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By Gayle Sulik, on October 13th, 2012
October 13th is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. One might wonder why it is necessary to parcel out a specific day during the month of October to take note of something like metastatic breast cancer (BC Mets). After all, the month is already dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Don’t we already know everything there . . . → Read More: Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day: October 13th By Beth Gainer, on October 11th, 2012
 Beth Gainer is an author and breast cancer survivor who writes the blog, “Calling the Shots.” She frequently posts excerpts from her upcoming book with the same title, Calling the Shots: Coaching Your Way Through the Healthcare System. The book is a primer for how to advocate for oneself through a difficult medical landscape. It includes information about . . . → Read More: “Faun and Me” By Christie Aschwanden, on February 17th, 2012
Journalist Christie Aschwanden has written one of the finest essays I’ve read about the “false narrative” (i.e., the fairytale notion that breast cancer is a uniformly progressive disease that starts small and only grows and spreads if you don’t stop it in time), and its use in selling wholesale screening, along with accompanying lifestyle and . . . → Read More: The real scandal: science denialism at Susan G. Komen for the Cure® By Gayle Sulik, on October 14th, 2011
John and Elizabeth Edwards, 2007. Photo Credit: Sara Davis – Getty Images Originally Published March 14, 2011. Elizabeth Edwards died from stage 4 breast cancer (also known as metastatic breast cancer) on December 7th, 2010 at the age of 61. Ms. Edwards was a well-known public figure, notably the wife of former Senator John . . . → Read More: 13. Medical Progress and Stage 4 Breast Cancer, Re-Learning the Lessons from Elizabeth Edwards’ Death By Rachel Cheetham Moro, on October 5th, 2011
The “Special Breast Cancer Awareness Issue” floods the populace in October. It might be in a small town in upstate New York, a metropolitan city in Florida, or a magazine dedicated to the Jersey Shore. It doesn’t really matter. The template is the same. Shape the culture, fuel the industry, and do it in . . . → Read More: 4. Factoids, Impressions, and Impressions By Gayle Sulik, on August 18th, 2011
Cumulus Clouds: www.carlwozniak.com Much of my life revolves around cancer, both professionally and personally. My ongoing research of breast cancer culture and industry that started over a decade ago entails an immersion into the topic that involves incessant reading of medical studies, news articles, advocacy materials, public policies, and personal stories as well . . . → Read More: Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud By Gayle Sulik, on July 7th, 2011
SURVEY NOW CLOSED. Dian Corneliussen-James, also known as CJ, founded METAvivor Research and Support, Inc. in 2007 to increase awareness, support, and research specifically oriented to metastatic breast cancer, or BC Mets. Although there are an estimated 150-250 thousand people in the United States with BC Mets, little is really known about this population. According to NCI data . . . → Read More: Surveying the BC Mets Community – [Survey Now Closed] By Gayle Sulik, on June 4th, 2011
This weekend marks the 22nd annual Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure® 5K at the National Mall in Washington, DC. Nearly 40,000 people participated and the event raised more than $5 million. Reports of the race festivities are awash with celebrity, festivity, performance, and unbridled enthusiasm. Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s founder, Ambassador Nancy G. . . . → Read More: Enter the Komen Bandits — Racing With A Message for BC Mets By Nancy Stordahl, on June 3rd, 2011
Nancy Stordahl with Sophie and Elsie Nancy Stordahl lost her mother to breast cancer in 2008. Two years later she too was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her blog Nancy’s Point tries to make sense out of these life-altering situations by sharing her personal experience, advice, and thought-provoking commentary. With precision and gentle humor, Nancy has written about . . . → Read More: “Are We Really Racing for a Cure?” By Gayle Sulik, on May 27th, 2011
(CJ) Dian Corneliussen-James of METAvivor / Photo Credit: Wendy Marxen, Marxen Consulting LLC Dian Corneliussen-James, also known as CJ, has a history of helping to find missing persons. Toward the end of her 24-year career as an Air Force Intelligence Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Corneliussen-James took a position in the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office . . . → Read More: Dian Corneliussen-James: A Woman On A Mission |
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