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Brotherly BRCA5 comments

caraelyse wrote 1 week ago: I was under the impression that my older brother had scheduled a BRCA test. But the other day in my … more →

Tags: BRCA thoughts, Family, BRCA test, Brother

Losing a mother to breast cancer5 comments

JBBC wrote 1 week ago: TV presenter, Dawn Porter, who lost her mother to breast cancer I mentioned Dawn Porter’s exce … more →

Tags: Genetic testing, Family, Breast Cancer Awareness, bereavement, breast cancer, Dawn Porter, mother's death

PARP sounds cooler than BRCA

lisaelaineh wrote 3 weeks ago: If you’ve been following the news at all, you know that a new class of drugs called “PAR … more →

Tags: BRCA2, breast cancer, genetic mutations, health, hereditary cancer, PARP inhibitors, Research, Science

So What’s With All of These Acronyms, Anyway?

Teri Smieja wrote 3 weeks ago: When I was first thrown into the world of BRCA I found it to be riddled with acronyms. Here is my at … more →

Tags: BRCA1, TRAM, Diep, breast reconstruction, oopherectomy, PBM, BSO, hysterectomy, BRCA2

It's not a tumor...1 comment

sldearing wrote 3 weeks ago: Do you remember that scene from Kindergarten Cop?  Where he has a headache?  I have caught that head … more →

Cancer activist takes to YouTube1 comment

JBBC wrote 1 month ago: When Jessica Gioia was diagnosed with breast cancer on Sept. 19, 2008 — the day after her 33rd birth … more →

Tags: breast cancer screening, Younger Women and Breast Cancer, Video content, Genetic testing, breast MRI, Younger women, Chemotherapy, BRCA1, YouTube

What I have learned today.1 comment

sldearing wrote 1 month ago: 1. White Play-doh is called “dip”. 2. If you ask a 9 year old, in your best *mom* voice, … more →

If you have a little...

sldearing wrote 1 month ago: You’ll want a lot.  That’s how I see it.  For example:  Frosted Flakes.  I had 2 bowls, … more →

If you only knew (Okay, I'll just tell you!)

sldearing wrote 1 month ago: Wondering where I’ve been?  Yeah, me too. After I wrote my last post, little boy got sick.  No … more →

Tags: mastectomy, surgical menopause

At Our Bodies Our Blog: OBOS Joins ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Breast and Ovarian Cancer Gene Patents2 comments

Rachel wrote 1 month ago: On May 12, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit against the U.S Patent and Trad … more →

Tags: Laws, Legislation, & Courts, Access, Rights, & Choice, ethics, Cancer, Women's Health, boobs, OBOS, Our-Bodies-Ourselves, breast cancer

I-Spy Trial Offers Key Insights Into Locally Advanced Breast Cancer1 comment

Zen of Bass wrote 1 month ago: Dr. Laura Esserman, director of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Breast … more →

Tags: UCSF, Medicine $ Science, genomics, Cancer, breast cancer, Personalized Medicine, Drug Development, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, MRI

BRCA awareness saves lives2 comments

ellynd wrote 1 month ago: I was so excited to get my mail yesterday and see the great cover story on the Detroit Jewish News o … more →

Tags: advertising, breast cancer, breast cancer advertising

So many breast reconstruction options!5 comments

ellynd wrote 2 months ago: Immediately after my doctor told me I had breast cancer, I told him I was having a bilateral mastect … more →

Tags: breast cancer, Force, mastectomy, reconstruction options

New friends1 comment

ellynd wrote 2 months ago: I’m heading back from Orlando now with lots of new friends.  Day two of the FORCE conference w … more →

Tags: breast cancer, Breast Cancer 3-Day, Force, Ta Ta Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen

Battling cancer again1 comment

JBBC wrote 2 months ago: Kari Dudley, pictured with her daughterts. Kari was diagnosed with a second cancer 12 years after tr … more →

Tags: Advocacy, Cervical cancer, Lifestyle, Genetic testing, survivorship, bilateral mastectomy, Dublin, Chemotherapy, breast cancer

Disney magic and the magic of FORCE all in one day

ellynd wrote 2 months ago: Taking a break in between activities at the FORCE conference. Time to put some thoughts down on pape … more →

Tags: breast cancer, Force, FORCE conference, breast cancer survivor, Disney

Should you share the results of genetic testing with your child?

JBBC wrote 2 months ago: If you learned that you were at high risk of cancer because you carry the hereditary BRCA1/2 gene m … more →

Tags: Genetic testing, Angela Bradbury, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Onco, BRCA1/2 gene mutation, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Patenting Parts of People12 comments

quixote wrote 2 months ago: The ACLU just started a lawsuit saying that patents of human genes are invalid. Specifically, it … more →

Tags: General, ACLU, Patent, Life, Bioengineering

Oh, blame it on the menopause.

sldearing wrote 2 months ago: Little boy is playing with an assortment of cars on the kitchen counter.  He is telling the bad ones … more →

Tags: mastectomy, surgical menopause, hysterectomy, IV, mean nurse, Surgery