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 | You see it everywhere. It's a humble green. It usually comes in a very small serving. Most people don't bother to eat it. Now we find out that a certain compound in this curly green plant may stop breast cancer's growth. | |
What's Green and Curly and Fights Breast Cancer?
This little green is usually plucked and chopped and placed on your plate to add color to a restaurant meal. New lab research shows that the right dose of a compound in parsley can stop certain breast cancer tumor cells from multiplying and growing. Don't like parsley? That's okay - the same compound occurs in other plants, too.
| Radial Scars - A Benign Breast Abnormality
A radial scar is usually diagnosed accidentally - when you're having a biopsy for some other mass, or when your mammogram shows some star-shaped area. Even though this breast mass is usually benign, it looks like cancer. And that can make you worry.
| Chemotherapy Basics for Breast Cancer
Chemotherapy has improved since I had treatments, and even more since my husband's mother was treated for breast cancer. We have more options, more targeted drugs, and better ways of coping with side effects.
| Word of the Week: Huber Needle
That color-coded, curved, winged needle that your nurse uses to access your chemo port actually has a name. It's a Huber.
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