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South Africans Stand Up For Cancer
The 4th February 2010 is World Cancer Day. To coincide with this, People Living With Cancer (PLWC) and their affiliated Cancer Buddy support network is calling on all South Africans to Stand Up For Cancer by signing the World Cancer Declaration.
We would like a 100,000 South Africans to sign the Declaration. The World Cancer [...]
“The Last Lecture” – Randy Pausch
22. September 2009
\”The Last Lecture\” on You Tube\”
Randolph Frederick “Randy” Pausch (October 23, 1960 – July 25, 2008) was an American professor of computer science and human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pausch learned that he had a terminal case of pancreatic cancer in September 2006. [...]
The Video That Won First Place At Cannes.
8. September 2009
This video only takes about 15 seconds to watch and you’ll see why it won 1st place.
It is brief and beautiful
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Helping Children Deal with Recurrence or Progressive Illness
2. September 2009
For a person with cancer, one of the hardest things to go through is when the cancer keeps growing during treatment or comes back after treatment is over. It is hard for their loved ones, too, and may be extra hard for young children and teens.
You may find that you are even more worried now [...]
Helping Children Deal with a Parent’s Terminal Illness
2. September 2009
For most people this is a painful and personal topic, and the information shared here may be hard to read at times. You may want to set aside some time when you read it without interruptions.
A terminal illness is a disease that cannot be cured, treated, or controlled and is expected to lead to the [...]
Cancer Survivorship Forum
19. August 2009
Coping With the end of Treatment and the fear of Recurrence
The end of cancer treatment can bring both relief and worry. You may be relieved that your treatment is finally over and pleased that your cancer is in remission. However, you may also feel worried, anxious, or fearful that your cancer may recur (come back).
Cancer [...]
Diagnosed at a Younger Age – Why It’s Harder
29. July 2009
by Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. a Yahoo! Health Expert for Breast Cancer
A diagnosis of breast cancer can create anxiety in even the calmest person, but younger women seem to find such a diagnosis particularly difficult. Studies have consistently shown that younger women report greater psychological distress following breast-cancer diagnosis than do older women.
Researchers have been [...]
Inspiration and advice
27. July 2009
Inspire.com
Inspire is a place where you can connect with people who share your health concerns and find information and advice in groups sponsored by organizations you know and trust.
Cancer Forums
27. July 2009
A website for discussions about any type of cancer, including lung cancer, breast cancer, mesothelioma, prostate cancer, laryngeal cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and others
www.cancerforums.net
“I turned to the Cancer Forums for comfort. I found it very comforting and was able to talk to people going through the same thing. It also has health care professionals [...]
Comrades for Cancer Buddies
- Injury woes!Just when I thought I was getting on top of my game, a little surprise injury comes along to derail all my plans. I bought new running shoes last week, and unfortunately took the advice of the shoe sales man who told me to buy a pair larger than the last ones because I was [...] […]
- 5 Months to go and 1400km’s of roadwork ahead!Well we are firmly into January, and the training for Comrades has begun in earnest. The training programme I am following (www.alsoranrunners.info) says I need to be doing in the region of 65km’s per week! Thats quite a step up for me as I have been averaging about 40km’s per week up to now. Since I [...] […]
- Runners World ArticleRunnersworld Article January 2010 After chatting to the team at Runners World, I was astounded that they selected me as one of their “heroes” of 2009 for choosing to run the Comrades in 2010 to raise cash for Cancer Buddies! I certainly don’t feel like a hero today after running the Bay to Bay yesterday..but thanks [...] […]
- Comrades Entry Confirmed!I checked the Comrades web site yesterday and see that my entry has been confirmed! Now I am really nervous, as there are no excuses for not running. This past week was a tough week from a training perspective. I flew to JHB twice in one week so missed out on 3 days of training [...] […]
- Landmarks Half MarathonLast week was a good week. I did 45km of road work, which included the Landmarks Half Marathon. The great thing about doing these half marathons regularly is that you can see the progress in fitness and experience, as a result I really enjoyed the day out on the road. The course was excellent, and I [...] […]
1. February 2010
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