The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: A Discussion That Always Happens From...
My addiction to YA literature has moved on to another series. I decided to check out Ann Brahsares The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Aside from the fact that I am going to really milk this series...
View ArticleIraq: Depleted Uranium, Political Turmoil, and Disability
It is difficult to find demographic statistics on Iraq. The population has experienced considerable upheaval as a direct consequence of the war my government started there, and it was already...
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Black, Hispanic, Poor people wait longer for breast cancer treatment,...
In the USA, Black women have the highest mortality from breast cancer of any other group, despite the rate of diagnosis of breast cancer being highest in White women. Hispanic women have a lower breast...
View ArticleThe New York Times Tackles Teens and Cancer
Reader note: I’ve started using my name, ’s.e. smith,’ rather than my pseudonym, ‘meloukhia,’ to identify myself on FWD. I apologise in advance if that causes any confusion! I’m sticking this notice on...
View ArticleThe High Price of Industry: Cancer Villages in China
Starting in the 1990s, cancer rates in China began rising at an astounding rate. By 2007, cancer was accounting for one in five deaths in China. Similarly rapid increases in cancer rates are being seen...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for August 17, 2010
Sarah Fenske at the Phoenix New Times: ‘Til Death Do Us Part: They Got Married. Then Everything Changed This is a love story, albeit one with a medical twist. Unbeknownst to anyone — including Kevin...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for August 24, 2010
Wheelchair Dancer: Body Matters, Edges, and Disability We all experience limitations and restrictions. Not all of those — like not being able to speak a second language — are disabilities. The second...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for November 2, 2010
Siddharta Mukherjee for the New York Times Magazine: The Cancer Sleeper Cell In fact, this view of cancer — as tenaciously persistent and able to regenerate after apparently disappearing — has come to...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Hello Wednesday my old friend. Why I can’t remember that it’s Wednesday until late in the day (at least in my time zone), I will never know. I was going to link an article about a showcase of artwork...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for December 14, 2010
K__ at Feminists with FSD: Notes on MTV’s True Life: I Can’t Have Sex Actual, proper terminology was used throughout the show. Chronic pelvic pain conditions were named, but some conditions that...
View ArticleRecommended Reading for October 13, 2009
In the blogs: The Ashley Treatment Yet Again: I read as much as I can and try to keep abreast of any new developments. I do this because I remain deeply troubled by the larger implications of the...
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