Cancer is all about worry. Cancer causes a domino effect of worry. One worry leads to another. When you first find your lump or whatever clue finally gives your sneaky cancer away, you worry about what might or might not be. You worry about if you should tell anyone, make that doctor appointment, or schedule that …
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Another birthday has come and gone for me. I’ve now begun the next decade of my life. I won’t tell you which decade, but if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you probably know or could figure it out if you wanted to and I’m pretty sure no one cares that much to …
It’s an unsettling feeling to be living under the BRCA2+ cloud – to be a member of the tainted gene pool club. Most breast cancers are not directly linked to hereditary risk factors; rather most are considered to be sporadic. In fact, less than 10% are attributed to gene mutations. How did I land in …
Since Angelina Jolie announced to the world she had undergone a bilateral prophylactic mastectomy, it seems like hereditary breast and ovarian cancers have been in the news more. A celebrity spin on any topic generates buzz on a whole new level. In this case, it’s mostly a good thing, and again, I applaud Ms. Jolie for …