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Breast Cancer Research Goes Online
Clinical trials are often conducted at major hospitals and medical centers. As you can imagine, it can be expensive to use hospital resources and take a large amount of doctors’ and nurses’ time....
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Participating in Metastatic Breast Cancer Research
Earlier this year 23andMe and Genentech launched an online study of metastatic breast cancer to learn more about how genes might play a role in how a person responds to bevacizumab, also known as...
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An Active Participant in Breast Cancer Research and in Life
Editors note June 2013: Suzan “Suzie” Mickey lost her battle with cancer earlier this month. An advocate for better treatments for women with metastatic breast cancer, Suzie inspired many with her...
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Participating in Genetic Research
Not all cancers are created equal. Ask anyone with metastatic breast cancer. For the 155,000 women in the United States living with this diagnosis, each day represents a constant fight against a...
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Incorporating Technology and DNA Testing into Clinical Trials
Many expensive clinical trials fail because the therapy causes harmful side effects in some or all participants or the drug isn’t effective across the board. Genetics may explain differences in...
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The Molecular Barcode of Cancer – Targeting Treatment to Patient
As far as disease names go, cancer appears to be pretty simple. Breast cancer is a cancer of the breast and prostate cancer is a cancer of the prostate.Although this naming system describes where the...
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Advocates for Women with Breast Cancer
In any big fight it helps to have someone in your corner and when it comes to breast cancer you want someone like Elyse Spatz Caplan and the people at Living Beyond Breast Cancer. Elyse, who herself...
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