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Finding calm in the cancer storm

January 5, 2021 Cate North

A meaningful and purposeful life does not require doing or having great things. But it does require us to be…

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Posted in: Cancer

Crossing the Rubicon of cancer

Cate North

Image by PMRMaeyaert licensed with CC BY-SA 4.0. In 49 BCE, then regional governor Julius Caesar was ordered to resign…

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Embracing life by contemplating death

October 30, 2020 Cate North

Halloween is here, the day for trick or treating, costumes, and ghosts. In Christianity, those ghosts represent the dead and…

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Posted in: Mental Health
Exercise like bike riding fights breast cancer

Movement is cancer medicine

July 25, 2020 Cate North

The average American is entrenched in bad habits and focused on comfort and ease. Many people do anything possible to…

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Posted in: Physical Health
Epic data on drop in cancer screenings during COVID shutdown

Back to cancer screenings after COVID shutdowns

July 21, 2020 Cate North

If you’re reading this, I’m sure you are aware of the importance of early detection for cancer of any kind.…

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Posted in: Cancer

Just breathe

July 12, 2020 Cate North

2020 is giving most of us reasons to be anxious and fearful thanks to COVID-19, unemployment, the economy, racial inequality,…

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Posted in: Mental Health, Physical Health

ER, PR, HR—hormones and breast cancer

July 9, 2020 Cate North

HR positive or negative, PR positive or negative, ER positive or negative—these are the various types of hormone status in…

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Posted in: Cancer

About Her—HER2, that is

June 11, 2020 Cate North

On April 17, the FDA approved a new drug called Tukysa (tucatinib) for use in combination with chemotherapy for patients…

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Posted in: Cancer, mbc

In memory of John Prine

April 13, 2020 Cate North

Singer / songwriter John Prine survived two separate and distinct rounds of cancer, only to succumb to COVID-19 on April…

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Posted in: Stay in the game

The effects of side effects

Cate North

Joint and muscle pain. Hair loss. Vision anomalies. Dry skin. These are some of the unwanted symptoms that I and…

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Posted in: Cancer

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