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New Miranda Cosgrove Video Supports Light The Night Walks to Fund Blood Can

By CTCSG · Posted May 17, 2012
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Light The Night Walk recently named Miranda Cosgrove as the National Ambassador for the Light The Night Walks that will take place across North America this fall ...

The Hardest Part of Hair Loss

By thebeaubeau · Posted May 15, 2012
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As an Alopecian, the hardest part of hair loss for me is that I am assumed to be sick, or more specifically, to have cancer. Not only don’t I have cancer, but beyond my immune system’s assault on my hair ...

Healing Odyssey

By lease_jordan · New reply May 10, 2012
Discussion in Exercise and wellness · 2 replies
Healing Odyssey is a nonprofit organization providing recovery and cancer support programs for women cancer survivors. Our programs offer the practical tools, skills-building and support needed to cope ...

Breast Expander after Chemo and Radiation

By 12345-- · Posted May 9, 2012
Discussion in Breast cancer · 0 replies
I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in June of 2010 at the age of 45. Since that time, I have had a radical mastectomy on the left side followed by 6 chemo and 25 radiation treatments. Oh - I forgot to ...

Mixed Emotions

By gogettergirl · New reply May 2, 2012
Journal · 13 replies
Since I have been recovering from surgery my granddaughter greets me in the morning with a hug and likes to sit on my lap for awhile until she has woke up a bit. I am not looking forward to being isolated ...

Cosmetic Treatments after Radiation

By Alan_Robinson · New reply April 30, 2012
Journal · 5 replies
Radiation damage to the skin is common to everyone who has radiation treatment for cancer. This is a particular problem for head and neck cancer patients as the radiated area cannot be covered by clothing ...

lung

By lung · New reply April 26, 2012
Journal · 8 replies
pet scan RESULTS NOT TO GOOD I JUST GOT MY RESULTS LAST WEEK I WAITED ALMOST 23 WEEKS FOR IT I GOT MY RESULTS 3-21-2012 NOT TO GOOD NEWS THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE'S NO CURE FOR MY LUNG CANCER IT'S GROWING ...

A lovely song to boost your moods!

By Mithra · Posted April 25, 2012
Journal · 0 replies
Hello all from a lovely spring night in Tehran! Just a short para to tell you how much I think about you, how profoundly you are placed in my heart, how much I love you one by one, and I send you much ...

Balancing life with Cancer

By Cancerisaword · New reply April 25, 2012
Journal · 1 reply
Since my mom was diagnosed with lung cancer in January I have been attempting to work full time and be her caregiver part time. This requires me to work from home most nights and weekends so I am able ...

Lets get together

By Huggy1956 · New reply April 24, 2012
Discussion in Lung cancer · 3 replies
Im in South Florida and I cant find a support group, Any suggestions..thank you ...

Free Website for Cancer Patients

By gogettergirl · New reply April 24, 2012
Journal · 10 replies
Not sure if others know of this but My Life Line . org will allow you to create a free website for you to post updates about your condition. It also allows you to mark days you need help with meals, transportation ...

Low Energy - More Days Ahead

By gogettergirl · New reply April 21, 2012
Journal · 8 replies
I was so low energy yesterday and am a bit discouraged about whether life ever will get back to how I was before all this? With preparing for RAI I know it probably will get worse before it gets better ...

lung

By lung · New reply April 21, 2012
Journal · 3 replies
will i got my surgery its operation thoracoscopy thay went in my side chest they went 2 times the first time they need to get my long out of my rib cage it was stuck and on the 2 day thats when they got ...

Forget About The Cure!

By NFF · Posted April 20, 2012
Discussion in Treatment options · 0 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 ...

Another present; another message

By Mithra · New reply April 19, 2012
Journal · 7 replies
Today is my birthday [it's a leap year; so we shall all have double-b-days: one according to the Iranian calendar that is today, and one accoridng to the Christian one which is tomorrow] . I become 47 ...

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 ...

Blessed means ME!

By Mithra · New reply April 18, 2012
Journal · 5 replies
This was just written in the honor of all the greatest people, loving creatures, all of you who come in all shapes, sizes, colors, backgrounds, links, languages, races, ties, relations, and fill my life ...

Baba Jon: you are a hero!

By Mithra · New reply April 17, 2012
Journal · 3 replies
In the past two weeks, following the off and on periods since the winter, I have been coughing so badly. I checked with my doctor--another A N G E L I will be writing about soon--and she has been giving ...

The Miracle of Prayers: remember Maryam in your moments with Lord!

By Mithra · New reply April 16, 2012
Journal · 9 replies
My dear all-- Greetings to you from a lovely and rainy Tehran! All is filled with the blessings of God! Why, you may ask? Here's the story: A few days ago, it suddenly became so hot that we thought we ...

Breast cancer, what a women needs.

By ZARIN · New reply April 16, 2012
Discussion in Breast cancer · 4 replies
HI dears. MY name is sh.zarin. I am living in Tehran-Iran. About 6 month ago my wife die due to advanced breast cancer. She was a very strong women and Highly sought to Survive, But Unfortunately she ...

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