Comments on: Even professional cheerleaders get cancer http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/ Rooting for Citizen Scientists! Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:48:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: guided Fishing Trips – Fishing | Fishing Leisure Knowledge http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 guided Fishing Trips – Fishing | Fishing Leisure Knowledge Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:25:38 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2784 [...] Science Cheerleader » Blog Archive » Even professional … [...] [...] Science Cheerleader » Blog Archive » Even professional … [...]

]]> By: Sharon Steidler http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2783 Sharon Steidler Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:07:35 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2783 Thank you Ronda.....Your love and support by doing these fund raisers is what allows us to advance, possibly curing this and many horrible diseases....Yipee for science and yipee for you....... Thank you Ronda…..Your love and support by doing these fund raisers is what allows us to advance, possibly curing this and many horrible diseases….Yipee for science and yipee for you…….

]]> By: Ronda Shannon http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2766 Ronda Shannon Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:23:48 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2766 I have been fortunate to know Sharon several years now and call her a very dear friend. She has always been a beautiful person inside and out and the way she handled this has continued to show me how truly amazing she is...Sharon - you are an inspiration and blessing to all... We still need to do the Avon Walk - together with you on that stage as a SURVIVOR!!! Love you Girlfriend!! I have been fortunate to know Sharon several years now and call her a very dear friend. She has always been a beautiful person inside and out and the way she handled this has continued to show me how truly amazing she is…Sharon – you are an inspiration and blessing to all…
We still need to do the Avon Walk – together with you on that stage as a SURVIVOR!!! Love you Girlfriend!!

]]> By: Sharon Steidler http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2765 Sharon Steidler Sat, 28 Nov 2009 04:58:51 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2765 Rugbiyologist..Thank you from every ounce of my being... Rugbiyologist..Thank you from every ounce of my being…

]]> By: Sharon Steidler http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Sharon Steidler Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:07:45 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2760 I thank each and everyone of you for your opinions and voices. Breast Cancer research to me is such an important thing as is any research for Cancer...Darlene has brought me into her world for a very important reason. This is a terrible disease for all....I don't know alot about science and I admit that. I do know that I have witnessed what this terrible disease can do...In the hospital with strangers, that I don't know, and with my wonderful friend Karen Bull, whom I held her hand while she fought and lost the battle. The only way around this is to get the info out there, as Darlene is doing. Paul, Kelly and Keli..Thank you...Thank you for reading this and understanding, and imparting such words of wisdom and encouragement...Scott...I will continue to fight and work towards a cure ...Not for me but for Karen...That is just who I am...Ken...You are an amazing friend that I cherish. My sister Patty...She is the one who took care of me through all of this......She saw my ups and downs...She knows what this disease can do to a person and it honors me that she says I fought it with courage...None of this would be possible without the technology and science we have today. I say we move forward in a positive direction....Self exams, Mammograms....Whatever it takes. That is the beauty of science. I thank each and everyone of you for your opinions and voices. Breast Cancer research to me is such an important thing as is any research for Cancer…Darlene has brought me into her world for a very important reason. This is a terrible disease for all….I don’t know alot about science and I admit that. I do know that I have witnessed what this terrible disease can do…In the hospital with strangers, that I don’t know, and with my wonderful friend Karen Bull, whom I held her hand while she fought and lost the battle. The only way around this is to get the info out there, as Darlene is doing. Paul, Kelly and Keli..Thank you…Thank you for reading this and understanding, and imparting such words of wisdom and encouragement…Scott…I will continue to fight and work towards a cure …Not for me but for Karen…That is just who I am…Ken…You are an amazing friend that I cherish. My sister Patty…She is the one who took care of me through all of this……She saw my ups and downs…She knows what this disease can do to a person and it honors me that she says I fought it with courage…None of this would be possible without the technology and science we have today. I say we move forward in a positive direction….Self exams, Mammograms….Whatever it takes. That is the beauty of science.

]]> By: Patty Carr http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2758 Patty Carr Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:33:55 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2758 Sharon is my sister and I am very proud that she has handled EVERYTHING that breast cancer presents to you with such courage. She was so strong. It was a tough couple of years, but look at her now!!!!!!!!! I love her very much. Sharon is my sister and I am very proud that she has handled EVERYTHING that breast cancer presents to you with such courage. She was so strong. It was a tough couple of years, but look at her now!!!!!!!!! I love her very much.

]]> By: the rugbyologist http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2757 the rugbyologist Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:16:06 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2757 Worldwide recommendatons (including the ACS and WHO) recommend against teaching formal breast self-exams. That recommendation is very different from making a habit of being aware of your body and changes in your body. Sharon, as described by her story, discovered her lump by being aware of her body, not from a routine self-exam, which is what the training process being discussed is about. It is also worth noting that the recommendations expressly direct the decisions to screen to be made on an individual basis by patients in consultation with their doctor to evaluate individual risk characteristics. My family has experienced this issue from all sides: familial high risk, death due to non-familial cancer, and false positive. None of them are good, but the best odds are understandable with science. I'm very pleased to see that 20 year old recommendations are finally being revisited and reconsidered with the best research on breast cancer that the past couple decades have provided. Worldwide recommendatons (including the ACS and WHO) recommend against teaching formal breast self-exams. That recommendation is very different from making a habit of being aware of your body and changes in your body.

Sharon, as described by her story, discovered her lump by being aware of her body, not from a routine self-exam, which is what the training process being discussed is about.

It is also worth noting that the recommendations expressly direct the decisions to screen to be made on an individual basis by patients in consultation with their doctor to evaluate individual risk characteristics.

My family has experienced this issue from all sides: familial high risk, death due to non-familial cancer, and false positive. None of them are good, but the best odds are understandable with science. I’m very pleased to see that 20 year old recommendations are finally being revisited and reconsidered with the best research on breast cancer that the past couple decades have provided.

]]> By: Ken http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2754 Ken Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:47 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2754 I have the pleasure of saying I have known Sharon since first grade and she is an amazing person. Keep fighting the fight Sharon and we love you! I have the pleasure of saying I have known Sharon since first grade and she is an amazing person. Keep fighting the fight Sharon and we love you!

]]> By: Scott Underhill http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2750 Scott Underhill Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:28:32 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2750 It is my distinct pleasure to know Sharon. She is a beautiful and vibrant woman in her prime. She was able to catch this dread diisease when it was still very treatable. I find this to be vital. Why? Because Sharon and I met while my beautiful girlfriend was fighting cancer. We did not catch the cancer early. Karen and I went through 5 chemos and three radiations. Karen died on July 4 2009. She was 41. We can stop here or live on knowing this is treatable. Sharon is my friend, thank God. I feel blessed to know her. I was once complete with another. Now I carry Karen only in my heart. Let's kill cancer with everything we have. Get the tests. Fight like Sharon, get out there and beat this thing. I know what it feels like to lose. Yours; Scott Underhill. It is my distinct pleasure to know Sharon. She is a beautiful and vibrant woman in her prime. She was able to catch this dread diisease when it was still very treatable. I find this to be vital. Why? Because Sharon and I met while my beautiful girlfriend was fighting cancer. We did not catch the cancer early. Karen and I went through 5 chemos and three radiations. Karen died on July 4 2009. She was 41. We can stop here or live on knowing this is treatable. Sharon is my friend, thank God. I feel blessed to know her. I was once complete with another. Now I carry Karen only in my heart. Let’s kill cancer with everything we have. Get the tests. Fight like Sharon, get out there and beat this thing. I know what it feels like to lose. Yours; Scott Underhill.

]]> By: Darlene http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/2009/11/even-professional-cheerleaders-get-cancer/comment-page-1/#comment-2743 Darlene Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:36:36 +0000 http://www.sciencecheerleader.com/?p=1052#comment-2743 Thanks, Paul and Kelly. Indeed, a mammogram was used after Sharon discovered her lump. The new guidelines reference in the above post also recommended against teaching breast self-examination. :/ Thanks, Paul and Kelly. Indeed, a mammogram was used after Sharon discovered her lump. The new guidelines reference in the above post also recommended against teaching breast self-examination. :/

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