women and cancer

Anticancer, A New Way of Life This is a book about alternative cancer care and health by David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., a medical doctor who was diagnosed with brain cancer and beat the odds. When faced...

It is well known that smoking cigarettes  leads to an increase in lung cancer and oral cancers.  Recent research has now shown that nicotineitself is linked specifically to breast cancer. In a recent study published...

The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of the Warrior, Teacher, Healer, and Visionary Many years ago I studied with a remarkable woman named Angeles Arrien.  She teaches a path called The Four Fold Way which...

Study Shows Link Between Antibiotic < Use and Increased Risk of Breast Cancer This study was published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association. According to the National Cancer Institute: The study concluded...

The age of personalized medicine is here. If you have a map of your genes you will have a greater understanding of your risks for illness and disease. Today we can now test for genetic...

Red grapes, strawberries, soybeans, dark chocolate, oranges, and green tea are among the foods with the ability to prevent blood vessel growth and thus slow the spread of cancer. ‘What we eat is really our...

As life unfolds and  the challenges of aging and illness arise, having a support system of family and nourishing friendships is vital. Statistics show that cancer patients with family support and a network of friends...

The use of soy phytoestrogens (plant estrogens) for breast cancer survivors and menopausal women have been widely misunderstood. The controversy has stemmed both from lack of good research and the fact that a food component, isoflavones,  has...

I recently attended a private screening of Pink Skies: a film about women, breast cancer and courage. Explored are the challenges and the questions breast cancer patients and clinicians face everyday, including both conventional and...

Beware these Hidden Threats in Your Make-Up Bag Everyday we use a myriad of personal care products on our bodies, from soaps and lotions to shampoos and conditioners, makeup and shaving creams. The ingredients in personal...

I came across a great post today which discusses the ever widening use of acupuncture for cancer patients both during treatment to manage side effects and improve quality of life and after cancer treatment to...

This is a great article on the MOST BASIC lifestyle choices that have the BIGGEST IMPACT on Cancer Prevention…and Cancer Survival. The original article can be found on the Siteman Cancer Center website This site...