The ultimate cancer taboo: Sometimes it kills you
We keep talking about battles, warriors, miracles and hope. Meanwhile, those with metastatic cancers are ignored
Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:11 PM UTC 17Life Cancer, Breast cancer
Breast cancer
Life Cancer, Breast cancer
Breast cancer awareness is big business
Pink ribbon campaigns and other mainstream initiatives might be hurting women more than they're helping
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 5:49 PM UTCMedia Feministing, Cancer
Is there too much breast cancer “awareness”?
Yes, the world is a pinker place. But an author (and survivor) says we're squandering time, money and resources
Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 6:59 PM UTC 38Life Breast cancer, Cancer
Edie Falco: I took “The Sopranos” home with me
Edie Falco's "Nurse Jackie" is as complicated as Carmela, but she tells Salon she's much easier to leave on the set
Sunday, Apr 14, 2013 7:00 PM UTCEntertainment Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Can naked breasts make important political points?
Coppa Feel and similar campaigns are well-intentioned, but ultimately objectify and politicize the female body
Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 4:25 PM UTCSocial AlterNet, Breast cancer, Breasts
Study finds more breast cancer among young women
The results are potentially worrisome because young women's tumors tend to be more aggressive than older women's
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 2:05 PM UTCLife Health, Cancer, Breast cancer
Why can’t doctors tell cancer patients the truth?
Medical journals and physicians underplay what treatment is really like. And it hurts patients
Friday, Jan 11, 2013 8:54 PM UTC 10Life Cancer, Medicine, Breast cancer
Testimony set to begin in pregnancy drug case
A drug prescribed to millions of pregnant women in the 1950s may be linked to breast cancer
Tuesday, Jan 8, 2013 1:54 PM UTCLife Breast cancer, Health
My shazam boobs
As a feminist, I believe breasts shouldn't matter. So why do I care so much how mine look, and whether I lose them?
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 44Life Body Wars, Breasts, Body Issues
Can a bra detect cancer?
A company claims its new undergarment could save your life VIDEO
Thursday, Oct 18, 2012 10:20 PM UTCTechnology innovation, technology
“The Adventures of Cancer Bitch”: Memoir of a sassy survivor
S.L. Wisenberg's virtuosic, poignant book documents her battle with cancer and the malignant culture of dishonesty
Friday, Oct 12, 2012 2:22 PM UTCEntertainment Audio Books, The Listener, Memoir
Should NFL players be forced to wear pink?
A writer gets flak for blasting the NFL's breast cancer campaign, but you can hate cancer and its commodification
Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012 2:00 PM UTC 39Life Sports Illustrated
Don’t touch my breasts, hon
When I met my husband, I knew my boobs would have to be removed. So I kept him at bay, but a new intimacy emerged
Monday, Oct 8, 2012 1:00 AM UTC 58Life mastectomy
When my wife got cancer
I'm good at compartmentalizing, but this tore me down. I learned how much I could feel, but also how strong we were
Wednesday, Sep 12, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 15Life Real Families, Life stories
Kellie Pickler, bald and bold
The singer takes it all off for cancer awareness, and shows the healing power of solidarity
Thursday, Sep 6, 2012 8:15 PM UTCEntertainment Cancer, Kellie Pickler
Judy Blume has breast cancer
"Wait -- me?" The famed children's author announces her diagnosis in an emotional blog post
Wednesday, Sep 5, 2012 9:54 PM UTCLife Women writers, Breast cancer
The tyranny of pink
The author behind a new documentary tells Salon how breast cancer got cute and where Susan G. Komen lost its way
Wednesday, May 30, 2012 11:45 AM UTC 25Entertainment Breast cancer
Komen scandal: Goodbye, Karen Handel
One week after the foundation's blunder, its scandal-plagued V.P. steps down
Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012 5:15 PM UTC 84Life Susan G. Komen Foundation
Susan G. Komen’s priceless gift
A radical decision woke the country up to an alarming rightward drift, and gave new life to women’s health advocacy
Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 12:00 AM UTC 123News Planned Parenthood
Komen victim of “bullying,” sad abortion foe says
Someone make an "It Gets Better" video for poor Kathryn Jean Lopez of the National Review
Friday, Feb 3, 2012 11:00 PM UTC 44Politics National Review, Breast cancer
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