This Web site aims to provide news about area events and updates on research and advancements in the breast cancer medical community. Its chief audience is breast cancer patients in south central Indiana. Check out the mission statement or read about the origins of BC:FYI.
Step Ahead now meets on Wednesdays
Step Ahead organizers decided to change the meeting date from the second Tuesday to the second Wednesday of each month (February through November). Next meeting is Feb. 10 at the Bakehouse East in Bloomington. More details at Events.
Symposium recaps now online
Reports from the December San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium are rounded up at several Web sites now, including BreastCancer.org and Living Beyond Breast Cancer.
The American Society of Clinical Oncologists' symposium in October is detailed at the ASCO site.
Or, read briefs from each at our News page.
Got hot flashes? Study needs you
If you are a breast cancer survivor who has hot flashes, the IU School of Nursing needs you for a research study. The school is testing a natural way to stop hot flashes through breathing. Women will be compensated for their time and effort. For info, call (317)278-6094.
Join BC:FYI on Facebook, Twitter
Breast Cancer: FYI is on Facebook and Twitter now. Just search for "Breast Cancer:FYI" and add your thoughts.
Facebook is a "closed" group, but all you have to do is ask to join and you'll soon be cleared for comments. Search for "Breast Cancer FYI" and send me a note to admit you.
Mammography guidelines unleash spirited debate
New mammography guidelines proposing women not be tested regularly until age 50 are generating lots of discussion on social networking sites and health blogs. Read the study and the news to decide what you think:
- Here's the study itself from the Agency for Health Care and Quality.
- Here's the news story from The New York Times.
- At least one breast cancer advocacy group is organizing a petition against such guidelines. Read more from BreastCancer.org.
What, still having pain after surgery?
Perfectly normal, says a new Danish study. Almost half the patients in the study who had had surgery for breast cancer reported chronic pain two to three years after treatment and more than half reported some kind of discomfort. Read the story here.
New York Times follows "Forty Years' War"
The New York Times has been running a series of articles this year on the war against cancer, "The Forty Years' War." See the list of articles in the series here.
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