September 2, 2011 · Cancer Community
With National Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up in October, we wanted to ignite a meaningful initiative to raise money for Breast Cancer in a local community…and that’s exactly what we’ve done! We proudly…
August 22, 2011 · inspiration
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…
August 5, 2011 · Alternative Therapies
What are antioxidants and free radicals? Free radicals (don’t you just love the name of these things?) are molecules in our bodies that have lost an electron and as a result are considered to be unstable. Free…
July 28, 2011 · Cancer Treatment
We have all heard the word “tumor” and simply think of a mass of tissue. But what is a tumor , really? The definition of tumor implies abnormal cell growth; this results in an abnormal lump or mass of…
July 24, 2011 · Breast Cancer
As long as there is the possibility for newer and better drugs to fight cancer , there remains hope. A few of the recent breakthroughs in cancer drugs are listed below: Breast cancer that has metastasized in…
July 22, 2011 · inspiration
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…
July 20, 2011 · Cancer Community
The Know Cancer website is a great place to join a community in the fight against cancer . It is a support center, a place to ask questions and a place to get general information about cancer. When…
July 19, 2011 · Cancer Community
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”.…
July 17, 2011 · Cancer Community
“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…
July 15, 2011 · Cancer Treatment
Oncology : its basic definition is “ the study of cancer .” But there’s so much more to it. When you enter the world of cancer, you face more terminology than you imagined possible. It’s not a…
July 12, 2011 · Cancer Community
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…
July 6, 2011 · Cancer Community
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…