• Study Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant

    Updated: 2013-01-30 00:30:56
    : Health News Study : Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant Print E-mail TUESDAY , Jan . 29 HealthDay News Lungs of heavy smokers can be donated safely for use in adult double-lung transplants , a new study . contends Researchers from Temple University in Philadelphia found that lungs from carefully selected donors who smoked at least a pack a day for more than 20 years may be used in certain transplant situations without affecting recipients' survival rates or deaths from lung . cancer The study authors said the use of lungs donated by heavy smokers could help more patients get the life-saving double-lung transplant they . need Our findings demonstrate that the current criteria for lung transplantation can potentially be revised to include donors with a heavy smoking history , Dr .

  • Breast Cancer Gene May Be Tied to Early Menopause

    Updated: 2013-01-30 00:30:55
    Health News Breast Cancer Gene May Be Tied to Early Menopause Print E-mail TUESDAY , Jan . 29 HealthDay News Women with the BRCA gene , who are already at greater risk for breast and ovarian cancer , may also be at increased risk for early menopause , according to a new study . Researchers at the University of California , San Francisco found a harmful mutation in the BRCA gene may give women fewer childbearing years and may also increase their risk of infertility . And heavy smokers who carry the mutation may go through menopause even earlier than non-smoking women with the . mutation The researchers suggested that women with the BRCA mutation consider having children at a younger age . They noted that doctors should encourage their patients who carry this mutation to get fertility

  • My Parts Are Perfect

    Updated: 2013-01-29 16:33:37
    Apparently, my parts are perfect — well, except for the few organs that have caused my pelvic floor dysfunction (but are not allegedly the culprits in my overall tummy turmoil). All else, though — flawless. Everything in the view ofContinue reading

  • For Early Cancer Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival Study

    Updated: 2013-01-29 07:00:49
    , : Health News For Early Cancer , Lumpectomy Beats Mastectomy for Survival : Study Print E-mail MONDAY , Jan . 28 HealthDay News Breast-conserving surgery for early stage breast cancers may result in better survival than mastectomy , according to a new . study For those with early stage breast cancer , lumpectomy is just as effective if not more effective than mastectomy , said researcher Dr . Shelley Hwang , chief of breast surgery at Duke Cancer Institute in Durham , . N.C There are lots of women who think the more treatment they do , the better they will do , she said . This refutes that . The findings , published online Jan . 28 in the journal Cancer are especially strong for women over 50 with hormone-sensitive cancers , the researchers . found Earlier research had also concluded

  • I Don’t Care If You Know

    Updated: 2013-01-25 16:11:39
    I don’t care if you know about my breast reduction (34DDD > 34C), the two giant babies I pushed out of my body, my breast cancer, my tummy tuck (did I mention the two giant babies?), my stomach ailments, myContinue reading

  • 6 Weird Clues to Your Prostate Cancer Risk Prostate Cancer Center Everyday Health

    Updated: 2013-01-24 22:01:01
    Peculiar Prostate Cancer Predictors 6 Weird Clues to Your Prostate Cancer Risk Worried you might be at risk for prostate cancer Your hands , hair , height , and even your hometown could help you predict your chances of developing the disease later in life . Find out . how By Wyatt Myers Medically reviewed by Pat F . Bass III MD , MPH 1 image As men get older , they may become more concerned about their risks of prostate cancer After all , prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer among men in the United States , with about 230,000 new cases diagnosed each year . Your family history , age , and race are the most common risk factors for the disease , but recent research has unearthed some other more unusual links as well . Read on for six strange signs that you may be at risk for

  • Thrilled to Watch Him Grow

    Updated: 2013-01-22 22:27:46
    Who is 5 feet 6 inches tall and 122 pounds? My just-turned-12-year-old child. He is 1 inch shorter and 12 pounds lighter than me. If he follows the same fast track he’s been on since birth, he should be aboutContinue reading

  • Eat like a Mennonite (New York Times, 1/18/2013)

    Updated: 2013-01-22 19:27:46
    What does it take for a modern American family to lower its BPA levels? Author Florence Williams offers a peek into her stint in the nearly-plastic-free world.

  • Cancer Creeps In

    Updated: 2013-01-21 00:57:52
    Danny does not love to read. He complies if we boss him into it, but he rarely takes the initiative to pick up a book and dive into a great story. He does like to read with me, though, and,Continue reading

  • $8 to Help Crush Cancer

    Updated: 2013-01-19 02:59:35
    It’s been years since I’ve done any cancer-cause fundraising — I collected so many thousands of dollars over the course of a few Making Strides Against Breast Cancer seasons that I thought it was only fair to give my familyContinue reading

  • MUSC to Go Red for Heart Month

    Updated: 2013-01-18 14:10:25
    On Friday, Feb. 1st , MUSC will kick off Heart Month in style! Join the American Heart Association and MUSC for Go Red Day in the MUSC Ashley River Tower lobby from 9:30 to 11:30 am, as we bring awareness of the #1 killer of American women – heart disease.   This free event will feature free blood pressure and BMI screenings, . . . → Read More: MUSC to Go Red for Heart Month

  • Here’s the Thing

    Updated: 2013-01-17 02:47:54
    The thing about all these breast cancer women I know is that many of us have never met in person. We have connected mostly through mutual friends, blogs, and Facebook, and together, we share our stories, raise awareness, spread hope,Continue reading

  • Rest in Peace, Angi

    Updated: 2013-01-17 01:11:02
    I wrote this morning about Angi, whose husband shared that she was in the care of hospice. I write this evening to share that Angi has passed. I have only tears and great admiration for the woman who would haveContinue reading

  • Letter to a Little Girl

    Updated: 2013-01-16 21:44:11
    I just wrote a letter to a 9-year-old little girl who will begin year-long chemotherapy for a brain tumor that could not be completely removed via surgery. I am sending her (along with the letter) a pair of comfy, cozy,Continue reading

  • She Is the Toughest, Bravest Cancer Girl I Know

    Updated: 2013-01-16 15:01:50
    My cancer is gone, and it’s likely not coming back. Angi’s cancer did come back — she has been diagnosed three times — and while I celebrate my survival from a really sucky disease, I never lose sight of theContinue reading

  • DES and breast cancer lawsuit settled

    Updated: 2013-01-11 17:50:04
    Big news yesterday out of Boston: Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has settled a case brought against it by four sisters who developed breast cancer in their forties, decades after their mother took the synthetic estrogen DES (Diethylstilbesterol) during her pregnancies...

  • Paleo Passes (My) Test of Time and Taste

    Updated: 2013-01-11 15:06:23
    Over the course of a few days this week, my husband and I helped our sixth-grader study for his World Cultures semester exam, which I would have surely bombed because, while I love learning about history, I have a heckContinue reading

  • Linda’s Weight Loss Surgery Story

    Updated: 2013-01-03 16:34:48
    MUSC Bariatric Patient Linda Hilliard After a number of orthopedic and back surgeries and a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, Linda Hilliard chose to have bariatric surgery at MUSC. In just two years post-surgery, she has lost 130 pounds and is no longer a diabetic. She says she wakes up every day feeling fabulous now, and . . . → Read More: Linda’s Weight Loss Surgery Story

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