Oncology Family Caregivers—Who Is Taking Care of Them?
Family members who act as caregivers for cancer patients face a range of challenges to their own health and well-being. Here's how to take better care of the caregivers. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - June 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
How Does Pregnancy Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?
We know from research that being pregnant while young somehow reduces one’s risk of breast cancer later in life, but why and how? (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - June 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Mammogram Rates Holding Steady Despite Mixed Messages
Despite some recommendations to the contrary, women in their 40s have continued to receive annual mammograms. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - June 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
The Doctor Shortage
So who is performing your annual clinical breast exam these days? If your reply was that you depend on your primary care physician (PCP) or gynecologist, it’s possible that your answer is going to have to change sometime in the future. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - June 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Cows, Dairy Products, and Breast Cancer
New research has provided an interesting discovery—patients who consumed high-fat dairy products following breast-cancer diagnosis increased their chances of dying from the disease years later. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - May 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
You and the Breast-Cancer Genes: 10 Things to Think about When You Speak to Your Doctor
In light of Angelina Jolie’s announcement in the New York Times on May 14 of her prophylactic double mastectomy, I’d like to provide some detailed advice to those women who might be considering speaking to their physicians about genetic testing or... (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - May 19, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Omega-3s: Nutrition Advice We Can Embrace
Finally, some research associated with breast cancer prevention that is within our control. Read on— (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - May 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
To Drink or Not to Drink—That Is the Question
A new research study has just been published regarding whether it is or it isn’t okay to consume alcohol if you are a breast cancer survivor, or if you’re worried about becoming one in the future. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - April 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Do Vitamins, Herbs, and OTC Remedies Affect Cancer Treatment?
It seems that, just because we can buy these products without a prescription, they are considered harmless. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - April 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Number of Young Women with Breast Cancer on the Rise
Breast cancer hasn’t been chiefly associated with older women for quite some time. Even I was diagnosed young (in my 30s) more than 20 years ago. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
When Can I Stop Worrying About Getting Breast Cancer Again?
It is common when a woman completes her breast cancer treatment to feel like she just woke up after falling off a cliff. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - March 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Breast Cancer and Sexual Health
Spring is in the air, and for some, that means romance is also at an all-time high. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - March 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Ask Your PCP to Test Your Vitamin D Level - Here's Why
Blood analysis studies of 1,200 healthy women found that those women whose serum vitamin D levels were low during the three-month period just before their diagnosis with breast cancer had approxima (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - March 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
What is the “New Normal” after a Cancer Patient Completes Treatment?
You may have heard this expression before. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - March 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
Is there a Connection between Thyroid Cancer and Breast Cancer?
For years it was believed that there must be some connection between breast and thyroid cancer, but research has proven this not to be the case. (Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles)
Source: Breast Cancer Chronicles - March 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Authors: Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Source Type: news
