Recent Posts Tagged With 'volunteer cancer research'

• Making The “Army of Women” Idea Even Better

  Posted on Sunday July 12th, 2009 at 20:15 in cancer research, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, gynecological cancer, new medical ressearch approaches, participation in medical research, volunteer cancer research, public participation in cancer research

  Last fall, I learned of Dr. Susan Love’s “Army of Women.”   This cause is moving in the direction of proactive civic participation with the breast cancer community.  From their site: Women who are interested register on the Love...

• NYT: Grant System Leads Cancer Researchers to Play It Safe

  Posted on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 at 16:46 in cancer research, new medical ressearch approaches, new research approaches, participation in medical research, volunteer cancer research

  An outstanding NYT article to be found by clicking here. A couple of excellent points made by readers in response to this piece: HJBoitel talks about using super-computers to “mine” our health data for patterns. “The United States w...

• Can We Help Make Cancer Research Better?

  Posted on Thursday June 18th, 2009 at 12:15 in cancer research, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, vaginal cancer, gynecological cancer, new medical ressearch approaches, participation in medical research, volunteer cancer research, public participation in cancer research

  I tried to volunteer.  I wanted to volunteer.  But there was no place for me to go.  That’s what I was told after participating in a study for LA County as a newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patient. How does this make sense?  A small group o...