“If we can face life challenges feeling good about ourselves, we can often meet those challenges with more clarity, more determination, and more understanding. At no time is such love of self more important than when fighting cancer. Yet many women find their love of self becomes compromised by the...

After my treatment for breast cancer I began to really look at what I was eating. And in the process made significant changes to my diet. In my quest for healthier foods I became interested in soy. I had never eaten soy before, no edamame or tofu, but I was willing to try. I had always heard that...

This picture is from Post Secret. I cannot express how angry it makes me. As a breast cancer survivor I am especially appalled that any normal healthy person would ever wish for a disease that is killing young women! Breast cancer is NOT the way to get skinny and get a boob job!! How about trying...

The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) is an organization that promotes breast cancer awareness, shares information on the disease, and provides greater access to screening services. NBCAM is a partnership of national public service organizations, professional medical associations, and government...

The Breast Cancer website at breastcancer.org is an excellent resource for women. It is dedicated to providing reliable, complete, and up-to-date information about breast cancer. Their mission is to help women and their loved ones make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast...

What do 4women.com and 4 “not very fit, crazy women in their 40’s” who are planning to climb Mount Kilimanjaro have in common? All are the creative outcomes of women touched by breast cancer, who as a result of their experiences want to do something on behalf of other women.  Meet “Team Attitude...

A breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. Right away, you’re confronted by uncertainty about the future and questions from family, friends and your health care team. Your head is spinning, and you don’t know where to turn – until you find Breast Cancer Network of Strength.

I guess I have to apologize.  My updates have not been as frequent as they should have been – but a great deal has happened since I last posted. For one thing I have been attending university as a post-graduate student learning to create e-learning courses. And the results of my labour can be...

On February 14th 2008, Kathleen was diagnosed with breast cancer.  Kathleen is also known as “cupcakegirl”. She bakes cupcakes and leaves them on her friends doorsteps. “They are beautiful and have helped me heal” says Kathleen. She has received a few orders in the hope this...

New research from the US suggests that vigorous exercise cuts the risk of breast cancer in post-menopausal women and is particularly effective for women who are not overweight. The study was the work of researchers at the National Cancer Institute and is published in the 31 October issue of the journal...