Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Happy New Year 2017

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Happy New Year 2017: I want to end the year with thanking my readers and supporter who are affected or effected with the disease of cancer.  During the last fi...

Happy New Year 2017

I want to end the year with thanking my readers and supporter who are affected or effected with the disease of cancer.  During the last five years it has been my pledge to bring much needed information to my community.  And I will continue to provide prevention tools and information to better help us all have better health outcomes

Next year I will include information on other health risk such as diabetes, heart disease, HIV/AIDS and mental health which is largely affecting our community and responsible for a large amount of homeless individuals who live on our streets today.  Results come from acquiring information and making small and consistant changes in a lives that are achievable, with a little help we can all do better.

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Merry Christmas From Muriel Lights

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Merry Christmas From Muriel Lights

Merry Christmas From Muriel Lights

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY THANKSGIVING

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: National Diabetes Awareness Month

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: National Diabetes Awareness Month: Presidential Proclamation -- National Diabetes Month, 2016 NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH, 2016 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UN...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: National Diabetes Awareness Month

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: National Diabetes Awareness Month: Presidential Proclamation -- National Diabetes Month, 2016 NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH, 2016 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UN...

National Diabetes Awareness Month

Presidential Proclamation -- National Diabetes Month, 2016

NATIONAL DIABETES MONTH, 2016

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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A PROCLAMATION

More than 29 million Americans have diabetes -- a disease in which the glucose levels in one's blood are higher than normal. Although the rate of new cases is falling, the numbers are still alarming. Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death in the United States and results in staggering health and financial costs for Americans. With a concentrated effort to reduce the number of new diagnoses and improve treatment and care for those living with this disease, we must continue making progress in the battle against this epidemic. Each year during National Diabetes Month, we resolve to support everyone battling this chronic disease, and we recommit to fighting it so that more Americans can lead a healthy life.

Diabetes can affect individuals of any age, gender, or background depending on risk factors, which can include a combination of genetics and lifestyle. Type 1 diabetes, often diagnosed in youth, affects people whose bodies do not produce enough insulin, a hormone needed to live. Type 2 diabetes occurs in people who are not able to produce enough insulin to meet their body's needs, and typically develops in adults -- however, more young people today are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes than ever before, and it is more commonly diagnosed among those who are obese or inactive. Both types can lead to health problems such as heart disease, blindness, and kidney failure. Additionally, roughly one-third of American adults have prediabetes -- a condition in which their blood sugar levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be diagnosed with diabetes -- placing them at higher risk for other health conditions or for developing type 2 diabetes. Another form of diabetes, known as gestational diabetes, can develop in pregnant women, create complications during pregnancy, and increase chances of developing type 2 diabetes later in life for both mothers and their children.

Type 1 diabetes accounts for a smaller proportion of diagnosed cases of diabetes; over 90 percent of all diagnosed cases are type 2 diabetes. Individuals with type 1 diabetes need to monitor their blood sugar levels and take insulin every day to survive. Diabetes has no cure, but people with type 2 diabetes can manage their disease by following a healthy meal plan, increasing physical activity, taking prescribed medications, and quitting smoking if applicable. For individuals with prediabetes or overweight individuals at higher risk of diabetes, losing weight through healthy eating and regular physical activity can help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes. Americans with any type of diabetes should get regular checkups and work with health care professionals to learn more about this disease. Individuals at higher risk -- particularly those who are overweight, older than 45, or have a family history of type 2 diabetes -- should talk to their health care providers about their diabetes risk. African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders are also at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. I encourage all Americans to visit www.NDEP.NIH.gov to find resources available through the National Diabetes Education Program to help make and sustain healthy lifestyle and behavior changes.

Over the last 8 years, my Administration has worked to provide better care, prevention, and treatment for anyone suffering from diabetes. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has required that insurers cover preventive services such as certain diabetes screenings without copays or deductibles, and seniors can now receive these screenings free of charge as well. Insurance companies can no longer deny individuals coverage because of a pre-existing condition, including a family history of diabetes, and children can now stay on a parent's health insurance plan until age 26. By supporting the Diabetes Prevention Program -- the first preventive service model eligible for expansion under Medicare -- the ACA has improved the quality of care, reduced health care costs, and helped prevent the onset of diabetes.

Nearly one in three American children is overweight or obese, causing a rise in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among children. Unless we act, approximately one-third of all children born since the turn of the century will suffer from diabetes during their lifetimes. The First Lady's Let's Move! initiative has worked to reverse this childhood obesity trend and put children on a path to a healthy future during their earliest years by fostering environments that support healthy choices; promoting physical activity; providing healthier foods in our schools; and ensuring families have access to nutritious, affordable foods and the information they need to make healthy choices. We have also harnessed the American spirit of innovation through our Precision Medicine Initiative: By tailoring treatments to individuals based on personalized information such as genetics, we can move closer to curing diseases like diabetes and give more Americans the opportunity to live full, healthy lives.

Every year, too many Americans experience the consequences of diabetes -- but in part because of the dedication of our Nation's health care providers, researchers, and advocates, we have made important strides in combating this disease, and we have reason to hope this progress will continue. This month, let us work to show every individual living with diabetes that they are not alone, and let us continue strengthening our investment in the fight against this disease.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 2016 as National Diabetes Month. I call upon all Americans, school systems, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, health care providers, research institutions, and other interested groups to join in activities that raise diabetes awareness and help prevent, treat, and manage the disease.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-first.

BARACK OBAMA

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Honoring Veterans

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Honoring Veterans

Honoring Veterans

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Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Neuroendocrine Tumor Day (November 10) Pancreatic...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Neuroendocrine Tumor Day (November 10) Pancreatic...: Malignant Neuroendocrine Neoplasms  John Howard, M.D. Administrator,  World Trade Center Health Program  I. Introduction Neuroendo...

Neuroendocrine Tumor Day (November 10) Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month

Malignant Neuroendocrine Neoplasms 

John Howard, M.D. Administrator, 

World Trade Center Health Program

 I. Introduction Neuroendocrine cells are nerve cells that respond to signals from other nerve cells by releasing hormones into the blood. They are distributed widely throughout the body and may undergo malignant transformation to give rise to neuroendocrine neoplasms. Neuroendocrine neoplasms are commonly defined as epithelial neoplasms with a predominant presence of scattered neuroendocrine cells singly or in small nests (neuroendocrine differentiation).

Many neuroendocrine neoplasms traditionally have been called "carcinoids," but this term does not accurately account for their variable biology, histologic differentiation, and secretory potential.

The WTC Health Program uses the term “malignant neuroendocrine neoplasm” to refer to the family of solid malignant tumors that are believed to originate from neuroendocrine cells found throughout the body, including “carcinoid tumors.”

II. Anatomic Distribution Neuroendocrine neoplasms arise in a variety of anatomic locations, including the lung, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, colon, rectum, breast, prostate and ovary.3,4 1 The International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) is based on the World Health Organization's Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9). ICD-9-CM is the official system of assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures associated with hospital utilization in the United States. 2 Klimstra DS, Modlin IR, Coppola D, Lloyd RV, Suster S [2012]. The pathologic classification of neuroendocrine tumors: a review of nomenclature, grading and staging systems. Pancreas 39(6):707-712. 3 Modlin IM, Oberg K, Chung DC, Jensen RT, deHerder WW, Thakker RV, Caplin M, Delle Fave G, Kaltsas GA, Krenning EP, Moss SF, Nilsson O, Rindi G, Salazar R, Ruszniewski, Sundin A [2008]. Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Lancet Oncol 9:61-72. 4 Ramage JK, Ahmed A, Ardill J, Bax N, Breen DJ, Caplin ME, Corrie P, Davar J, Davies AH, Lewington V, Meyer T, Newell-Price J, Poston G, Reed N, Rockall A, Steward W, Thakker RV, Toubanakis C, Valle J, Verbeke C, Grossman

The majority of neuroendocrine tumors occur in the gastrointestinal tract (67.5%) and the bronchopulmonary tree (25.3%).5 Within the gastrointestinal tract, most neuroendocrine tumors occur in the small intestine (41.8%), rectum (27.4%), and stomach (8.7%), and less than 1% of neuroendocrine neoplasms occur in the pancreas.6 Other anatomical sites where neuroendocrine neoplasms also arise— but very rarely—include the uterus, ovary, testis, breast and larynx.7 III. Clinical and Pathologic Features Some of the clinical and pathologic features of neuroendocrine neoplasms are characteristic of the anatomic site of origin, but, more frequently, neuroendocrine neoplasms have more in common with each other than they do with the anatomic site where they arise. For example, some functioning neuroendocrine neoplasms produce polypeptide hormones that are not commonly produced by normal cells within the same anatomic site, such as gastrin, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, or adrenocorticotropic hormone production by neuroendocrine neoplasms in the pancreas.8 A hypersecretory syndrome may be the first indication of the presence of a neuroendocrine neoplasm.4 Other neuroendocrine neoplasms may be non-functioning and exhibit no hormone-related clinical features. Neuroendocrine neoplasms, then, are said to “involve” a particular organ, but they are not “specific” to that particular organ. IV. Classification Neuroendocrine neoplasms do not have a single unified system of nomenclature, grading or staging. However, both the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding system, classify neuroendocrine neoplasms as a unified group, distinct from other neoplasms.9,10,11 AB [2012] . Guidelines for the management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine (including carcinoid) tumours (NETs). Gut 61:6-32. “Gastroenteropancreatic NETs may be classified into non-functioning tumours, which have no hormone-related clinical features, and functioning tumours, which cause symptoms due to peptide and hormone release.” 

Reference

Obtained Obtober 5, 2016

prevalence of neuroendocrine tumors as a group meets the current WTC Health Program’s definition for “rare cancers” found at 42 C.F.R. § 88.1.(4)(Table 1)—“any type of cancer affecting populations smaller than 200,000 individuals in the United States, i.e., occurring at an incidence rate less 0.08 percent of the U.S. population.” 16 WTC Health Program. Minimum Latency & Types or Categories of Cancer (May 1, 2013). http://www.cdc.gov/wtc/pdfs/wtchpminlatcancer2013-05-01.pdf

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Cold Caps For Chemotherapy

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Cold Caps For Chemotherapy: October is National Breast Cancer Cancer Awareness Month.  One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.Octo...

Cold Caps For Chemotherapy

October is National Breast Cancer Cancer Awareness Month.  One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

I remember a friend who was battling breast cancer and my mom loosing her locks when she was battling lung cancer both sharing the lost of their hair.

For women being treated for this disease the most difficult thing about chemotherapy is losing their hair.  Hair for many women is a great part of who they are.  Lost of hair immediately may sent out the signal something is wrong long before you are ready to share your cancer diagnosis . 

When the treatment kills cancer cells, it kills healthy hair cells right along with it, reports CBS News correspondent Barry Petersen.

But for many women that doesn't happen. There is a technique called cold caps used for decades in Europe, But almost unknown in the U.S.But for many women that doesn’t have to happen. 

The cold cap is chilled with dry ice to 30 below. As it warms, a new one is strapped on tightly every 20 to 30 minutes.  This goes on for 8 hours "It's not really pain.  It is an overall feeling of just I want this off my head, "Wolff said.  In the most recent study, roughly 66 percent of women kept more than half of their.

Doctor have different ideas about why it works.  One theory is that it constricts blood flow, keeping the chemo from reaching the scalp.  Another is that it freezes  many of the hair follicles and the chemo is simply shut out.

“Is it working?” Petersen asked.

“It is working. I have the majority of my hair. The oncologist told me this morning that I would have been completely bald had I had not used the cold cap,” Wolff said.

She gets moral support from her husband – CBS News’ Barry Petersen. Yes, they are together on this journey.

“Why is maintaining your hair important to a woman?” Petersen asked.

“I think it gives you a sense of control. It gives you a piece of dignity,” Wolff said

It doesn’t work for all chemo drugs, or for cancers carried through the blood like leukemia. There are concerns that blocking the chemotherapy could let cancer spread to the scalp, but doctors don’t believe it’s likely.

“Our opinion is that the risks are very, very small, if any,” said Dr. Tessa Cigler, an oncologist at New York’s Weill Cornell Breast Cancer Center.  

Cigler sees a positive impact from the caps.

“I think some of it is a look-good-feel-good” effect for patients, she said.

The other effect she’s noticed is on doctors and how they respond to women who still have their hair.

“We’ve been surprised at how our interactions are a little bit different,” Cigler said, adding that it’s in a “more positive” sense.  

Using these caps can cost a patient several thousand dollars out-of-pocket; they are rented by the month.

Another version called DigniCap circulates coolant through one cap. It received FDA approval last December, but it’s far less available since it must be leased by hospitals. Users then pay by the treatment.

Neither of the options is reimbursed by insurance.

That’s why Bethany Hornthal in San Francisco helped found the non-profit “Hair to Stay,” to help women who can’t afford the cold caps. The organization has offset the costs for more than 170 women.

“I think that insurance needs to step in here and to level the playing field,” Hornthal said.

In New Jersey, Susan Melchione demonstrated the DigniCap for us. She decided it was worth the cost.

“I can go out and just be who I am and not have the breast cancer define me,” Melchione said.

“What does that mean, not have the breast cancer define me?” Petersen asked.

“Not live the cancer, but live going through the struggle or the treatment of it, and coming out the other end and being fine,” Melchione said.

All the women we spoke to for this story, doctors and patients, stressed the importance of awareness. While there can be hefty out-of-pocket costs, women can’t make the choice to save their hair without knowing about the treatment option – and most doctors are not talking about it. 

Petersen said he is happy to report that his wife had her last chemo four months ago, and she was able to keep her hair.

Retrieve 10/22/2016

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cold-cap-treatment-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-women-keep-their-hair/

http://www.polarcoldcaps.com/?gclid=CNKc4OeK788CFcNZhgodDcsPsA

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: October 19, 2016 TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESC...

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  October 19, 2016
 TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESC...:   October 19, 2016  TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCTOBER 22, 2016 [New York NY] – On Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m....

  October 19, 2016
 TAKING BACK UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS OCTOBER 22, 2016

[New York NY] – On Saturday, October 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the [local agency] and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its 12th opportunity in six years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.  Bring your pills for disposal at local disposal site .  (The DEA cannot accept liquids or needles or sharps, only pills or patches.)  The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

During both my Mother and Husband illness I found it inconsiderable that after their death I had costly medication, that I could not be used or easily dispose of.  Cancer medication and pain pill are very costly as much as 3600 or more a month even when my husband was in the hospital they would not administer his medication they would ask me for his pills.  In the end I had a bag of pill someone else who could not afford medication could use.

Last April, Americans turned in 447 tons (over 893,000 pounds) of prescription drugs at almost 5,400 sites operated by the DEA and more than 4,200 of its state and local law enforcement partners.  Overall, in its 11 previous Take Back events, DEA and its partners have taken in over 6.4 million pounds—about 3,200 tons—of pills.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue.  Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.  Studies show that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. In addition, Americans are now advised that their usual methods for disposing of unused medicines—flushing them down the toilet or throwing them in the trash—both pose potential safety and health hazards.

For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the October 22 Take Back Day event, go to the DEA Diversion website (For more information)

https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/NTBI/ntbi-pub.pub?_flowExecutionKey=_c61FD13BD-1E48-4A5D-CD21-9192EBE2414F_k038D9851-C57E-E8B4-BC61-8DB

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is most common cancer among American women. Getting  mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is most common cancer among American women. Getting  mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying...

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Other than skin cancer, breast cancer is most common cancer among American women. Getting  mammograms regularly can lower the risk of dying from breast cancer. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends that if you are 50 to 74 years old, be sure to have a screening mammogram every two years. If you are 40 to 49 years old, talk to your doctor about when to start and how often to get a screening mammogram.

Are you worried about the cost? CDC offers free or low-cost mammograms. 

What Are the Symptoms?

There are different symptoms of breast cancer, and some people have no symptoms at all. Symptoms can include any change in the size or the shape of the breast, pain in any area of the breast, nipple discharge other than breast milk (including blood), and a new lump in the breast or underarm. If you have any signs that worry you, see your doctor right away.

How Can I Lower My Risk?

The main factor that influence your risk for breast cancer include being a woman, being older (most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older), and having changes in your beast cancer genes  (BRCA1 and BRCA2). Most women who get breast cancer have no known risk factors and no history of the disease in their families. There are things you can do to can help lower breast cancer risk. The Know BRCA tool can help you assess your risk of having changes in your BRCA genes.

Although breast cancer screening cannot prevent breast cancer, it can help find breast cancer early, when it is easier to treat. Talk to your doctor about which breast cancer screening tests are right for you, and when you should have them.

CDC’s Bring Your Brave campaign provides information about breast cancer to women younger than age 45 by sharing real stories about young women whose lives have been affected by breast cancer.

Fast Facts About Breast Cancer

• Each year in the United States, more than 200,000 women get breast cancer and more than 40,000 women die from the disease.
• Men also get breast cancer, but it is not very common. Less than 1% of breast cancers occur in men.
• Most breast cancers are found in women who are 50 years old or older, but breast cancer also affects  younger. About 10% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of age.                       

Reference October 13,  2016        

https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/dcpc/resources/features/breastcancerawareness/

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Liver Cancer Month

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Liver Cancer Month: Cancer  is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the liver, it is called  liver cancer.  Each yea...

Liver Cancer Month

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the liver, it is called liver cancer. Each year in the United States, about 21,000 men and 8,000 women get liver cancer, and about 16,000 men and 8,000 women die from the disease. The percentage of Americans who get liver cancer has been rising for several decades.

To lower your risk for liver cancer, get vaccinated against Hepatitis B, get tested for Hepatitis C, and don’t drink too much alcohol.

What Is the Liver?

The liver is the largest organ in the human body, located on the upper right side of the body, behind the lower ribs. The liver does many jobs, including—

• Storing nutrients.
• Removing waste products and worn-out cells from the blood.
• Filtering and processing chemicals in food, alcohol, and medications.
• Producing bile, a solution that helps digest fats and eliminate waste products.

What Causes Liver Cancer?

Many liver cancer cases are related to the hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus. More than 4 million people are living with chronic Hepatitis B or chronic Hepatitis C in the United States. Most people don’t know they have the virus.

Other behaviors and conditions that increase risk for getting liver cancer are—

• Heavy alcohol
• Cirrhosis (scarring of the liver, which can also be caused by hepatitis and alcohol use).
• Obesity.
• Diabetes.
• Having hemochromatosis, a condition where the body takes up and stores more iron than it needs.
• Eating foods that have aflatoxin (a fungus that can grow on foods, such as grains and nuts that have not been stored properly

What Are the Symptoms of Liver Cancer?

In its early stages, liver cancer may not have symptoms that can be seen or felt. However, as the cancer grows larger, people may notice one or more of these common symptoms. It’s important to remember that these symptoms could also be caused by other health conditions. If you have any of these symptoms, talk to your doctor.

Liver cancer symptoms may include—

• Discomfort in the upper abdomen on the right side.
• A swollen abdomen.
• A hard lump on the right side just below the rib cage.
• Pain near the right shoulder blade or in the back.
• Jaundice (yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes).
• Easy bruising or bleeding.
• Unusual tiredness.
• Nausea and vomiting.
• Loss of appetite.
• Weight loss for no known reason.

How Can I Reduce My Risk for Liver Cancer?

Get vaccinated against Hepatitis B infection. The Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended for all infants at birth and for adults who may be at increased risk.You can lower your risk of getting liver cancer in the following ways—

• Get tested for Hepatitis C, and get treated if you have it.
• Avoid drinking too much alcohol.

Statistics

In the United States in 2013 (the most recent year numbers are available)—

• 21,143 men and 8,330 women were diagnosed with liver cancer.*
• 16,300 men and 7,732 women died from liver cancer.*
• Among men, Asian/Pacific Islander men had the highest rates of getting liver cancer (19.1 per 100,000 men), followed by Hispanic† men (19.0), black men (17.0), American Indian/Alaska Native men (12.8), and white men (10.8).
• Among women, Hispanic† women had the highest rates of getting liver cancer (7.5 per 100,000 women), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander women (6.8), American Indian/Alaska Native women (6.1), black women (5.3), and white women (3.9).
• Among Asian/Pacific Islander men, liver cancer was the fourth most common cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death.
• Among Asian/Pacific Islander women, liver cancer was the tenth most common cancer and the fifth most common cause of cancer death.

*Incidence counts cover about 99% of the U.S. population; death counts cover about 100% of the U.S. population. Use caution when comparing incidence and death counts.

†Hispanic origin is not mutually exclusive from race categories (white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian/Alaska Native)

Data source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 1999–2013 Incidence and Mortality Web-based Report. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2016. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/uscs.

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: National Suicide Week September 5, to 11

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: National Suicide Week September 5, to 11: Facts you should know:          This information is a little late but I had a training this week so the information is new to me and frank...

National Suicide Week September 5, to 11

Facts you should know:         

This information is a little late but I had a training this week so the information is new to me and frankly it can never be too late to save a life.

 Suicide

• Suicide was the tenth leading cause of death of all ages in 2013.
• There were 41, 149 suicides in 2013 in the United States-a rate of 12.6 per 100,000 is equal to 113 suicides each day or one every 13 minutes.  
• Based on data about suicides in 16 National Violent Death Reporting System states in 2010, 33.4% of suicide decedents tested positive for alcohol, 23.8% for antidepressants, and 20.0% for opiates, including heroin and prescription pain killers.  
• Suicide results in an estimated $51 billion in combined medical and work loss costs.
• Among students in grades 9-12 in the U.S. during 2013:4 • 17.0% of students seriously considered attempting suicide in the previous 12 months (22.4% of females and 11.6% of males).                          
•  13.6% of students made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in the previous 12 months (16.9% of females and 10.3% of males). 
•  8.0% of students attempted suicide one or more times in the previous 12 months (10.6% of females and 5.4% of males).  
• 2.7 students made a suicide attempt that resulted in an injury, poisoning, or an overdose that required m
• Medical attention (3.6% of females and 1.8% of males).

Nonfatal  Suicidal Thoughts and Behavior

• Among adults aged ≥18 years in the United States during 2013.
• An estimated 9.3 million adults (3.9% of the adult U.S. population) reported having suicidal thoughts in the past year.  
• The percentage of adults having serious thoughts abou• Firearms are the most commonly used method of suicide among males (56.9%). suicide was highest among adults aged 18 to 25 (7.4%), followed by Males take their own lives at nearly four times the rate of females and represent 77.9% of all suicides.adults aged 26 to 49 (4.0%), then by adults aged 50 or older (2.7%).
• An estimated 2.7 million people (1.1% ) made a plan about how they would attempt suicide in the past year. • The percentage of adults who made a suicide plan in the past year was higher among adults aged 18 to 25 (2.5%) than among adults aged 26 to 49 (1.35%) and those aged 50 or older (0.6%).   
• An estimated 1.3 million adults aged 18 or older (0.6%) attempted suicide in the past year. Among these adults who attempted suicide, 1.1 million also reported making suicide plans (0.2 million did not make suicide plans).                                                                                             

Gender Disparities

• Males take their own lives at nearly four times the rate of females and represent 77.9% of all suicides.
• Females are more likely than males to have suicidal thoughts.
• Suicide is the seventh leading cause of death for males and the fourteenth leading cause for females.
• Firearms are the most commonly used method of suicide among males (56.9%).
• Poisoning is the most common method of suicide for females (34.8%).

Reference:

http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/suicide-datasheet-a.PDF

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: First Responders 9/11 The Aftermath

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: First Responders 9/11 The Aftermath: Reference http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/11/911-photos_n_5803296.html

First Responders 9/11 The Aftermath

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Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Dr. Hadiyah -Nicole Green Making Strides In Cancer...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Dr. Hadiyah -Nicole Green Making Strides In Cancer...: Strides are currently being made in cancer research thanks to the contributions of Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, one of less than 100 black w...

Dr. Hadiyah -Nicole Green Making Strides In Cancer Research

Strides are currently being made in cancer research thanks to the contributions of Dr. Hadiyah-Nicole Green, one of less than 100 black women physicists in the U.S. An assistant professor at Tuskegee University, Dr. Green was recently awarded a $1.1 million grant to develop a cancer treatment involving lasers and nanoparticles.

In an interview with AL.com Green spoke of her recent achievement, stating, “It looks like I’m special, but I’m not. I’m no different from anybody else,” she said. “When opportunity found me, I was prepared.”

What’s special about Dr. Green is that she has a personal connection to the cancer research she’s conducting. She lost both her mother and father to the disease and later her uncle was diagnosed. After watching her uncle go through chemotherapy and radiation, Dr. Green was inspired to innovate. She came up with the treatment-altering idea of using lasers to treat cancer to avoid the same side effects that are associated with chemotherapy and radiation.

According to AL.com, the way the technology works is that an FDA-approved drug containing nanoparticles is injected into a cancer patient and causes the patient’s tumor to fluoresce (glow) under imaging equipment. The goal is for a laser to activate the nanoparticles by heating them.

“I’m really hoping this can change the way we treat cancer in America,” says Green. “There are so many people who only get a three-month or six-month survival benefit from the drugs they take. Then three or six months later, they’re sent home with no hope, nothing else we can do. Those are the patients I want to try to save, the ones where regular medicine isn’t effective for them.”

Though Dr. Green is not the first to propose the use of lasers and nanoparticles to treat cancers, she has been able to work out the kinks in parts of the technology that have been problematic like nanoparticle delivery and seeing success in living animals.

“As a physicist I’ve created a physical treatment that is not specific to the biology of the cancer,” says Dr. Green. “It’s a platform technology. It’s not cancer type–specific, though it can treat the cancer specifically. That’s a concept my friends who are biologists struggle with.”

Surely, this is only the beginning of the strides Dr. Green will make in her field and we’re already eagerly watching for what’s next.

To gather among hundreds of powerful women breaking ground in their fields, be sure to attend the 2016 Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit, March 6–12, at the Hilton Diplomat Resort & Spa, Hollywood, Florida.Register NOW!

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CANCER AWARENESS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER

There are different cancer related campaigns that occur throughout the year not all are associated with Cancer Society ....

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month

Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day (typically the last week in September)

Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

For more information:

Reference 
http://www.cancer.org/aboutus/whoweare/cancer-awareness-calender
http://www.cancer.netreseachandavocacy/cancer-awareness

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Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure: REGISTRATION DEADLINES Saturday, September 10, 2016 - Central Park ADVANCE REGISTRATION AND T-SHIRT & BIB PICK-UP Because of the ...

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

REGISTRATION DEADLINES

Saturday, September 10, 2016 - Central Park

ADVANCE REGISTRATION AND T-SHIRT & BIB PICK-UP

Because of the new office and limited space, Advance Registration is no longer an option this year for Race materials. You have the option of getting your race materials sent to you before the Race for the Cure. To get your materials shipped, you must register by Wednesday, August 31, noon online or by mail (postmarked by Wednesday, August 17).

If you do not select the shipping option, Race materials may also be picked-up on the day of the Race at the T-shirt & Bib pick-up tables on Central Park West between 72nd and 73rd streets.

RACE DAY REGISTRATION, T-SHIRT & BIB PICK-UP

You may register in person and pick-up your t-shirt and bib on Race Day from 7:00AM until 9:00AM on Central Park West between 71st and 73rd Streets. Please note that Race Day registration will be $60 

For more information                                                                                           http://www.komennyc.org

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER OCTOBER 16, 2...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER OCTOBER 16, 2...: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks are the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting communities w...

MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER OCTOBER 16, 2016

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walks are the largest network of breast cancer awareness events in the nation, uniting communities with a shared determination to help free the world from the pain and suffering of breast cancer. Passionate walk participants raise critical funds that enable the American Cancer Society to fund innovative research; provide free, information and support to anyone touched by breast cancer; and help people reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it’s most treatable. 

FIND BREAST CANCER EVENTS

FOR MORE INFORMATION
http://makingstrides.acsevents.org/site/PageServer?pagename=MSABC_CY15_AboutMakingStrides

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: #1 Killer of Women Lung Cancer And Most Women Don'...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: #1 Killer of Women Lung Cancer And Most Women Don'...: As the number one cancer killer of women, lung cancer kills almost twice as many women as any other cancer. Yet, according to the American L...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Shannen Doherty Breast Cancer Has Spread

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Shannen Doherty Breast Cancer Has Spread: Shannen Doherty has some devastating news about   her battle with breast cancer. The 45-year-old actress reveals her cancer has spread...

Shannen Doherty Breast Cancer Has Spread

Shannen Doherty has some devastating news about her battle with breast cancer.

The 45-year-old actress reveals her cancer has spread in an exclusive sit-down with ET.

"I had breast cancer that spread to the lymph nodes, and from one of my surgeries we discovered that some of the cancer cells might have actually gone out of the lymph nodes," Doherty tells ET's Jennifer Peros. "So for that reason, we are doing chemo, and then after chemo, I'll do radiation."

WATCH: EXCLUSIVE -- Shannen Doherty Breaks Down Over Cancer Battle: 'I Don't Look Past Today'

Doherty also reveals she had a single mastectomy in May and is open about the most difficult part of fighting cancer.

"The unknown is always the scariest part," she shares. "Is the chemo going to work? Is the radiation going to work? You know, am I going to have to go through this again, or am I going to get secondary cancer? Everything else is manageable. Pain is manageable, you know living without a breast is manageable, it's the worry of your future and how your future is going to affect the people that you love."http://www.etonline.com/news/194475_shannen_doherty_reveals_her_breast_cancer_has_spread_has_undergone_single_mastectomy/

But Doherty has found amazing support from her team of doctors, including the surgeon who performed her mastectomy.

(I just want to thank Shannen Doherty for sharing her cancer battle with the world.  It is her own personal battle but it will help someone else in the world know they are not alone.  It will allow someone else to find the courage to fight too.) cw

For more of this story: http://www.etonline.com/news/194475_shannen_doherty_reveals_her_breast_cancer_has_spread_has_undergone_single_mastectomy/

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Lung Force Research Innovation: Lung Cancer In Wom...

Muriel Lights' Candle Designs: Lung Force Research Innovation: Lung Cancer In Wom...: (May 24, 2016) Lung cancer is a women's health issue.  The rate of new lung cancer cases has almost doubled among women in the last ...

Lung Force Research Innovation: Lung Cancer In Women

(May 24, 2016)

Lung cancer is a women's health issue.  The rate of new lung cancer cases has almost doubled among women in the last 38 years, while falling 29 percent among men.  More women than ever are dying from cancer and we need to understand why.

Dr. Goyal is a radiation oncologist and Associate Professor at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. His primary research focuses on the integration of data from epidemiological settings in cardiology and oncology to better inform treatment and survivor-ship issues among cancer patients. 

Through this new award—funding $400,000 over three years—Dr. Goyal and his team will seek to determine if radiation exposure from interventional cardiovascular procedures leads to increased risk of lung cancer in women as compared to men. 

"Funding from the American Lung Association will allow me to research questions that are important to both lung cancer patients and the medical community, as our findings may reduce the incidence and mortality of lung cancer patients," Dr. Goyal said. "By being able to discuss the risks, benefits and alternatives to medical imaging of the heart, patients will be better informed of their risk of developing cancer."

Lung cancer in women indicates that there are potential differences in risk factors as compared to men through this LUNG FORCE research award we will be better able to identify one of those potential risk factors. Learn more about what Dr. Goyal will be doing, and his process, through a Q&A with our Vice President of Research and Scientific Affairs, Susan Rappaport, MPH.

Along with this award, the Lung Association offers additional lung cancer research focused awards including the Lung Cancer Discovery Award and the Momentum Research Award: Defeating Lung Cancer in Women in partnership with the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.

Funding medical research is at the core of the Lung Association's mission to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. Through LUNG FORCE, we have committed to invest $10 million in lung cancer research and advocate for increasing federal funding for lung cancer research to $450 million by 2020. With the determination and dedication of researchers like Dr. Goyal, we can defeat lung cancer.

obtained 06/18/16                                                                       http://www.lung.org/about-us/media/top-stories/lung-force-research-innovation-project.html