Bras and the Breast Cancer Cover-Up

Posted on May 5, 2008 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment

“Whom can you trust when your culture is the biggest enemy of your health? Can you trust your culture’s leading authorities? Can you trust your culture’s government? Can you trust your culture’s private industry?”

We asked those questions in 1995, at the end of our book, Dressed To Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras. Before writing our book, we sent details of our research to the National Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, President’s Cancer Panel, American Women’s Medical Association, National Organization for Women, National Women’s Health Network, and National Women’s Health Resource Center. There was… Continue reading

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Breast Cancer And The Benefits Of A Supportive Family

Posted on March 16, 2008 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment

Driving through the country side with the wind blowing in her hair, Irish music in the background, her thoughts far away. She could not erase the news the doctor had given her that morning, the results were positive and she had breast cancer. Dr. Wright said it was at an early stage and radiation would kill it but she had to start immediately. Kathy had asked for a day to think about and become accustomed to the news. None of her family or friends had been told of any of this but she knew that would have to change soon… Continue reading

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Raising Eyebrows to Cure Leukemia - Six Personal Factors in Determining One’s Outcome

Posted on March 9, 2008 - Filed Under Leukemia Lymphoma Cancer | Leave a Comment

Six years ago, my husband Devin was diagnosed with Acute Lymphacytic Leukemia. In the midst of Devin riding the roller coaster of relapse and remission, I began to write. I had no other outlet for what I was feeling at the time, nor did I have the energy to seek one. Three years later, Devin succumbed to the disease though we were the ones who were supposed to 搈ake it.?/p>

To begin with, we had the love and support so often associated with success in cancer diagnoses. When Devin was first diagnosed, we were living in Oregon, 2000… Continue reading

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