Breast cancer is the leading cause of death among women worldwide with about 450,000 annual deaths. For the most part, awareness campaigns focus on early breast cancer detection. Seldom do they draw attention to those who currently have the disease. This is contrary to the results of a new Oxford University pubic opinion study, which found that the majority of women living with metastatic breast cancer (late stage), despite the negative impact the disease has on their lives, still enjoy living and desire more public attention be drawn to this aspect of their experience. Drawing attention to women with metastatic breast cancer and getting the pubic to talk about the disease can not only relieve the sense of isolation felt by some women, it can also help us understand how best to support and care for them.
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Tags: breast, Cancer, metastatic, Oxford, women
Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.
March 17th, 2009 at 9:01 am
My mom has advanced uterin cancer and is getting no help
whatsoever by her physician and is trying hard to locate
Chinese traditional medicine in her area. How may you
help us when all seems lost?
Where do I search for resources to give my mom and my family
hope?
March 17th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
i have had breast prbs for 3 yrs , hae implants my breasts leak and itch
March 17th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
have breast s that itch and leak , soil all clothing . i am 41 have breast implants