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American Idol-esque talent competition for young adult survivors gets under way
BY MELISSA WEBER | JANUARY 26, 2010
Instead of American Idol or So You Think You Can Dance, young musicians and dancers with cancer now have a competition of their own.
Vital Options has launched Surviving Idol: Young Adults with Cancer Expressing Themselves in support of National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week, which takes place the first week of April. Cancer survivors between ages 17 and 40 can compete in the global talent contest in any of three categories: vocal, instrumental, and dance.
A panel of advocates and celebrities affected by cancer will select the finalists in each category, but in true Idol fashion, you vote for your favorites. The winners of Surviving Idol will be featured in an upcoming concert, with other plans in the works as well.
The site is still a work in progress, but they're already accepting entries at survivingidol.com.
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Curetoday.com's most-read articles and blogs of 2009
BY MELISSA WEBER | DECEMBER 31, 2009
So, which stories caught your eye during the past year? Based on the top 10 most popular articles and blogs on curetoday.com, you sampled a little bit of everything--nutrition, treatment, finances, end of life, and late effects.
We followed your clicks, and below are your faves in order of most viewed.
Top 10 Articles
5. Targeting the Triple Threat
Top 10 Blogs
1. PARP inhibitors create buzz at ASCO (June 8)
2. Tips for managing the financial cost of caregiving (June 24)
3. Finally, good news for triple negative breast cancer patients! (June 9)
4. "So You Think You Can Dance" shows breast cancer struggle through art (July 24)
5. Study shows how to prevent rash from EGFR inhibitors (June 1)
6. Should you be concerned about the H1N1 virus (October 9)
7. Would you date a cancer survivor? (July 20)
8. Cancer survivors sought for online study (September 10)
9. Jonathan White is a fraud -- and other strange things (July 22)
10. Ductal carcinoma in situ: Is it cancer (September 29)
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Breast cancer survivor tells Jon Stewart to just say no to positive thinking
BY MELISSA WEBER | OCTOBER 15, 2009
On last night's episode of The Daily Show, author Barbara Ehrenreich (her latest book is called Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America) talked about her breast cancer diagnosis eight years ago.
Instead of finding the support she needed, she was told things like "be positive" and "embrace your disease" and "you'll come out a better person." That's not what she wanted or needed to hear, she told Stewart, adding that those types of statements can do more harm than good.
In the upcoming Winter issue, we're running an article about how some survivors have found a silver lining to their cancer experience. Of course, not all survivors feel this way. Check out "Being Positive?" from a previous issue for more on this topic, and tell us what you think.
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Breast cancer documentary premieres this Sunday
BY MELISSA WEBER | OCTOBER 8, 2009
Take a break from football this weekend and check out a new documentary designed to promote early cancer detection and treatment among African Americans.
TV One partnered with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to produce Breast Cancer Examined: An African American Perspective, which airs this Sunday at 7 p.m. Eastern. (If you can't catch it Sunday night, the special will re-air at 4 a.m. on Monday; October 16 at 1 p.m.; and October 18 at 4 p.m.)
Viewers go where the patients go, through the stages of treatment and survival. These personal stories allow the filmmakers to educate viewers about the different types of breast cancer, the various kinds of treatment, and survivorship. A number of celebrities appear in the film, including actor Richard Roundtree, syndicated radio personality Ebony Steele, and actresses Diahann Carroll and Gabrielle Union.
Visit www.circleofpromise.org to get details on Circle of Promise, Komen's African American breast cancer initiative, and check out the story CURE ran about how to overcome the challenges minorities face when it comes to early cancer detection and access to care.
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A new resource for breast cancer patients
BY MELISSA WEBER | SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
Just in time for breast cancer awareness month comes a new DVD you might want to check out that offers insight and information from top breast cancer experts (Dennis Slamon and Patricia Ganz, along with numerous others), advice from wellness experts, and personal stories from survivors--some of whom are familiar: Christina Applegate, Sheryl Crow, and Olivia Newton-John to name a few.
Here's a quick look at some of the topics covered in Breast Cancer: The Path of Wellness & Healing:
> Risk, Detection & Diagnosis
> Personal Testimonials
> Building Your Personal & Medical Team
> Talking to Your Kids
> Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, Hormonal Therapy, and Side Effects
> Boosting Physical Resilience With Food, Supplements, Exercise & Meditation
> Cutting-Edge Advances in Research
The two-DVD set is available on Amazon starting Thursday, and you can find details about the project at www.breastcancerdvd.org.
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