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Forget About The Cure!

By NFF · New reply May 5, 2012
Journal · 37 replies
It's not gonna happen..that is in MY lifetime. That is what I concluded after learning I had metastatic breast cancer 11 years ago. I was told I had 5 years. With children 8 and 10 years old, I told the ...

Confused about Lung Cancer

By pammyjo914 · Posted April 21, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
About 1 month ago doctors found a mass in my Grandma's right lung. They did a biopsy and we got the results on thursday. The doctor said there is a tumor in her lung but all of the test came back negative ...

Money for Marrow?

By EzerMizion (Inactive) · Posted April 20, 2012
Discussion in Advocacy and awareness · 0 replies
anyone have any opinion or stories to share? http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2 012/04/19/compensating-bone-marrow-donor s-will-save-lives ...

Diabetes drug may treat multiple cancers

By RachelIdon · New reply April 18, 2012
Journal · 15 replies
http://www.1uponcancer.com/2012/04/05/di abetes-drug-may-treat-cancer ...

Prayer Request :) Possible Lung Cancer

By pammyjo914 · New reply April 16, 2012
Journal · 3 replies
My grandma, who is almost 69, just went through a broncospy (sorry for my spelling) to get a biopsy of a mass found in her right lung on Friday. We go in for results this thurs to find out if it cancer ...

The Inspire Q&A: Inspire talks with Howard Luks, MD

By John2 · New reply April 15, 2012
Journal · 59 replies
Dear Inspire Community Members, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of Q&A interviews with people we feel are making contributions to helping patients worldwide. We are posting ...

Hyperthermia to Boost Chemo and Rads

By RachelIdon · New reply April 6, 2012
Journal · 11 replies
Hi all, I keep stumbling into info on hyperthermia for cancer treatment so did a little research. Here's what I found if you're interested .... http://www.1uponcancer.com/2012/02/12/hy perthermia-to-boost-chemo-and-radiation ...

My Hair is Gone

By Rx · Posted April 5, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
A year and a half ago I decided to grow my hair for Locks for Love. Well it was finally long enough to donate. Cut it all off 2 days ago and mailed my ponytail to Locks of Love! :-) March of Dimes coming ...

Attitude

By Rx · New reply March 9, 2012
Journal · 8 replies
"The only disability in life is a bad attitude" - Scott Hamilton - Cancer Survivor ...

GAC in Linkedin.

By shahrokni · Posted March 2, 2012
Discussion in Advocacy and awareness · 0 replies
Hello, Nice to see you all here. It is great that we a community for grandparents to work and support each other against cancer. We all need to support grandparents/seniors who are affected by cancer ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Susan Grant

By John2 · New reply February 15, 2012
Journal · 31 replies
Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to helping patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews ...

FDA isn't listening--time to turn up the heat regarding supplements!

By naturalgirl · Posted February 14, 2012
Discussion in Treatment · 0 replies
A champion of supplements in the House sends a warning to FDA. Persuade others in Congress to join him with our Action Alert! http://www.anh-usa.org/fda-isnt-listenin g/ Please sign petition ASAP if you ...

Hope in Bloom

By Rx · New reply February 10, 2012
Journal · 2 replies
I found this information today and thought I'd share it. A bright beautiful garden in the summertime can raise a person’s spirit, which is why Roberta Dehman Hershon created Hope in Bloom, which is a ...

True Strength

By Rx · New reply January 27, 2012
Journal · 12 replies
True strength is keeping everything together when everyone expects you to fall apart ...

Inspire is hiring!

By Walter · New reply January 20, 2012
Journal · 15 replies
Inspire is hiring, and we're wondering if you know someone who would be the perfect addition to our team. Hello everyone, I'm Walter, one of Inspire's founders and the head of our technical team. I'm ...

The Inspire Q&A--Inspire talks with Michele Baldwin

By John2 · Posted January 3, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
Dear readers, We at Inspire are pleased to bring you the latest in a series of interviews with people making contributions to patients and caregivers worldwide. We are posting these interviews in a Q&A ...

Following: A new Inspire feature

By Walter · New reply December 5, 2011
Journal · 111 replies
Hello everyone, I'm writing to let you know about a new Inspire feature that we launched last night, designed to help you keep track of conversations you're interested in. We call it "following" and here's ...

Patient-driven research

By Brian · Posted October 13, 2011
Journal · 0 replies
I'd like to share with you a new Inspire report, The SCAD Ladies Stand Up: Stories of Patient Empowerment, which chronicles patient-initiated research in our community. This amazing patient-driven effort ...

So what should I eat now? (To keep fighting cancer)

By RachelIdon · New reply September 24, 2011
Journal · 69 replies
Hi survivors, Here's another good one on diet, backed by lots of studies ... http://t.co/w1wtjLk ...

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