Breast Cancer on Shine

Should you ignore the new mammogram guidelines?

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It may be about time to let the breast cancer screening controversy slip into a state of quiet fermentation. Certainly it isn't front page news any more. But the controversy and confusion are still there, as is the importance of getting past them to take what we know—and put it to good…

Suzanne Somers may have caused her own cancer. And she may cause yours.

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When I read today's Daily Beast headline, "Does Suzanne Somers Cause Cancer?" I thought it was meant to be a funny, or possibly snarky take on how an actor best known for promoting the Thigh Master had suddenly become an expert in alternative medicine. (We've criticized her here…

Elizabeth Edwards comes to grips with her terminal cancer. And it's sad, realistic, and surprisingly empowering

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I am an admirer of Elizabeth Edwards. I've had the honor of meeting her on several occasions and I have found her to be amazingly articulate, informed, compassionate, and kind. It was my not-so-secret hope that she would run for president back when she was campaigning for her husband.

She's been through a lot, this cancer survivor and wife of a man who was outed for a scandalous affair that put a very public fissure in the middle of what seemed to be an ideal marriage and partnership.