Have You Had Your Laugh Today?

Laughter truly is the best medicine. But do you know why?

Have You Had Your Laugh Quota Today?

Laughter truly is the best medicine. But do you know why?

This "How Stuff Works" provides the ins and outs of why this is so.

Two Hundred Years of Cancer Research

An article by Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D., and Steven A. Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D. in the New England Journal of Medicine

This article provides a great overview of the advancements made in cancer research and procedures over the past 200 years.

Having had Ovarian Cancer, this paragraph really got my attention and made me stand up and pay attention:

"In the treatment of cancer, surgery was the first tool available. In 1809, Ephraim McDowell removed an ovarian tumor without the use of anesthesia, the first abdominal surgery performed in the United States, and provided evidence that tumor masses could be cured by surgery."

I have only one thing to say. OUCH!!

Until next time ......

~ BOptimistic ~

Ovarian Cancer Links

Have you been diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer? I just discovered two wonderful links that might be just what the doctor would order -

https://www.inspire.com/ lets you connect with others who have been diagnosed with Ovarian cancer
AND
http://www.ovariancancer.org/ contains multiple resources (including a link where you can track your symptoms)

Check them out to see if they are what you are looking for!!

Connecting with Others Affected by Cancer

Here is a great resoource for anyone affected by cancer - either directly or indirectly. It was extremely helpful to me when I was diagnosed 10 years ago. Connecting directly with other individuals who are going through the same type of cancer is very therapeutic and educational. Check it out. And most importantly of all, share the link!  http://www.cancercompass.com/