Look until you have the disease all seems like something from another galaxy and not ours and we will never touch us.

I have cancer and I curse against all insane because what is clear is that something that is causing cancer every day in industrial …read the rest of this entry»

About 2,500 cancer experts attending tomorrow in Geneva, a World Congress which will present the latest data and recommendations on a disease that annually kills about eight million people worldwide.

With 11 million new cancer cases each year, experts believe that this trend continue, by 2030 there will already be 16 million cases a year, and 11.5 million lives a year. …read the rest of this entry»

Most men over age 50 are more likely to have cancer. About 6000 patients die with this disease in different cities of Spain. The recommendations are to have an annual review, but preferably it even before age 50, because from this age …read the rest of this entry»

Apparently there is a new way to obtain information about cancer, this is thanks to the membranous sacs known as exosomes, and these represent a new way to get information from this disease. Unfortunately in most cancers have no way of knowing which gene mutations have a lump, which is why we usually take a sample for biopsy.

Thanks to impalement of exosomes, physicians can obtain accurate data on cancer just a blood sample. It is thought that these discoveries will not only watching the cancer but will also be to cure this disease, news like this always make us happy.

“No matter how hard it is, it amazes me how we can rally to fight when we have to…

Knowledge is power, and when you have a disease that can make you feel powerless, taking control of what you can by becoming informed returns to you some of that power. Controlling what you can makes you an active part in your treatment and recovery. Try to be strong and learn what you can to help you and your doctors fight.” …read the rest of this entry»

Paul Berry:

Hello everyone, and welcome to the Hilton Washington and Towers on National Cancer Survivor Day 2002. I’m Paul Berry, your host. As the opening event for a two-day Survivorship Conference, this evening’s Town Hall Meeting, entitled “Resilience Across the Lifespan,” will start an important dialog, we think, about what we can do better to promote optimal health for cancer survivors. This evening’s Town Hall Meeting is co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute and the National Coalition of Cancer Survivorship, and is being broadcast live on the Internet through the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Survivors Network. This broadcast is being recorded and will be posted on the ACS Web site tomorrow. This broadcast will become a permanent part of the Cancer Survivors Network, which houses the Internet’s largest library of recorded discussions and personal stories of survivors and caregivers. And we all know how important it is when we hear other stories that give us a boost and help us out. So you will be able to go to that network from time to time at your leisure, and I promise you, you will be inspired.

Our Town Hall Meeting this evening is divided now into two parts. In the first hour we have three distinguished speakers from our sponsoring organizations. These organizations are dedicated to enhancing the length and quality of life for the estimated nine million cancer survivors in the United States alone. We will hear how they are working to advance the science, public policy, services and understanding of cancer survivorship issues. And of course, we will take your questions both here in Washington and around the world. If you have them, by all means, don’t hesitate to let us know what’s on your mind.

In our second hour I’ll host a discussion with four special guests, all survivors and caregivers. Our topic is resilience, and we’ll take your questions and comments. And as a caregiver myself, I am very pleased and honored to be your host, and hope that the discussions will inspire you both personally and professionally.

Now, to our speakers. I will introduce our speakers one at a time and they will then give their comments, and then you will have a chance to ask questions if you so desire, and then we will move to the next.

Dr. Julia Rowland has been Director of the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship (OCS) since 1999. Before that she was Director of the Psycho-Oncology Program at the Lombardi Cancer Center at Georgetown University. She trained and worked for 13 years in Psycho-Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. While there, she helped to develop, and was the first Director of their Post- Treatment Resource Program, an innovative center designed to provide a full range of nonmedical services to patients and their families after treatment. Dr. Rowland’s research has focused on both pediatric and adult cancer survivors, and she has published extensively on women’s reactions to breast cancer, as well as the role of coping, social support and developmental stages in a patient’s adaptation to cancer. Dr. Rowland is active in championing both public awareness of and research addressing cancer survivorship issues. Please give a big round of applause for Dr. Julia Rowland. …read the rest of this entry»