The recent announcement by 23andMe, stating it now has FDA authorization to report on three specific BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer gene mutations associated with breast, ovarian and prostate cancer via direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing, stirred up debate. Since reading about this announcement, I’ve been mulling over my thoughts on it.
As we wrap up another Lymphedema Awareness month, I’m sharing some helpful resources about lymphedema, so they are more easily accessible, all in one place. In other words, I’m organizing. Yikes! (As some of you know, organization is not my strong suit. Trust me, it’s not.) Feel free to share your favorite LE resources with …
I am pleased to tell you, my dear readers, about the new book, Navigating the C: A Nurse Charts the Course for Cancer Survivorship Care, by my online friend, Alene Nitzky, Ph.D., RN, OCN. Blue Bayou Press LCC, 2018. 121 pages, plus a 66 page Appendix. I’ve been a fan of Alene Nitzky’s work for a …
Why is lymphedema still such a mystery? As you, Dear Readers, are likely aware, March is Lymphedema Awareness Month. Sometimes, I think there are way too many designations assigned to each month to promote awareness for various conditions, diseases, and causes. Who can keep track? However, in this case, I say, bring it on. There …
One of the first thoughts that crossed my mind when we ushered in 2018, was gosh, it’s ten years since Mother died. Ten years. A whole decade. One-tenth of a century. 120 months. 520 weeks. 3,650 days. That old cliche, it still feels like yesterday fits. So does that other one, it seems like a …