Monthly Archives: January 2012

Blood based cancers. Since my own husband died of multiple myeloma, this is a bittersweet show for me. However, I really want to focus on leukemia and myeloma, what they are, their symptoms, risk factors, etc. My guest is Dr. Daniel Pollyea, an investigator at the University of Colorado Cancer Center, clinical director of leukemia

The chemo drug shortage. How many are dying for their drugs? In 2008, only 3 cancer drugs were on backorder. In 2011, 23 cancer drugs were in short supply from supplier to patient. The reasons are multiple and complex. And what of the patients? Brenda was told there was no more Doxil available. She's mad, frustrated, angry and dying

Ladies Who Inspire: You don't want to miss Alesia Shute! When she was diagnosed with colon cancer at the age of 7, her life was redirected as was that of her entire family. She survived six major surgeries that had never been tested on a child and countless hours of pain and months of hospitalization. Alesia

My guest is Eileen Wilkinson, Director of Marketing at Comfort Keepers in Fairfax, Virginia, which provides services to keep people independent in their homes such as: meal preparation, transportation, stimulating activities, range of motion exercises, personal care, bathing and home safety technology services. Eileen considers herself a student of navigating the joys and challenges of

In our country, we are blessed to have a 15-yr. breast cancer survival rate of 77%. Other countries are not so fortunate. The women in Africa need our help. Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded Courage to Dare. Their challenges: 1) In Africa breast cancer is a "curse from God"; 2) No screening; and 3) Lack

WE ARE ONE WORLD Juliet Aguwa (a breast cancer survivor from Nigeria) founded a charity called Courage to Dare. Their mission is to assist African women with breast cancer. The challenges: 1) Their culture considers cancer a "curse from God"; 2) No screening; and 3) Lack of affordable treatment (even if they start treatment, they often die because