http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure susanmcclure Blog en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:23:16 -0600 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:46:00 -0600 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com (moderator) moderator@curetoday.com http://www.curetoday.com/assets/images/placeholder.gif http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure no http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2010/3/4/Sympathy-for-the-masses I was wandering down the aisle of my local drugstore, looking for a wrist brace for my terribly clumsy 15-year-old, when I happened upon something that stopped me in my tracks. There, in a bargain bin in the middle of the aisle, was an assortment of ... General Caregiving Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:46:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2010/3/4/Sympathy-for-the-masses http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/12/14/Gildas-Club-and-The-Wellness-Community-Join-Forces The Wellness Community and Gilda's Club Worldwide have officially united and unveiled their new, combined identity--the Cancer Support Community. The Cancer Support Community will likely be the largest professionally-led network of cancer support wo... Survivorship General Caregiving Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:03:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/12/14/Gildas-Club-and-The-Wellness-Community-Join-Forces http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/12/13/Triple-negative-breast-cancer-drug-one-step-closer-to-approval On Friday, sanofi-aventis announced that the FDA has granted fast track approval to their investigational PARP1 inhibitor, BSI-201, and that accruals for their phase 3 clinical trial is on schedule and meeting expectations on patient accrual and tria... Diagnosis News Treatment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:36:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/12/13/Triple-negative-breast-cancer-drug-one-step-closer-to-approval http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/12/12/Debate-over-new-mammography-guidelines-continues-to-spark-debate You'll recall the public outcry that occurred in October when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a report that recommended significant changes to existing mammography guidelines. The debate continues among physicians, scientists, and adv... Diagnosis News Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:21:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/12/12/Debate-over-new-mammography-guidelines-continues-to-spark-debate http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/12/10/Endocrine-therapy-passion-gives-three-researchers-rock-star-status This afternoon I attended a general session at SABCS where Susan G. Komen for the Cure awarded the Brinker Awards for Scientific Distinction to three researchers for their work in endocrine therapy. Huh? Ok, first, let me give you a definition of wha... News General Treatment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:05:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/12/10/Endocrine-therapy-passion-gives-three-researchers-rock-star-status http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/12/9/The-32nd-annual-San-Antonio-Breast-Cancer-Symposium-gets-underway On November 11, 1978, a group of 141 physicians and surgeons from a five state area got together during Breast Cancer Awareness Week to discuss ways to reduce the death rate caused by breast cancer in San Antonio and surrounding counties. Fast fo... General Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:26:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/12/9/The-32nd-annual-San-Antonio-Breast-Cancer-Symposium-gets-underway http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/11/19/Cancers-silver-lining-Free-housecleaning If you know a woman currently undergoing chemotherapy, tell her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning once per month for four months while she's in treatment. All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note con... Treatment General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/11/19/Cancers-silver-lining-Free-housecleaning http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/11/17/Federal-task-force-says-women-need-fewer-mammograms--Sound-reasoning-or-rationing Bewilderment. That's the only word I can use to describe how I felt upon reading an article in my daily newspaper this morning (Yes, I still read the daily paper). The story reported on an influential federal task force's recommendation that women ha... Diagnosis News Treatment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:15:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/11/17/Federal-task-force-says-women-need-fewer-mammograms--Sound-reasoning-or-rationing http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/9/9/Fanged-frogs-cure-cancer--You-just-wait-I-could-happen A friend of mine called me yesterday to tell me about an astonishing discovery. Forty new species, including fanged frogs, super-sized rats, and a grunting fish have been discovered in an extinct volcano in New Guinea. He was marveling at how cool ou... General Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:08:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/9/9/Fanged-frogs-cure-cancer--You-just-wait-I-could-happen http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/9/8/Certain-antidepressants-taken-with-Tamoxafin-pose-risk In CURE's upcoming Fall issue we write about the importance of talking with your doctor if you are taking tamoxifen along with an anti-depressant such as Prozac, Paxil, or Zoloft--three widely prescribed serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs for short... News Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:45:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/9/8/Certain-antidepressants-taken-with-Tamoxafin-pose-risk http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/7/1/When-ordinary-people-do-extraordinary-things Currently, the world is abuzz with news of Michael Jackson's death. When a superstar like Jackson dies, it becomes difficult to find a news agency that isn't covering the story 24/7. We can't hide from it. Our voyeuristic fascination with the rich... News General Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/7/1/When-ordinary-people-do-extraordinary-things http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/6/9/Finally-good-news-for-triple-negative-breast-cancer-patients During ASCO's annual meeting this year, I was thrilled to learn that a new drug class is offering promise to patients with triple negative breast cancer. PARP inhibitors--experimental targeted therapy medicines, may make chemotherapy work better aga... Diagnosis Treatment Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:39:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/6/9/Finally-good-news-for-triple-negative-breast-cancer-patients http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex//susanmcclure/2009/5/29/Mom-and-teen-home-but-debate-rages-on I'm sure many of you have been following the plight of Daniel Hauser, the 13-year-old Minnesota boy who scrambled to the Mexico border with his mom in order to avoid undergoing court ordered chemotherapy. For those of you who haven't, let me catch y... Diagnosis Treatment Caregiving Fri, 29 May 2009 14:11:00 -0600 http://www.curetoday.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/blog.showIndex/susanmcclure/2009/5/29/Mom-and-teen-home-but-debate-rages-on