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Open-Source Cancer Research (TED Talk)

We recently came across this amazing Ted Talk by Jay Bradner and felt compelled to share! Jay asks the interesting question of, "How does cancer know it's cancer"?  Bradner, a researcher at Harvard and Dana Farber in Boston (*also check out some other amazing cancer research centers),…

Cancer Patients Take Control of Their Own Destiny

Meet e-patient Dave! This riveting Ted Talk hits on one of the most important topics facing health care today, the engagement of patients in their treatment of cancer, and other diseases. Dave deBronkart explains how e-patients are not just taking control of, but fixing health…

Phil Mickelson – Golf Champion & Breast Cancer Supporter

Phil Mickelson, the famous left-handed golf champion, has a number of impressive titles: winner of four major golf championships and the winner of 39 PGA events. But he also has another more impressive title: a cancer supporter.
Rewind the clock a couple years when Phil’s…

How to Live a Happy & Meaningful Life

There’s a plaque on my daughter’s wall: “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”
I was thinking about the word “moments”. We require the use of so many of our moments in…

How to Fight and Overcome Cancer

“You have cancer.”
I gasped. The doctor said these words to my husband after a week-long hospital stay which included an assortment of medical tests to determine the source of his unexplained pain. We were forced into the battle. No swords, no shields, no plans…

Tidbits from the Know Cancer Forum – Take 3

As you’ve probably heard by now from our last 2 posts…the Know Cancer Forum is a little over 2 years old now and is populated with fabulous little tidbits of information and inspiration! This is post #3 in the series here on our cancer blog…

Tidbits from the Know Cancer Forum – Take 2

As you may have heard in our last post about the Know Cancer Forum…we're just a little more than 2 years old now and the forum is filled with amazing tidbits of information and inspiration! This is post #2 in the series of posts here…

Tidbits from the Know Cancer Forum – Take 1

The Know Cancer Forum is a little over 2 years old now and is filled with amazing tidbits of information and inspiration. In a series of posts here on the know cancer blog – we wanted to share some of what’s been said when we…

“CANCER” is a six-letter word

My husband was sent to the hospital a few months ago with familiar symptoms: abdominal pain radiating to his back. We expected the usual myriad of tests to provide the same result we had experienced before: ulcers. Ulcers are no piece of cake, but treatable.…

Cancer and Your Career: Overcoming Obstacles

You’ve been diagnosed with cancer and a million thoughts are going through your mind. Of course you worry about your health, you go on an emotional roller coaster ride and you struggle with the uncertainty that the future brings. You feel strong enough to fight…