Research & News Update

Heart Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks

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Cancer & Supplements - What They Can and Can't Do

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Post-Menopausal Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Ovarian Cancer Risk

"The increase in risk was found regardless of the hormone dose or formulation, whether hormones were taken by mouth, transdermal patch, or vaginally, or whether the treatment included just estrogen or estrogen and progestin, the researchers say."

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The trend for ovarian cancer incidence in the U.S. does show a decline since the first study reported risk of HRT and cancer in women

Free Health Care Clinic

FREE HEALTHCARE CLINIC
When:
Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2009
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location:
W.O. Walker Center
10524 Euclid Avenue.
Cleveland, OH 44106

How to Sign Up:
Pre-registration only!

Stay tuned to Channel 3 WKYC, the week of July 13. Channel 3 will be hosting a phone bank starting Monday, July 13. Phone lines will be open daily from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm until all spots are full. The phone number will be available on this site starting Monday, July 13.

NOTE: The phone bank will be accepting appointments for
MEDICAL ONLY!
All DENTAL AND VISION spots have already been filled.

Appointment Information:
Patients will be given a specific check-in time. Patients should arrive at the surface parking lot (on 105th, between Euclid and Carnegie, directly across from the W.O. Walker Center

This is a program of Medworks, a volunteer program of the Ohio nonprofit organization, MobileMed 1. We are committed to delivering free healthcare to Ohio's uninsured and underinsured population. Volunteer doctors, dentists, eye specialists, general healthcare providers and support workers donate their time to help provide free healthcare services for their community. Medworks' sponsors and partners donate medical supplies, equipment and facilities for the Medworks Health Brigades.

Medworks
2026 Murray Hill Road Suite 03
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 216.231.5350
Email: info@medworksusa.org

Ohio Survivors - Yoga Study

A reminder from the Susan Love/Avon Army of Women about the Yoga Study at Ohio State University. They still need women to enroll:

If you are a breast cancer survivor in the Columbus, Ohio area, READ ON.

If you know a friend who might be interested in this study, PASS IT ON.

And if you don't fit and don't know anyone who does, HANG ON...the next study might the one for you!

What's the study about?

Breast cancer survivors can have a lot of post-treatment problems, such as fatigue, depression, and a decrease in physical function. It is possible that physical activities, like yoga, could help ease these symptoms. This is a study about how yoga affects fatigue, immune function, and mood of women treated for breast cancer. Two hundred women are needed for this study.

What's involved?

If you join the Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors Study, you will be assigned to one of two groups: yoga or wait-list. The yoga group will attend yoga sessions twice a week for 12 weeks. The wait-list group will have the opportunity to take yoga after the study participation is complete. In addition you will be scheduled for 4 visits over 6-10 months. These visits include blood draws, questionnaires & completion of mild stress tasks. All study activities will take place at the Ohio State University campus. The researcher will discuss scheduling details with each individual.
Who is conducting the study?

Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D. , Ohio State University

Where?

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Who can participate?

You can join the Yoga for Breast Cancer Survivors Study if you match ALL of these MAIN categories:

•You are a breast cancer survivor who was treated for stage I, II, or IIIa disease within the last two years

•You do not have inflammatory breast cancer

•You have not had a recurrence of breast cancer (this is the first time you were diagnosed with breast cancer)

•You have never had any other cancer diagnosis besides skin cancer

•You have never been diagnosed with diabetes or an autoimmune disease

•You live close enough to the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio to be able to go to yoga there two times a week

The researcher may ask you additional questions to determine if this study is the right fit for you.

Click here to get more information from Army of Women

Getting Health Insurance In Ohio

The Plain Dealer has some helpful tips today on getting and keeping health insurance on your own. The downside is that people who have pre-existing conditions like a history of cancer aren't eligible for most individual policies. Open enrollment to purchase health insurance is an option, but can be prohibitively expensive.

Don't forget to visit our web site for more information

Plain Dealer Articles here and here

More help from the Ohio Dept. of Insurance here

Above all, don't forget to call or write to your Congresspersons and ask them to support quality health care reform to provide affordable care for all Americans.

Research & News Update

Hormone Receptor Negative Breast Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Second Primay Breast Cancers

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1 in 3 Breast Cancer Patients Are Overtreated

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Abstract

Urban vs Rural Reductions in BC Incidence - HRT Use Linked?

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Oral PARP Inhibitor Shows Anti-Tumor Results

In an early, Phase 1 trial at Royal Marsden Hospital in London and Netherlands Cancer Institute, an oral PARP inhibitor drug (part of a new generation of anti-cancer drugs being developed) showed anti-tumor activity against BRCA1 and BRCA2 related breast, prostate and ovarian cancers. It also showed acceptable side effects and low toxicity.

Read the article in NEJM - its a freebie! Link

Health Industry Spends $1.4 Million A Day On Lobbying

Yes, you read that correctly. The health industry (insurance, pharmaceutical, medical equipment, health care providers and all sorts of companies in the health industry) are now spending in excess of $1.4 million a day lobbying your elected representatives. Full report here

Sometimes members of our grassroots newtwork get a little discouraged when they meet with and call their members of Congress about issues important to eradicating breast cancer. I always explain to them that as soon as they've left the member's office or hung up the phone, their congressperson is being visited by lobbyists promoting policies that run counter to patients' needs.

You just have to keep going back and calling again and again to remind legislators to do what's right for the people they serve.