| Hormone Therapy Does Not Improve Quality Of Life For Women, Finnish Trial Finds | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 3:23:03 AM by Blog57 Team | | A postmenopausal hormone therapy trial conducted in Estonia indicates that hormone therapy does not improve women's quality of life. The group receiving hormones and the comparison group showed no differences in general quality of life. Only those women that experienced hot flashes and night-time sweating reported beneficial effects. These results were obtained from the Estonian Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy trial (EPHT) funded by the Academy of Finland and conducted under the leadership of Research Professor Elina Hemminki from the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (Stakes). .... | |
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| | | Gearing up for weekend walk for cancer cure | | Posted Saturday, September 02, 2006 2:59:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | When Milton resident Kate Laughland discovered a lump in her breast last year, her doctor told her not to worry about it -- she was young and her family had no history of breast cancer. Fortunately, she didn't listen to him. "I knew something was wrong," Laughland said. She went to another doctor and found out the lump was cancerous. Laughland, 43, credits the Milton doctor -- who took her suspicions seriously -- with saving her life. The two years before her diagnosis, Laughland had participated in the Weekend to End Breast Cancer, in which participants walk 60 km over two days to raise funds and awareness for Princess Margaret Hospital's breast cancer programs. Last year though, she couldn't participate as a walker because her mastectomy was scheduled for the following day.... | |
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| | | Thyroid Cancer Growing Concern For Women | | Posted Tuesday, August 01, 2006 5:00:11 AM by Blog57 Team | | PORTLAND, Maine -- With three young children and a family business to help run, Rebecca Nappi did not have time to think about much else. She certainly wasn't thinking about cancer after the birth of her third child two years ago -- until she was diagnosed with it. Nappi told News 8, "I was terrified. Having a 3-month-old to take care of, you always think the worst." .... | |
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| | | Roger Ebert Stable After Surgery | | Posted Monday, July 03, 2006 2:57:41 PM by Blog57 Team | | Film critic Roger Ebert, who has battled cancer in recent years, was in serious but stable condition Sunday evening following an emergency operation to repair complications from a previous cancer surgery. Ebert, famous for his thumbs up or thumbs down critiques, was doing well Sunday night, his family said in a statement. I am pleased to report that the doctors say Roger is stable and responding well to the recent surgery, said his wife, Chaz Ebert. Roger and I are so grateful for your prayers and support but please give the big guy the space and time needed to recover until he is ready to use those thumbs again. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper co-host of the Ebert and Roeper movie review show told the newspaper that Ebert's vital signs appeared to be good after the hours-long operation.... | |
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