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Elaine Schattner

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A Call For More Research On Cancer’s Environmental Triggers

A Call For More Research On Cancer’s Environmental Triggers

Correcting a decade of negative news about mammography

Correcting a decade of negative news about mammography

‘Not Letting It Define Us’ — Walking The Runway With Metastatic Breast Cancer

‘Not Letting It Define Us’ — Walking The Runway With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Commentary: How Patients Have Transformed A Medical Meeting About Breast Cancer

Commentary: How Patients Have Transformed A Medical Meeting About Breast Cancer

John McCain is a fighter, no question. But can attitude affect cancer?

John McCain is a fighter, no question. But can attitude affect cancer?

Why The Movie About Henrietta Lacks Matters Today

Why The Movie About Henrietta Lacks Matters Today

The Personal Toll Of Practicing Medicine

The Personal Toll Of Practicing Medicine

At Penn State, THON—The World’s Largest Student-Run Charity—Helps Kids with Cancer

At Penn State, THON—The World’s Largest Student-Run Charity—Helps Kids with Cancer

Notes From The ‘Die-In,’ A Demonstration For Metastatic Breast Cancer

Notes From The ‘Die-In,’ A Demonstration For Metastatic Breast Cancer

How Water Aerobics Can Keep You Fit As You Age

How Water Aerobics Can Keep You Fit As You Age

Chatting With Anne Parker: A Patient’s View On How Cancer Care Has Changed Since The 1960s

Chatting With Anne Parker: A Patient’s View On How Cancer Care Has Changed Since The 1960s

NED, A Vibrant Band Of Doctors Rocking For Women With Cancer

NED, A Vibrant Band Of Doctors Rocking For Women With Cancer

Why Yes, We Should Treat Cancer

Why Yes, We Should Treat Cancer

So What About That Acrylamide In Your French Fries?

So What About That Acrylamide In Your French Fries?

‘The Knick’ Depicts Medical Care In 1900: Doctors, Blood And Incredible Drama

‘The Knick’ Depicts Medical Care In 1900: Doctors, Blood And Incredible Drama

‘The Fault In Our Stars,’ a Movie About Young Cancer Patients, Does Well

‘The Fault In Our Stars,’ a Movie About Young Cancer Patients, Does Well

Missing Tony Soprano

Missing Tony Soprano

Who’s a Survivor?

Who’s a Survivor?

The Physician Burnout Epidemic: What It Means for Patients and Reform

The Physician Burnout Epidemic: What It Means for Patients and Reform

What We’re Talking About When We’re Talking About Cancer What We're Talking About When We're Talking About Cancer

What We’re Talking About When We’re Talking About Cancer

The Truth About Breast Cancer and Drinking Red Wine—or Any Alcohol

The Truth About Breast Cancer and Drinking Red Wine—or Any Alcohol

More Butter for Your Bread? USDA Nutrition Chart, 1943

More Butter for Your Bread?

What Should Doctors Wear? Even Lab Coats Could Spread Disease

What Should Doctors Wear? Even Lab Coats Could Spread Disease

Unlocking the Mystery of Cancer Stem Cells with Kathy LaTour

Unlocking the Mystery of Cancer Stem Cells

Looking Back on ‘The Normal Heart,’ and Patients’ Activisim

Looking Back on ‘The Normal Heart,’ and Patients’ Activisim

Lifting the Fog on Chemobrain Lifting the Fog on Chemobrain

Lifting the Fog on Chemobrain

The X-Rays of Others

The X-Rays of Others

A Clinical Eye on Abramović photo credit: © 2010 Scott Ruddwww

A Clinical Eye on Abramović

We Are All Fat and Have Cancer

We Are All Fat and Have Cancer

A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Spots Circulating Tumor Cells Scientific American, April 2009

A Chip against Cancer: Microfluidics Spots Circulating Tumor Cells

The Enduring Clicks of an Ancient Game

The Enduring Clicks of an Ancient Game

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