Then I took my thoughts a step further and how this fully applies to cancerland, too. The number of times I’ve received a comment in private FB cancer groups or openly on social media that “not everything is about race” or “race doesn’t belong in the cancer space.” Yes, I ha...
Likely not, because we spent my birthday in 2021 with them, and around that time (I have blocked this and don’t feel like looking it up) they found the lung cancer moved to his rib near the site of the surgery. Likely spread from the original surgery. He had another surgery, did c...
When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer, there is an inevitable shift in their perspective and outlook on life. The diagnosis cannot help but rive you. There’s a surge of emotions, such asfear,anger, sadness, loss ofself-esteem. With this comes a sense of uncertainty and help...
it’s nowhere near the colour my hair was before I shaved it off. It feels much less “me” than it did before. Fundamentally, I think it’s because I feel much less of a need to disguise the fact that I have cancer. The first time round it was temporary; my cancer was being...
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment (TME) interact closely with cancer cells to promote tumor development. Downregulation of SPIN90 in CAFs has been reported to facilitate breast cancer progression, but the underlying mecha
If you’ve had amastectomybecause ofbreast cancer, you may choose to have reconstructiveplastic surgery. It can restore balance between the twobreastsby replacingskin, breast tissue, and the removed nipple. The amount of reconstruction will depend on the mastectomy and the width, size, and locati...
I should probably insert here – no matter how dark or paralyzing the cancer or the treatment side effects have been I have had the joy of quite literally bathing in light showered upon me from friends and cousins near and far. They’ve lifted me up on their shoulders (picturing Rudy here...
“I do not take my child with me to work; I wouldn’t be able to because you sometimes have to carry a lots of cardboard; sometimes I walk a long distance say from here to that Cambridge so I am unable bring him with me.” Female waste-picker, urban, South Africa. ...
2. Functions and molecular mechanisms of miR-192 family in breast cancer 3. The value of the miR-192 family as a biomarker for breast cancer 4. Conclusions and future perspectives Authors' contributions Consent for publication Funding Declaration of Competing Interest Data availability ReferencesShow ...
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