, TX. I’m thrilled to have been invited to be a featured author to discuss Pink Ribbon Blues. I never anticipated participating in an event alongside people such as Pulitzer prize-winning author Michael Cunningham, former First Lady . . . → Read More: Texas Book Festival Announces 2010 Authors “…You’re the one…You make bathtime lots of fun…Rubber Duckie, I’m awfully fond of you…woo woo woo de woo…” The children’s song, Rubber Duckie, first appeared on Sesame Street in 1970 and is still a favorite among kids and parents alike. If the title doesn’t sound familiar, click here to listen to Roger Emerson’s plucky arrangement. It’s almost guaranteed . . . → Read More: Rubber Duckie… PINK—a pale tint of red lightened with a bit of white. That’s pink in the color palette. But pink does more than occupy a unique position in the visual spectrum. This slightly reddish hue is imbued with meaning. In the last two decades the color pink, through its association with the pink ribbon, has come to represent the general cause . . . → Read More: What’s In A Color? Making sense of one’s personal risk for developing a disease is complicated. In fact, it’s virtually impossible. We all know of lifetime smokers who never get lung cancer and nonsmokers who do. While there is a strong probability that smoking causes lung cancer, the smoking-lung cancer equation is not definitive for all individuals. There is a clear and documented relationship, . . . → Read More: What We Could Learn From George Burns About Breast Cancer Risk Every year, over 700 thousand women in the United States are diagnosed with some type of cancer. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and is the second leading cause of cancer death (after lung cancer). In 2009, the American Cancer Society estimated over 192 thousand new cases of breast cancer among women and over 40 thousand . . . → Read More: “1 in 8” – Fear Mongering and the Probability of Developing Breast Cancer |
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