Join now

Already a member? Sign in

Welcome to Inspire!

What - Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.

Why - As a member you can use Inspire to let friends and family know how you're doing, contact others who share your health concerns, receive personalized updates and information about participating in surveys and clinical trials, and more.

How - Joining Inspire is completely free and usually takes less than a minute. Join now!

corner corner corner

Research findings

Discuss research findings in the news and how they affect you.

Brain Radiation and Vorinostat (SAHA)

Saraj
  • By Saraj · New reply September 14, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • I also wanted to offer my support and prayers to Yasou regarding her brain radiation. Stay strong. Regarding brain radiation, I wanted to share some very positive research that I learned of while attending ...

Cells behaving badly - NOT US!!

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply September 2, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • More "poo-to-you-with-your-'whatdidyoudo?'-to -have-it-happen-to-you?" comments, as discussed in "Lifestyle and Cancer Risk" thread by Beachbabe. Human Breast Cancer Hit For Six: Key Role For Six1 In ...

waiting and waiting

curlee
  • By curlee · New reply August 28, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • starting to go nutsy and writing all sorts of mental scenarios . waiting forever for results of brain scan.have called and been sent to e mail. if good life goes on, if not ...

MicroRNAs - new research!!

chainsawz
  • By chainsawz · New reply August 28, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Anyone read this article? Interesting indeed!!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/health news/6085695/Scientists-two-years-from-d eveloping-potential-cure-for-breast-canc er.html Here's the text of the ...

Search facility on our site

darcey
  • By darcey · New reply August 22, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hello my collective inspiration As many of us do I ready all posts most days and marvel at the knowledge and information gathered, with special mention to GroovyGirlCool, Beachbabe and many too numerous ...

'Cruise Missile' Medicine

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply August 14, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Another exciting chemo delivery technique on the horizon....Like Beachbabe, I'm freaky about the whole chemo business, but when there's nothing else in the offering, clever stuff like this is reassurring ...

Halting Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer By Targeting MMPs

StickiVicki
  • By StickiVicki · New reply August 11, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Found this article on one of my weekly newsletters. It will be interesting to see what they come up with in this field. Halting Advanced Metastatic Breast Cancer By Targeting MMPs 17 Jul 2009 An upcoming ...

Made to Measure

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply August 11, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Tumor Mutations Can Predict Chemo Success ScienceDaily (Aug. 8, 2009) — New work by MIT cancer biologists shows that the interplay between two key genes that are often defective in tumors determines how ...

More clues in the cancer puzzle.....

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply August 2, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • from www.mindfood.com: by Maggie Fox | May 21, 2009 Down's Syndrome reveals a key to Fighting Cancer People with Down's syndrome rarely get most kinds of cancer and US researchers have nailed down one ...

Don't Worry (?) - Be Happy

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · Posted August 1, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Popular Breast Cancer Drug Used With Certain Antidepressants Puts New Jersey Women At Risk Article Date: 31 Jul 2009 - 2:00 PDT (from:http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ar ticles/159401.php) A new analysis ...

A positive side effect for Zometa?

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply July 28, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • This study was funded in part by Novartis and conducted by some of their 'consultants', but still makes encouraging reading for those of us 'users'- Osteoporosis Drug May Save Lives By Strengthening Immune ...

Have you had radiotherapy to your breast?

StickiVicki
  • By StickiVicki · New reply July 24, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Radiotherapy Link To Breast Cancer And Heart Disease Found 16 Jul 2009 Scientists have found a way to identify breast cancer patients at risk of heart disease after radiotherapy, according to a report ...

Leopards just may change their spots....

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply July 21, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Hi Folks, Further to the threads(Scott, Lisa, Lorri) about ER- and Her2+ BC and higher incidence of brain mets in Her2+ patients, I thought this research looks hopeful, along with the nanotechnologies ...

Possible paid research opportunity?

Dolphinlady
  • By Dolphinlady · New reply July 16, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • This morning I awoke to find an e-mail from the company Nexcura. I must've subscribed to their website at the very beginning of my journey and have forgotten the exact website at the moment. The e-mail ...

Do you color your hair?

Vintage
  • By Vintage · New reply July 13, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • I have colored my hair since I was 13 to a nice light honey blonde. My hair was a dark ash blond. Three months ago when they put my port in for chemo I went to the hairdresser and asked for a really short ...

Focus groups & Surveys

susanrose55
  • By susanrose55 · New reply July 7, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • are there any new surveys we can participate in? Susanrose55 ...

research articals from john hopkins

ReneP
  • By ReneP · New reply July 3, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • this journal can be subscribed to. see link lots of articles regarding BC http://www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org/artem is ...

'pleasurable event scheduling'

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply July 2, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • 'Life Force' Linked To Body's Ability To Withstand Stress ScienceDaily (June 18, 2009) — Our ability to withstand stress-related, inflammatory diseases may be associated, not just with our race and sex ...

Good News for those Hot Flashes & other anti-estrogen problems!

chloemom
  • By chloemom · New reply June 22, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • I found this article while researching something else yesterday and thought it was good news for women who are dealing with hot flashes and other problems of anti-estrogen therapies. It even has good ...

Some Good News from 'The Lab'

Groovygirlcool
  • By Groovygirlcool · New reply June 8, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Breast Cancer Gene Can Be Blocked By Blood Pressure Drug ScienceDaily (June 7, 2009) — Researchers have identified a gene that is overexpressed in up to 20 percent of breast cancers and that could be ...

Group leaders

You