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Pink Ribbon Review | Raising Breast Cancer Awareness

July 23rd, 2008

Who Wouldn’t Want A Survivor’s Guide for the Breast Cancer Journey?

Update: Read through to the bottom of this post if you want to be entered in the drawing to win this journal!
Who here has a pocket folder full of information and notes that you put together when you were first diagnosed with breast cancer? A 3-ring binder? A manilla folder hanging in a Pendaflex file?
Well, […]

By Karen Lynch -- 4 comments

June 24th, 2008

Women’s Health Newsflash at Lively Women

Kristen King is a fantastic blogger — and she’s rocked my world by posting this “newsflash” on her weblog, Livey Woman: Breast Cancer News and a Personal Story.
Check it out!

Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, cancer, health, health and wellness, Kristen King, wellness, Woman, woman’s health, women, women’s health, women’s health and wellnessShare This

By Karen Lynch -- 1 comment

June 24th, 2008

Poorer Individuals Less Likely to Survive

US researchers have acknowledged that poorer women have a greater chance of dying from breast cancer than those who are financially better off.
A study was conducted with 14,000 breast, prostate and colorectal patients — and clearly indicated that socioeconomic status affects a person’s chances of survival. Here’s a quote from a Washington Post article on […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Breast Cancer Public Service Announcement

I have no words … just a recommendation that you watch this video:

Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, cancer, health, health and wellness, Karen Lynch, Karen M. Lynch, Male breast cancer, men’s health, wellness, You TubeShare This

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 13th, 2008

Losing Your Hair to Breast Cancer Treatment

I just read this online article at Health.com called 7 Women Who Lost Their Hair to Breast Cancer Treatment and What They Did About It. To my surprise, I am quoted in the piece (I remember being interviewed by Health.com, but didn’t know the article was scheduled to appear and didn’t know the context in […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 2nd, 2008

Getting married for the healthcare benefits

“With this ring, I get thee health insurance.”
Yes, it’s true, that’s a motivator for some people. Apparently 7% of Americans said they or someone in their household decided to marry in the last year so they could get healthcare benefits via their spouse (Source: LA Times).
For the record, I do not condone this! I mean, […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

June 1st, 2008

New study backs up HRT-breast cancer link

There’s serious karma going on with me and Australia right now. Yesterday I posted about the Autoglam bling.
Today, I learned about some research out of Cranberra that I have to share with you all today:
A study conducted at the Australian National University has found a fall in the incidence of breast cancer among women aged […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

May 29th, 2008

Gabrielle Union Joins the Circle of Promise

Did you know that African Americans have the highest death rate from breast cancer of any racial/ethnic group in the U.S.? So while 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, African American women are more likely to die from the disease. This seems to warrant some special attention.
Susan G. Komen is on […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

May 28th, 2008

Understanding the Breast Cancer Protection Act

You probably heard about the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, maybe even skimmed a recent news story about it. But maybe, like me, you didn’t quite understand what it was all about?
I mean, here’s what crowded my brain: Hasn’t this been around for a while? Haven’t they implemented this yet? Hasn’t it been years since […]

By Karen Lynch -- 0 comments

May 21st, 2008

Can you use a pink DaysAgo Digital Day Counter? (Because I’m Giving One Away!)

Do you ever ask yourself any of these questions:

How many days ago did I open this can of tomato sauce?
How old is this milk?
How long has it been since I cleaned the fish tank?
Have I taken this antibiotic for ten days?
When was the last time I changed the filter on my cat’s litter box?
Am I […]

By Karen Lynch -- 72 comments

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