- 1. Celebrate Mother's Day With This Photo Project That Captures The Beauty Of Mother-Daughter Relationships ...
- (Feminism)
- ... I can attribute to her. After testing positive for the BRACA2 gene, I opted to take preventative measures that have greatly reduced my odds of getting breast or ovarian cancer, but have also erased the ...
- Created on 07 May 2022
- 2. Calling All Lady Stoners: On Shame, Gender, and Weed
- (Living)
- ... to do with an ovarian cyst that burst in 2014 (my gynecologist said it was extremely unlikely). For two months, I was convinced I had a thyroid issue (the bloodwork my doctor sent for analysis was normal). ...
- Created on 18 December 2020
- 3. This Professor Created A Lifesaving Drug — And She's Donating All Her Profit
- (Living)
- One of the scientists who created a breakthrough drug for ovarian cancer has donated the entirety of her share of the profits to a charity. Professor Nicola Curtin from the University of Newcastle in ...
- Created on 04 December 2019
- 4. Why Sterilization At 31 Was This Woman's Plan
- (Living)
- ... the tubes entirely, which emerging research has shown reduces the risk of ovarian cancer later in life. The surgery took less than an hour; I was home by early afternoon. That night, I felt well enough ...
- Created on 12 June 2019
- 5. Corita Kent Was A Pop-Art Pioneer—And A Catholic Nun
- (Arts)
- ... work she’d ever done. Kent was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1974, at the age of 56. After her diagnosis, she began spending more time working with watercolors; though they never received the reception ...
- Created on 11 March 2019
- 6. The Link Between Endrometriosis And Childhood Abuse
- (Feminism)
- ... disease and certain subtypes of ovarian cancer, Harris said, “it was natural for our team of scientists and clinicians to ask if there was an association with abuse and endometriosis.” Fred Hutch lead ...
- Created on 23 July 2018
- 7. The New Documentary “Love, Gilda” Tells Gilda Radner’s Story In Her Own Words
- (Movies)
- ... married Gene Wilder in 1982, and the ovarian cancer that eventually killed her. There are some subjects that could have been delved into more deeply, particularly Radner’s relationship with feminism—D’Apolito ...
- Created on 25 April 2018
- 8. This Book Explores How Carl Jung Ripped Off Toni Wolff's Idea
- (Books)
- ... to inform the BUST community that Dr. Nan Savage Healy died on July 9, 2018 at the age of 68. For the last seven years, she had been battling ovarian cancer. Nonetheless, she got a PhD late in life and ...
- Created on 15 February 2018
- 9. Remembering Feminist Porn Pioneer Candida Royalle
- (Sex)
- Long before the creation of SlutWalks and Cindy Gallop’s MakeLoveNotPorn.tv, there was feminist porn pioneer Candida Royalle. Royalle, who passed away from ovarian cancer at age 64 in 2015, was ...
- Created on 08 February 2018
- 10. Johnson & Johnson Targets Women Of Color With Harmful Talc Campaign — And Is Actually Caught
- (General)
- ... observable and legally enforceable link between talc — the active ingredient in talcum powder — and various cancers, including lung, ovarian and breast. As with all cases of this type, the available ...
- Created on 07 September 2017
- 11. 11 New Books By Women To Read This Summer
- (Books)
- ... with her kid between home in N.Y.C. and near-Seattle, where he’ll live with his aunt upon his mom’s forecasted death by ovarian cancer. But, there’s a wrinkle. He gets curious about his father – a man ...
- Created on 10 July 2017
- 12. BUST Review: THINX Underwear For Women With Periods
- (Style)
- ... just this week that they have known their talc products were linked to ovarian cancer as far back as 1997. These cavalier business ethics don’t make me excited to pop one of their products into my body. ...
- Created on 03 March 2016
- 13. Here's What It's Like To Be A 22-Year-Old With Cancer: BUST True Sto
- (Living)
- ... cells, which include ovarian cells. To freeze eggs, you must go through two weeks of preparation before beginning treatment — time which I apparently couldn’t afford. It was then brought to my attention ...
- Created on 07 January 2016
- 14. New Study Says Birth Control Pills Have Prevented 400,000 Cases of Endometrial Cancer
- (Living)
- When it comes to birth control, the benefits are endless: relief of medical issues including endometriosis, lowering the risk of ovarian cysts, and preventing unplanned pregnancies. Now, birth control ...
- Created on 05 August 2015
- 15. New Breast Cancer Test Makes Detecting The Gene Cheaper Than Ever
- (General)
- ... breast and ovarian cancers do not qualify for testing under their current insurance coverage. Color Genomics is a Silicon Valley company whose staff is made up from former Google and Twitter developers. ...
- Created on 29 April 2015
- 16. If You Love Gilda Radner You Will Definitely Love This IndieGoGo Project
- (Feminism)
- ... by her vulnerability and honesty about her feelings, which is something she continued to share in her struggle with ovarian cancer—going public with it and cracking jokes at her own dispense. She was a ...
- Created on 22 January 2015
- 17. Support Breast Cancer Awareness & Research With These Products
- (General)
- ... to Bright Pink Foundation, a non-profit focusing on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer. ($29.95, www.ae.com) Alex Woo Alex Woo teamed up with breast cancer survivor Christina ...
- Created on 22 October 2014
- 18. I Sold My Eggs—But The Experience Wasn't All It's Cracked Up To
- (General)
- ... cycle to that of the IP. A nurse showed me how to inject the hormones I’d be taking to stimulate my ovarian follicles. One had to be mixed from two vials, one was a pen not unlike the one my diabetic boyfriend ...
- Created on 08 April 2014
- 19. Could a Dog Save Your Life? Dogs Trained to Sniff Out Ovarian Cancer
- (General)
- ... are learning how to detect ovarian cancer before modern medicine can. That’s right: dogs can detect faint odors associated with the disease. The dogs over at the University of Pennsylvania’s Working ...
- Created on 03 September 2013
- 20. Mark Your Calendars: PAJAMARAMA! Returns with 'Best of Gilda Radner'
- (Movies)
- ... and Videology to bring you The Best of Gilda Radner. Join author and zine-stress Ayun Halliday for an evening with legendary comedienne Gilda Radner, taken way before her time after a battle with ovarian ...
- Created on 04 January 2013
