Article Archives: Words with Woods

Water, Water Everywhere

November 6, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

Approximately 60% of my body is composed of water, according to real science. I have a sinus irritation problem, or perhaps allergies, but when I allow myself to sneeze, I find a goodly percentage of that expelled water not just in a tissue, but also on the inside of the … Read More

November

October 30, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Female breast cancer incidence rates have been slowly increasing since the mid-2000s, largely driven by diagnoses of localized-stage and hormone receptor-positive disease.   Indiana has seen a lot of the weather that I like, mostly warm and sunny. It is not news to those … Read More

All Those Words and Syllables

October 23, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: The median age at the time of breast cancer diagnosis is 62 — meaning that half of women with breast cancer are diagnosed before age 62 and half are diagnosed afterward. While historically breast cancer diagnoses have been relatively rare in younger women, cases … Read More

The Hunt for Pink October

October 16, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared in Oct. 2013. “You’re wearing pink,” my friend said, fingering the sleeve of my shirt. “It’s October, Nancy.” “For breast cancer,” she said softly, then more sharply: “How many pink shirts do you have?” A couple of years ago I wrote of the two women, my … Read More

Adjustments

October 9, 2025 | by CJ Woods III

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Though rare — the average lifetime risk of a man getting breast cancer is less than 1% — breast cancer can occur in men. In 2025, researchers estimate about 2,800 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in men, and about 510 … Read More