Doctors focus on helping breast cancer patients become physically well again, but not a lot of attention is paid to the emotional wellbeing of breast cancer patients.
According to a study of breast cancer patients by researchers in Australia, women who live alone and well-educated women are hardest hit emotionally by breast cancer. Co-chief investigator of the study, Robin Bell, suggested that women living alone may benefit by targeted provision of social support.

Researchers think that the lower wellbeing results of more educated women may reflect greater anxiety over making decisions and difficulty coping with a sense loss of control. Dr. Susan …read more

Today kicks off NaNoWriMo, my friends. I attempted NaNoWriMo last year, but pretty much hid my face until it was December was sidetracked by the third day in due to an unexpected but necessary move. This year, I really have no excuse not to participate. I even have a story this time. Sure, none of the characters have names and I have no idea why any of them even know each other, but hey, Harry Potter wasn’t written in a day.
As you read this, I’m probably curled up in the fetal position somewhere.
Anyway, on to the goods. There’s a lot …read more

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While perusing October’s issue of Shape (not a magazine my eyes often frequent; it just seems I qualified for a free issue this month), I ran into a full-page advertisement for the Advanced Breast Cancer Community.
Breast cancer has only hit close to home for me once. My best friend’s mother was diagnosed with it. Aside from that, most of my information about breast cancer comes from reading Pink Ribbon Review and reading up on the progress of famous names like Christina Applegate (and, of course, spotting celebrities like the casts of Army Wives and Grey’s Anatomy …read more

With today’s Brain Break, you’re going to get to be a bit more productive than just finding pictures to laugh at and websites to facilitate procrastination.
This week, I want to tell you about an event going on at The Breast Cancer Site. (The Breast Cancer Site is part of a group of “virtual volunteer”/”click to donate” sites that I visit daily and have mentioned here at Mental Health Notes.)
Currently, The Breast Cancer Site is trying to get 10 million clicks by the end of September. If they do, bare necessities, one of their big sponsors, will fund an additional 100 …read more