When looking at various treatments and medications for brain tumors and the complications that occur from them, it can be difficult to get a firm grasp on every detail that is involved with their usage; how to best take medications in conjunctions with other ones, how to weigh the pros and cons of various treatments, and so on. To add to it another form of therapy may seem daunting,...
Being a pediatric oncology social worker, I recognize the difficulty and struggle associated with openly talking to children about illness, side effects, and treatments. For some parents the struggle is too much and they avoid talking to their children, leaving a young child’s wonderful imagination to run wild. I was recently talking to a young adult brain tumor survivor who had...
When a child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, families and friends often rally around the child and encourage the family to seek out any resources, services, and treatments that are available. At times this can lead families to take drastic measures they would typically not make. Recently, an episode of 60 Minutes featured a story about an American doctor in Ecuador who is selling...
CBTF is currently in the midst of planning our Tri-State 5K walk. Currently we are looking for team captains to help us organize walkers, raise funds for CBTF, and to create awareness for pediatric brain tumors. We have a scheduled meeting for our Long Island participants on Thursday January 12that 7pm. If you, your family, and/or your friends are interested in being a team...
Many of you who are avid Facebook users like myself, may have seen a recent post circulating that says: “Mattel should make a Barbie with no hair so that every girl fighting cancer feels beautiful! Put her in pink, name her HOPE and send the proceeds to St. Jude. Post this if you agree, I bet 99% of you won’t.” This post seems to have created a variety of opinions around...
“(Reuters) - Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics released on Wednesday.Advances in cancer screening and treatment have prevented more than a million total deaths from cancer since the early 1990s, according...
With the New Year days away we are busy planning several exciting program events for 2012. We have our usual suspects which include our Family Camps, Heads Up Conference’s, Kids’ Cruise, Circus, and Holiday parties. Additionally we are adding some new programming which will include CBTF Walks, a new Family to Family Conference, a Photo-journaling class, and a Career...
