Mom Fighting Breast Cancer Comforted By Random 'Angel' in a Restaurant When She Needed It Most
Right when Amy Pettenato was beginning to despair in the face of her cancer fight, an "angel" in a restaurant swooped in to comfort her.
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Fasting-Mimicking Diet Shown to Be 'Safe and Effective Supplement' to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
The research also suggests that short-term fasting or fasting-mimicking diets could help to prevent tumor growth in other cancer patients as well.
Tulane Researchers Find a Switch to Turn Off Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Growth
Researchers at Tulane U. have identified a gene that causes an aggressive form of breast cancer—and a way to "turn it off" to inhibit growth of the cancer.
Common Weed Stops the Growth of Breast Cancer Cells, Scientists in London Report
A common weed known as Arabidopsis thaliana or thale cress stopped the growth of breast cancer cells in London university lab.
Doctor Determines Perfect Prescriptions For Stage 4 Cancer: With Functional Profiling His Results Are 'Stunning'
Dr. Nagourney at his Nagourney Cancer Institute in CA is doubling cancer survival success rates with functional profiling of tumors in a lab.
To Protect the Heart From Breast Cancer Treatment, Study Finds Statins Could Help
Statins may protect women's hearts from damage caused during breast cancer chemotherapy, according to a University of Toronto study.
Simple Blood Test That Can Detect 50 Types of Cancer is Now Accurate Enough to Be Rolled Out
A new blood test using machine-learning can rapidly test for 50 different kinds of cancers, as is accurate enough to be rolled out soon.
Aggressive Breast Cancer Could Be Tamed By Ingredient Found in Cardamom Spice, Say Scientists
A highly valued spice, cardamon, could hold the key to tackling aggressive types of breast cancer, according to new research.
Screening For Breast Cancer Might Soon Use Simple Blood Test Following Milk Discovery
Breast cancer screening could be done via a simple blood test in the future, following a major breakthrough studying breast milk.
Live Cells Discovered in Human Breast Milk Could Lead to Future Breast Cancer Treatments
Breast milk contains cells, which were once thought to be dead or dying, but are in fact alive and well—and being studied for cancer research.
Spicy Molecule Inhibits Growth of Breast Cancer Cells
A recent study conducted in Germany shows that the spice molecule found in chili and peppers can actually greatly slowed the growth of breast cancer cells.
Teen Invents Bra that Could Detect Breast Cancer
This 18-year-old's invention is still in the early stages of testing – but it could have the potential to save millions of lives.
Watch Neighbors Throw a Parade for Breast Cancer Patient on Last Day of Chemo
This woman couldn't believe her eyes when she walked outside and found a parade waiting to celebrate her last day of chemotherapy.
A Woman Given Months to Live From Advanced Breast Cancer is 'Cured' in World First
Judy Perkins and her doctors had given up hope before the experimental treatment at the US National Cancer Institute-2 years later, she's thriving.
Strangers Write 125,000 Loving Letters to Breast Cancer Patients - How You Can Join Their Mission
It takes very little effort to write a letter of encouragement to someone who many need it - which is why this charity is asking you to write one too.
Clicks Against Breast Cancer, and Hunger, and Deforestation, and…
I went to donate a mammogram with a simple click of my mouse and found -- on the same page -- not only the Hunger Site, but the Rainforest Site, The Child Health Site, the Literacy Site, and the Animal Rescue Site!
Cancer and Christmas Both Begin with C
My good friend Wally Bock wrote an article for his newsletter which he titled Christmas and Cancer Both Begin with C. Wally's mother died of cancer in 1982 after fourteen years as one of the earliest recipients of chemotherapy. One of her life's mottos was What good can we make of this? I was honored when Wally wrote about my experience alongside his mother's.
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