1. Advice for the Newly Diagnosed, by Nancy Dyson. Nancy explains, as only she can, how to get by with a little help from your friends (and family).
1. Coping for Newbies, by Lana Bakk.
2. Sex and Chemo, abstracts found by Musa Mayer.
3. Chemo, Radiation and Fatigue, article from Cancer Control, the Journal of Moffitt Cancer Center.
4. Weight Gain After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Article from the Journal of Clinical Oncology involving research on bc treatment and weight gain.
5. Neoadjuvant Chemo and Node Metastases, news article from Medscape reporting on a study of the response to neoadjuvant chemo by patients with locally advanced disease.
6. Chemotherapy and Brain Function, abstracts of the studies I have found so far. I know there are other studies being done on this topic, so if you have any information about this, please email me, francine at pinkmutant.com, so material can be added. Chemobrain is a perennial topic on the list.
1. Mets and Herceptin, by Rasa Lila.
2. Herceptin, lengthy and detailed article on herceptin from Medscape, including sections on biology, prognosis, testing, toxicities and therapy.
1. Staging of Breast Cancer, article from the College of American Pathologists website, found by Margaret Keane.
2. Classification of DCIS, article found by Diane Carr.
3. Tumor Markers, information from the National Cancer Institute, found and posted by Cathy Britvich.
1. The Median Isn't the Message, by Stephen Jay Gould. The great biologist discusses the meaning of the dismal statistics of his own cancer.
2. The Invisible Half, Musa Mayer's post on the statistics of breast cancer survival. Take heart, SEER data show we are not doomed.
1. Information on Getting Through Radiation, a little compilation of posts from Sarah Webster-Eastman.
2. Radiation and Lumpectomy, news article from Medscape on the survival advantage conferred by radiation on lumpectomy patients.
1. Free TRAM Surgery, by JC.
2. Reconstruction, Part 2, by JC.
1. Sentinel Node Biopsies, article found by Musa Mayer.
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