Male caregivers of breast cancer patients have higher risk for hospitalization
A large study in Denmark found that men whose wives or girlfriends had breast cancer were 40% more likely than other men to be hospitalized for mood disorders such as severe depression and anxiety. However, the overall number of men hospitalized was low: only 180 out of more than 20,000 in the study. The results […]
Cancer blog round up: Breast Cancer Focus
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Today is the start of breast cancer awareness month, are you ready for an explosion of pink?! We’ll be sharing posts from breast cancer bloggers throughout October, as well as some of the interesting posts from other members of the cancer community. As always, please share your thoughts in […]
Cancer caregiver survey
Survey for cancer caregivers – support the supporters Last week we wrote about a new page on our site that outlines the tools and resources that are available to cancer caregivers, and how those tools can help alleviate some of the anxiety and stress that comes with providing care for a loved one with cancer. […]
Cancer blog round up: week of 9-24-10
We continue to share posts from bloggers whose cancers are in the September “Awareness” month, with a focus this week on ovarian cancer. As always, please feel free to share your own blog’s link with us in comments. The hilariously named If Cancer Was Easy, They’d Call it Your Mom is a new must-read blog […]
NCCN releases new cancer patient treatment guidelines
Patient Guidelines Published for Breast and Lung Cancer The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) today released updated guidelines for breast and lung cancer patients. The guidelines were created to help cancer patients and their caregivers navigate the maze of treatment options that they often confront, and have been updated for the first time in years. […]
Tools and resources to support cancer caregivers
750,000 Cancer Caregivers More than 1.4 million cases of cancer are diagnosed each year, and studies suggest that at least 50 percent of those diagnosed with cancer will have someone in their immediate family act as their caregiver. Being a caregiver is hard and exhausting work. You may spend your time preparing meals, cleaning, providing […]
Cancer blog weekly round up: September 17
September is a big month for cancer awareness, as it’s awareness month for seven(!) cancer types including ovarian, leukemia/lymphoma and prostate cancer. In this week’s roundup, we have a couple of posts from bloggers battling those types of cancer, as well as other interesting news and posts from the week. Enjoy. On Calling the Shots, […]
Cancer blog round-up for the week of Sep. 10
Before you check out the Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon tonight, here are some of our favorite posts from the week in cancer blogging to get you through Friday. Enjoy. In Bringing Sexy Out of the Thyloset: A Dear Thyroid Blog Tour, Charlcie takes part in a Q&A as part of a thyroid cancer blog roundup. […]
Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon
Tomorrow night @ 8pm Stand Up 2 Cancer is hosting a telethon that will take over all the major networks, as well as many cable channels. Hosted by the three network news anchors, Katie Couric, Diane Sawyer and Brian Williams, the telethon will feature celebrity guests in a one hour, commercial free special to raise […]
Patient advocacy trend continues to grow
It’s encouraging to see the growing trend in patient advocacy and personal involvement as reported recently in USA Today and the Wall Street Journal, the later focusing on patient’s that are actively tracking their health. There are several studies being run at medical institutions across the United States that have patients record their “Patient Reported […]