Cancer treatments Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Cancer treatments have progressed as understanding of the disease’s foundation has evolved. The classic way of doing things has been to remove the tumor and then blast the patient with...

Tammy Padgett Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Name: Tammy Padgett Age: 45 Type of cancer: Breast Date diagnosed: Dec.14, 2001 Where in treatment: Recovering Treatment center: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City....

My Experience - M.J. Van Deventer Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment When my surgeon asked me on Dec. 23, 2005, “Did you come alone?” I knew instinctively what she was going to tell me. After five mammograms and two needle biopsies, I wasn’t hopeful about the...

Tonya Hughes Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment “Of course it’s very scary because the first thing that you think is that you’re going to die,” Tonya Hughes said before excusing herself from the phone in a breaking voice to close her...

Understanding Cancer Terminology Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Acute: Symptoms or signs that begin and worsen quickly; not chronic. Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins in cells that line certain internal organs and that have gland-like (secretory)...

Laura Geyer Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Name: Laura Geyer Age: 52 Type: Stage IIIA breast cancer Diagnosis: Nov. 28, 2000 Progress: Geyer is living like she’s in remission but still takes medication that blocks the uptake of estrogen...

Linda Gatewood Thu, Oct 9, 2008 | Add a comment Gatewood said she cried uncontrollably when she was told she had breast cancer following a routine mammogram and follow-up ultrasound. “At that point, I thought, ‘OK, my life is over,’ ”...

Droga experimental ayuda a mujeres con cáncer de seno Sun, Jun 4, 2006 ATLANTA (AP) -- Una nueva droga experimental retrasó el crecimiento del cáncer de seno avanzado en mujeres que habían dejado de responder al fármaco Herceptin y ya no tenían...

Evacuee gives thanks for Katrina Thu, May 18, 2006 Wanda Richardson was two days from possibly losing a breast to cancer when Hurricane Katrina struck. After a torturous four days at the Louisiana Superdome, Richardson found herself living in a...