Losing Breast Not Always Best for Cancer Patients - Cancer - FOXNews.com

Losing Breast Not Always Best for Cancer Patients - Cancer - FOXNews.com

Wow! What a tagline, how misleading, how inappropriate...but that is Fox News. The whole issue does not seem bad at all when placed in the proper context, but the inference that losing one's breast is not always the best decision strikes me as Fox News pandering to a woman's self-esteem. A woman and her breasts are linked with life nourishment through the mother/child dynamic. To suggest that she should choose to keep her breast in spite of the doctor's careful assessment of her condition reinforces fear and the old stereotype that a woman's self-worth is in her body, not her mind.

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Happy Birthday Denise Roberts

Founder Denise Roberts has been celebrating her birthday since this year's Aries inception. So celebrate her in these next 30 "fiery" days by supporting your local or national breast cancer foundations. Your continued support of TDRBCF will help bring assistance to the underserved in our society. Laughter is the best medicine.

She Love ME, She Loves ME NOT!

As the month of love continues to blossom, the debate over whether women should or should not receive annual breast cancer screenings, including costly mammograms, continues to confuse the public like a Wolfman movie opening on Valentine's weekend. We look at this debate through the lens of Saint Valentine's Hallmark holiday month, to engage a deeper meaning into what it means to love oneself and other's without being irrational about the power of blind devotion to a powerful entity. The hypocrisy of this recommendation handed down by our federal government that calls for increasing the age limit of breast cancer screening is the case in point. Where the United States Preventative Services Task Force clearly gets it wrong is by telling DOCTORS to halt their primary oath to care for people to the BEST of their ability, which usually means helping the uninformed or inarticulate understand the risks of being a woman in today's American and global society. Since there has not been any significant changes in the American diet, or in the standard of living or education for the general public, it makes a declaration to discontinue mammograms arrogant and disingenuous considering the climate the US has created for women to make decisions concerning their health.

THE WONDERS OF VITAMIN "P"

Here's a decent article on the benefits of mangoes and their possible anti-cancer agents. Live food is always a great move for our diet, but we should also know what is in-season so that our bodies and pocketbooks will also stayed aligned. The article states that the polyphenol extracts in mangoes help protect against many different cancers and breast cancer especially. Well, that's good and all, but here are some in-season fruits for California that have the same polyphenols. Also here are when mangoes are ready to be indulged upon.

January 2010

Apples

Grapefruit

Grapes (organic-only)

Oranges

Enjoy Mangoes ALL SUMMER LONG!!!

Up and Ready for a New Decade

We are back! Look here for the latest news and advances in breast health and prevention. There will be everything on this blog, from nutritional tips to the many ways to fight back in your community and confront the external forces that continue cause us internal problems. Feel free to comment on the blog and express your elation, support, concern or anything else that is on your mind. Love, Laughter and Life in 2010!

TDRBCF Launches new improved web site

Inglewood, CA (Saturday, January 26, 2008) – The Denise Roberts Breast Cancer Foundation (TDRBCF) launches its highly anticipated new improved web site. "TDRBCF's web site is now the resourceful, interactive site that our community of minority women and men fighting breast cancer need, " says Heaven Roberts, VP of Marketing and Business Development.

TDRBCF.ORG will feature breast cancer diagnosis, symptoms, as well as ways to practice early detection through breast self exams and mammograms. There are links to breast screening locations in various cities, inspirational messages from survivors, as well as a my Diary section that enables people who have been indirectly and/or directly affected by this disease share their stories.

The goal of this site is to educate women and men about not only breast cancer, but also breast health and treatment options. We strive to replace fear with knowledge and empower those who need it most to take charge of their healthcare and demand Today's cure, which is early detection through breast screening. TDRBCF encourages it online community to Know Yourself, embrace every inch of your body.

TDRBCF.org will remain current, with new research on breast health. TDRBCF's online presence is also expanding through MySpace.com and Facebook. "Our hope is to spread awareness and as a result promote wellness for all ages, ethnicities, and genders," says Roberts.

TDRBCF Hosts Breast Cancer Clinic

Los Angeles, CA (Monday, January 14, 2008) – Five of California’s largest women’s health organizations will join forces on Saturday, January 26, 2008 to present Weighting 2 Exhale Health and Wellness Summit. This year’s theme is “Links To Healthy Life Choices” and will be hosted at Wilshire United Methodist Church on 4350 Wilshire Blvd., in Los Angeles, CA 90005.

From 8:30 to 3:00pm, this event will feature health clinics for breast cancer, children’s dental, and health screening. The Denise Roberts Breast Cancer Foundation (TDRBCF) will host the Breast Cancer Clinic. A vendor health fair will provide health education resources to the community. At this affair, Black Womens Agenda, Inc. will donate $1,200 to TDRBCF to support its Mammograms Can Save Lives Program.


Location: Wilshire United Methodist Church
Address: 4350 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90005
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM

For more information contact Dr. Karen Cole (310) 810-1113