There’s a report out that says that Ginseng could possibly increase chances of survival from breast cancer.
ABC 7 reports, “Those who used ginseng before the diagnosis were 30 percent less likely to die in that time than those who never used it. Women who started using the herbal supplement after their diagnosis reported to be happier and more social than women who did not.”
The study was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology
Accoriding to Innovation-Reports, a breast cancer dictionary is being developed to help bridge the gap between complicated medical terms and patient terminology.
“It was discovered that patients and doctors used very different words and expressions to talk about breast cancer. Patients used an incredible 3,000 different words and phrases to talk about their condition”, the site reports.
The dictionary will be in French however the team hopes to work with the Unified Medical Language System in the US to create a French and English dictionary.
The French dictionary will be available next year.
According to reports from several British media, men are dying from breast cancer at an alarming rate.
According to the Times Online professor Ian Fentiman said, “Half the men . . . are not diagnosed until their cancer is very advanced, and men are dying unnecessarily because they are unaware of the symptoms or because they are too embarrassed to seek help..If diagnosed early enough, a man has a 75-100 per cent chance of making a full recovery.”
The Susan G. Komen foundation will be holding snowshoe fun runs this winter for their 4th annual “Romp To Stomp Out Breast Cancer”
All of the money raised will go towards breast cancer research and screening.
Additionally, Tubbs Snowshoes will be donating a percentage of the sales from their womens snowshoe models.
Also, “All participants who collect pre-event pledges will be eligible for tons of great outdoor gear from Tubbs and other series sponsors… One grand prize package (valued at over $1,000) will be given to the participant who raises the most in pre-event pledges.”
The events will be held in the following locations:
Jan. 21: Stratton, VT
Jan. 28: Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 25: Mt. Hood, OR
Mar. 11: Frisco, CO
For more information, visit http://www.tubbsromptostomp.com/
I remember watching an “amazing animal” show where a womans dog kept biting her in the breast. She eventually went to the doctor and found out she had breast cancer.
I’ve always known that animals have a special sense.
Now, there may be scientific evidence to back it up.
The March 2006 issue of the journal Integrative Cancer Therapies will publish a study that confirms that dogs can detect early stages of cancer.
According to News-Medical.net, “The study showed that the dogs were able to detect breast and lung cancer with sensitivity and specificity between 88% and 97%, and it appears that this high accuracy persisted even after results were adjusted to take into account whether the lung cancer patients were currently smokers. The study also confirmed that the trained dogs were even able to detect the early stages of lung cancer along with early breast cancer. “
This is great news, however researchers said that more work is needed to expand the method.
Lottery tickets to benefit breast cancer research and awareness went on sale yesterday in Illinois.
This new game will provide $3 million per year to the cause. Players can win up to $20,000 on each ticket.
According to a press release;
“Net revenue from the sale of Ticket For The Cure tickets will be deposited into an interest bearing account in the State Treasury called the Ticket For The Cure Fund. The 
Illinois General Assembly will appropriate this money solely to the Illinois Department of Public Health who will award grants to public and private entities in Illinois for the purpose of funding breast cancer research, education and services for breast cancer patients and their families. All grants funded by Ticket For The Cure revenue will be reviewed and approved by a special advisory board called the Ticket For the Cure Board. “
The game ends in 2011.
According to Reuters, 1/3 of women treated for breast cancer experience fatigue for the first five years after treatment.
Is that a surprise??
Doctors believe that there is a syndrome causing the fatigue and the likelihood increases if one is suffering from depression, heart problems or those treated with chemo and radiation.