Not Alone with Cancer

NOD2 3020insC alone is not sufficient for colorectal cancer predisposition.

Mutations in NOD2 have been shown to associate with increased susceptibility to Crohn's disease. A recent Polish study linked the truncating NOD2 3020insC variant with an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) at an older age (>50 years) of disease onset, with an odds ratio of 2.23. We studied the possible contribution of the 3020insC variant to CRC risk in a series of 1,042 Finnish populati...

You are not alone.

A DBT Support Group may be able to benefit you. DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) is a proven approach to therapy used to help persons who have difficulty managing emotions. • Like you keep "losing it?" • Like you have problems with anger and/or high levels of anxiety? • Drastic mood swings/ quickly shifting from one emotion to another? • Like harming yourself in any way? • Like relationships ...

You are not alone!

Not alone: peer support through audio teleconferencing for rural women with breast cancer.

The impact of breast cancer on the emotional and social health of women and their families is an important issue. A diagnosis of cancer marks the start of a stressful illness with a long period of medical treatments and side effects, prognostic uncertainty, disfigurement and general disruption of life. Many survivors and health care professionals have identified the need for continuing adequate...

Dominance alone is not enough.