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| Canadian
Breast Cancer Foundation
www.cbcf.org
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Breast
Cancer Society Of Canada
www.bcsc.ca
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| Willow
www.willow.org
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| Yoga
For Survivors of Breast Cancer
www.estheryoga.com
For Clinical
Trials:
Queens
University
www.ctg.queensu.ca
National Cancer Institute
cancernet.nci.nih.gov
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Books
related to the Breast Cancer Chat Special
What you really need to know about cancer
Robert Buckman, Key Porter, 1995.
The healing journey
Alastair Cunningham, Revised Edition. Key Porter, 2000.
The
complete breast book
June Engal, Key Porter Books, 1996.
Advanced breast cancer: a guide for living with matastatic breast
cancer.
Musa Mayer, O’Reilly and Associates, 1998.
Breast
cancer: all you need to know to take an active part in your
treatment
Ivo Olivotto, Karen Gelmon, and Urve kuusk Intelligent Patient Guide,
1998.
The
Breast Sourcebook
Sara Rosenthal, Lowell House, 1996.
That
other place: a personal account of breast cancer.
Penelope Williams, Dundurn, 1993.
Other
Living
and Learning: Breast Cancer Patient Workbook. Canadian Cancer
Society
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Program
14, January 9
2001
Breast
Reconstruction
We
had an overwhelming response when we ran our special Report on
Breast
Cancer earlier this season.
So for those who missed it, we want
to rebroadcast our item on tram flaps. Although thousands
of women
still receive mastectomies to treat their breast cancer, it remains
a disfiguring and emotionally scarring operation.
Over
the last twenty years doctors have developed ways to reconstruct
a
breast , either with a saline implants or with living tissue from
the
patient. A graphic look at one woman's decision to undergo
a tram
flap to reconstruct her breast
A Special
Report on Breast Cancer
On
Tuesday October 10th, 2000 to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month,
the TVO series Your Health dedicated a one-hour program to this
life-threatening disease. Hosted by Maureen Taylor, The Breast
Cancer Special presented the personal, political and preventative
strategies women can employ to combat the disease. The show also
featured profiles of three breast cancer survivors who "shared
their journey through diagnosis, treatment and family support."
Following the broadcast, viewers participated in a live Internet
chat session by accessing Your Health's Web Site.
Click
to read the transcription!
In
this special report, Your Health brought you the latest research
into breast cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Maureen
interviewed Dr. Susan Love, author of Dr. Susan Love's Breast
Book and asked medical oncologist Dr. Kathleen Pritchard and cancer
activist Pat Kelly whether Canadian women are receiving the best
treatment available.
Waiting
Lists for Health Care
If
you were diagnosed with cancer, you'd want to be referred to a
specialist
and start treatment right away. Or if you needed heart surgery
or a hip replacement -- you'd want it done as soon as possible.
But in Canada today, the patient needs to have patience.
Because
no matter what our diagnosis, chances are we'll be put on a waiting
list. Up till now, we've been told the wait is not life-threatening.
But some doctors are beginning to express concern about
the length of time their patients have to wait.
Urologist
Dr. Laurence
Klotz and health policy consultant Dr. Michael Rachlis look at
the issue of waiting lists.
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Next Week's Your Health
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Next
Week
January
16, 2001
Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome
There's
alot more awareness now of the harm alcohol can do to adeveloping
fetus. And more awareness of the cost.
A
recent studyestimated
that it costs nearly 1 and a half million dollars intreatment
and care for every child born with fetal alcohol syndrome.
Twenty
years ago, Chris Margetson was pregnant and an alcoholic.
Andnow
two people have to live with the fallout of FAS.
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Next
Week's Your Health
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Next
Week
January
16, 2001
Can
Prayer Heal?
Keep
a diary and improve your chances of surviving cancer? It
maynot
be as far fetched as it sounds.
A
new study says that thingslike
meditiation, relaxation and group support can prolong the life
of
cancer patients.
An
interview with Alastair Cunningham,co-author
of the study and a senior scientist at Princess Margaret Hospital
in Toronto.
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Joe
Schwarcz's Herbs
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Joe Schwarcz takes a look at Astragulus
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Maureen
Taylor
As
a journalist and broadcaster for 17 years, Maureen Taylor brings
a wealth of experience to her on-air
roles on TVO.
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