Writer, reader, smartass, cancer survivor, patient advocate, composer, musician, old movie nut. Former freelancer now gainfully employed @FredHutch | views mine
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Diane Mapes retweeted
Invasive Lobular Cancer #ILC
Lobular Breast Cancer is the 2nd most common subtype of Breast Cancer accounting for up to 15% of all #Breastcancer
It has a unique histological growth pattern and metastatic tendencies.
bcrf.org/blog/invasive-lobul…
@BCRFcure
Diane Mapes retweeted
Approaching 4,000 names on our
Petition for Standardised Breast Density Notification for ALL Women who have Mammograms
If you have Dense Breasts you may need #Morethanamammogram
chng.it/qwWphMnzpy #WomensHealth
#Adulteducation @dicaegs1 @SIC_AdultEd
Diane Mapes retweeted
#DoseOptimization “It's the right thing to do for our patients,” says Mikkael Sekeres, MD. Does drug $$ matter? “Each milligram of drug doesn't have an inherent value.” Optimal dosing w/⬇️toxicities, pts are likely to remain on tx longer= win/win! #bcsm medpagetoday.com/opinion/sec…
Coming up this Friday night at @THSEA / Town Hall Seattle!
Looking forward to talking breasts, knockers, dirty pillows and, yes, "tits" with author Sarah Thornton @EyesThornton this Friday, May 10, at @THSEA / Town Hall Seattle.
Got a burning boob question (so to speak)? Let me know!
Hope to see you there!
townhallseattle.org/event/sa…
Diane Mapes retweeted
❓#PollQuestion
Should women who attend for a mammogram be routinely told about their Personal Category of Breast Density, an established independent risk factor for developing Breast Cancer that renders mammograms hard to read
#Poll #Cancerscreening
93%YES
7%NO
91 votes • Final results👇👇❤️👇👇
Single at Heart
w/ social scientist
@belladepaulo
NEXT MONDAY at @ThirdPlaceBooks
RAVENNA 📚
So happy 2C #singles champion @belladepaulo has a new book - #SingleatHeart - w/tons of research/anecdotes on the benefits of single life.
Tired of being derided 4 yr "sadsack" single life? 😉Check out her talk MON at Ravenna @ThirdPlaceBooks @Single_Shot
thirdplacebooks.com/event/be…
This seems interesting. @double_whammied @ThanksCancer
#MedTwitter 🤯
Adults got 2wks of keto & 2wks of vegan (in sequence, randomized): “a 2wk dietary intervention can impose a striking shift in host immunity, superseding genetics, age, sex, ethnicity, race, BMI.”
Keto: ⬆️ adaptive immunity Vegan: ⬆️ innate
nature.com/articles/s41591-0…
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Fungus amungus, folks. Have you seen this @Sabinwiki ?
NEW: The first known outbreak of a particular deadly fungus has hit Washington state, King County public health officials confirmed Tuesday.
st.news/3vSWujv
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Diane Mapes retweeted
Reduce cancer risks: What to do and when to do it. BBI's Denise Galloway & other @fredhutch colleagues offer decade-by-decade suggestions.
@Single_Shot @AmericanCancer @IARCWHO
@theNCI
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Diane Mapes retweeted
I’m stunned! The #Lymphedema Treatment Act is part of the Senate omnibus spending bill. Friday the House must confirm. This is amazing!
#breastcancer
@Single_Shot @double_whammied
TY @SenatorCantwell! @PattyMurray @RepRickLarsen
Absolutely love this. Sharing with my #cancer peeps @double_whammied @thankscancer @lyndaweatherby @TPollastro @cierrasisters
WTH?
Some qualitative data from @GuerraViswanath in the Advances in the Science of Cancer Disparities session about provider perceptions in referring marginalized patients into clinical trials and I have… soooo many feelings particularly about that bottom line. Whew. #AACR23
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Diane Mapes retweeted
My latest for @FredHutch on viruses that "go long." It's not just #COVID19, apparently. Many viruses have the potential to linger, causing long-term health issues. The good news? Researchers are on it.
fredhutch.org/en/news/center…
Diane Mapes retweeted
Oh sweet Jesus! My beautiful #cactus has bloomed! Melt my heart! #LittleThings I was thinking find peace where you are Mia! I opened the blinds to my front window and this is what the universe and God brought me. Simply amazing! @AMJohnston1315 @thesaltiestcow
Diane Mapes retweeted
🗣️ANNOUNCEMENT!
I have been appointed the Michigan Poet Laureate.
I’m so honored and excited to get started.
Michigan names first state poet laureate since 1950s freep.com/story/news/educati…
