Songs for Cancer Survival

Cancer of any kind is a frightening and potentially life-threatening diagnosis. Many people have written songs about breast cancer survival. This song was actually written by someone who had dignosed with lung cancer but I thought it was particularly beautiful. What do you think?

Excellent Resources for Breast Cancer Treatment

This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet (NIH Publication No. 05-1556) has important information about breast cancer.* Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in this country (other than skin cancer). Each year, more than 211,000 American women learn they have this disease.

You will read about possible causes, screening, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care. You will also find ideas about how to cope with the disease.

Breast Cancer in Men

Each year, about 1,700 men in this country learn they have breast cancer. Most information in this booklet applies to men with breast cancer. However, more specific information about breast cancer in men is available on NCI's Web site at http://www.cancer.gov and from NCI's Cancer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.


Scientists are studying breast cancer to find out more about its causes. And they are looking for better ways to prevent, find, and treat it.

NCI provides information about cancer, including the publications mentioned in this booklet. You can order these materials by telephone or on the Internet. You can also read them online and print your own copy.

Telephone (1-800-4-CANCER): Information Specialists at NCI's Cancer Information Service can answer your questions about cancer. They also can send NCI booklets, fact sheets, and other materials.
Internet (http://www.cancer.gov): You can use NCI's Web site to find a wide range of up-to-date information. For example, you can find many NCI booklets and fact sheets at http://www.cancer.gov/publications. People in the United States and its territories may use this Web site to order printed copies. This Web site also explains how people outside the United States can mail or fax their requests for NCI booklets.
You can ask questions online and get help right away from Information Specialists through LiveHelp at http://www.cancer.gov/cis.

Sonique and Breast Cancer

Singer and DJ Sonique will have months of chemotherapy to treat her breast cancer, her spokesman has said.

Sonique has undergone two operations
The singer, whose real name is Sonia Clarke, was diagnosed with the disease earlier this month and underwent two operations last week.
Her spokesman, Stuart Watts, said: "Sonique's second operation has been successful and five months of chemotherapy will now follow."
The music star underwent surgery last Monday but doctors found the cancer had spread.
She went back into the operating theatre on Saturday.
The singer turned 41 yesterday and was said to be spending the day with her family.
Her new single, World Of Change, was due to be released next month and she had planned to Europe this summer.
Whether these will still go ahead will depend on her health.
Sonique, who was born in Crouch End, London, started her music career as a teenager with a reggae band Fari.

Kylie also battled breast cancer
In 2000 she hit the big time when her song It Feels So Good stayed at the top of the charts for three weeks.
She follows a list of famous women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer in recent years.
Kylie Minogue, Anastacia, Cynthia Nixon, Sheryl Crow and Olivia Newton-John are just some of the women who have fought public battles against the disease.

Music Therapy for Breast Cancer Patients

Research on music therapy in people with cancer

There have been studies showing that music therapy can help people who've had cancer to feel less anxious, more relaxed, and to feel less pain.

In a very preliminary 2001 British study of music therapy in 29 cancer patients, participants felt a higher sense of well-being and less tension during one session. Researchers measured improvements in immune function and decreases in the amount of the stress hormone cortisol.

A 2001 study of 20 patients awaiting breast biopsy showed that, when some of the patients had a 20-minute music therapy session while in the pre-operative waiting room, their anxiety and respiratory rates were much lower than those of the patients who did not have a music therapy session.

In a small 1991 study in Utah, 15 cancer patients taking pain-relieving medicines were assigned to receive different kinds of music therapy for 6 days to find out if music could help to further reduce their pain. Results showed pain decreases in 47% of the patients.

Surgery Headphones are ready for YOU!

Exciting news from Healing Music Enterprises! The headphones for surgery that I've been working on for so long are now ready! You can order them today by going HERE. You can also order just the music and download it onto your own iPod or MP3 player. Research has shown that people who listen to music through headphones:

• require less anesthesia to maintain the same level of pain-free sleep


• experience fewer anesthesia-related side-effects


• get out of the hospital sooner


• recover from their surgery faster

Don't wait another moment! These can be shipped to you overnight if need be but do not delay! You want to live every day of your life to the fullest!

Earphones Support Music Therapy, Breast Cancer Research

The fourth Limited Edition design of chicBuds Swarovski Crystal Retractable Earphones was released on July 1, supporting Breast Cancer Research, adding to the three formerly released limited edition designs, including AIDS Awareness supporting Compassion International’s AIDS program, Lover’s Heart Series for Valentine’s Day and 2 More Hours Star Series supporting stats by the American Heart Association and in conjunction with ChicBlvd.com’s fitness campaign.The Breast Cancer Awareness limited edition design of chicBuds features a Swarovski Crystal-encrusted pink ribbon adorned on the retractable piece (in either black or white casing), complemented with crystals on the ear pieces for a total of 80 Swarovski crystals on the earbuds.Through the end of the year, chicBuds.com will be donating 10 percent of all sales from this design to the Susan G. Komen Foundation to help fund research for breast cancer.In addition, chicBuds.com whose earphones are compatible with any listening device, will also be donating product to those currently suffering from breast cancer … since listening to music helps reduce pain and relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.This is based on the research by the American Cancer Society that states, “There is some evidence that when used along with conventional treatment, music therapy can help to reduce pain, anxiety and relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. It may also relieve stress and provide an overall sense of well being. Some studies have found that music therapy can lower heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, depression, and sleeplessness.”While the founders of chicBuds.com are providing funding to help end breast cancer and are donating a product that will improve the quality of life for those impacted by the disease, they acknowledge that their contribution is just a small piece of the big picture in fighting this battle.