Don't hit me!

Used to be if you claimed that you got cancer because you were hit there (wherever on the body there was), people would scoff. Now research...

Living While Black/O, the Tribune

[Is this breast black or white?] For a while, there's been the term DWB--Driving While Black--African-American drivers report being pull...

Soyoyoy

Soy has been another one of those things--unclear whether it's bane or boon to women whose tumors feed on estrogen. The reason is that s...

How do you solve a problem like tamoxifen?

I take it and don't think about the side effects very often because I can't bear to. The oncologist said to take it so I take it. I ...

Ducks in a Barrel

OK, it's not fair to attack the Tribune twice in a row--it's too easy, but I had to point this out. An editor was sleeping when work...

All solutions are individual.

That's what I learned from reading the Chicago Tribune today, specifically, a little wrap-around page touting itself. But wasn't it ...

...and now Pap smears...

["Curiouser and curiouser."] Holy Toledo! Now we don't need Pap smears as often. Have we been (the equivalent) of navel-gazing...