Breast Cancer Expert PJ Hamel shares Breast Cancer management news and commentary at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/95453/recommendations Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:51:00 -0500 PJ Hamel The following is a press release, released Wednesday, from the Department of Health and Human Services. "HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued the following statement today on new breast cancer screening recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: “There is no question that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations have caused a great deal of confusion and worry among women and their families across this... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/95453/recommendations http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/95172/reluctantly Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:16:00 -0500 PJ Hamel I’m a woman whose life was saved by a mammogram.And yet, I find myself in the interesting position of supporting – reluctantly, unenthusiastically, but still supporting – new guidelines released yesterday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding screening mammograms.Guidelines that, had I followed them 8 years ago, probably would have resulted in my death.How can I possibly support the USPSTF’s position?... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/95172/reluctantly http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/94483/triple-negative Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:30:54 -0500 PJ Hamel Q. I’ve been diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer. Is this a type of breast cancer like IDC or inflammatory breast cancer, or…?A. No, it’s not a type of breast cancer like those you mentioned. You can have IDC and a triple negative diagnosis; or invasive lobular cancer, and be triple negative, too. So, while IDC and ILC and DCIS are breast cancer sub-types, triple negative is a phenotype – that is, “triple... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/94483/triple-negative http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/93366/faqs-radiation Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:16:00 -0500 PJ Hamel Q. I’ve been diagnosed with DCIS, and after my lumpectomy I’ll be having radiation. What does radiation do, exactly?A. Radiation therapy, in a nutshell, is the use of x-rays to destroy cancer cells. Its delivery is directed by a radiation oncologist. (A radiologist, on the other hand, is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing disease through the use of x-rays. I couldn’t keep the two straight for the longest time! Remember, if... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/93366/faqs-radiation http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/93222/1-breast-cancer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:34:42 -0500 PJ Hamel Sounds like a rather sick infomercial, doesn’t it? “Cure your breast cancer in a single afternoon! Order now, and pay just….” Oh, maybe $35,000 or so, plus “handling.”  Strangely enough, though, Europeans have had access to this single-day cancer treatment for years. And it’s gradually making its way through the vetting process here in the United States, where it’s currently in phase III... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/93222/1-breast-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/92372/inspiration-iii Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:28:39 -0400 PJ Hamel As Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we offer our final 10 inspirations. We hope these posts speak to you.   Forget "Survivor;" We Are Cancer Conquerors“Survivor” is a made-for-TV word. We’re MUCH stronger than that! What To Do When Everything Goes WrongYes, you CAN choose your attitude.   Lessons From The Waiting RoomFriendship and cancer – dropping the social strictures, forging real... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/92372/inspiration-iii http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/89980/inspiration-ii Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:20:00 -0400 PJ Hamel We trust you’ve been enjoying our daily Healing Moments. Here are 10 new posts to take you through the heart of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We hope these posts speak to you. Diagnosis: Breast Cancer? Carpe Diem Has being diagnosed with cancer changed the way you live… for the better? Who Will YOU Be This Year? Enjoy the woman you are, not the one you imagine. Home For The Holidays: The Best Christmas Gift Of All Little things... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/89980/inspiration-ii http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/89531/waiting-cure Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:24:16 -0400 PJ Hamel So, you have breast cancer. Or your mother’s had it, and you’re scared. A friend died of breast cancer. Or maybe you’ve felt a lump in your breast, and with sinking heart and a panicky mind you’re searching the Internet for information…Whatever the specific reason you’re visiting this site, your overarching concern is with breast cancer – how to treat it, avoid it, beat it… how to cure it.... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/89531/waiting-cure http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/88792/daily-insider Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:47:00 -0400 PJ Hamel A little insider knowledge goes a long way. Visit here regularly – in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’ll share a new breast cancer “insider secret” with you every day.   •Feeling fatigued from treatment? Try to take a walk, no matter how short. You’re not experiencing the kind of fatigue that’s helped by constant rest/inactivity. Get your blood circulating and your muscles... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/88792/daily-insider http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/88791/cancer-numbers Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:45:00 -0400 PJ Hamel Looking for a quick, easy, and informative read? In observation of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re publishing a new breast cancer fact each day, 31 of them in all. Visit here regularly, and by the end of the month you’ll be a BC expert!   •America's 3 million+ breast cancers survivors are the largest group of cancer survivors in the U.S. Here’s to the sisterhood!   •Mammograms are the single most... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/88791/cancer-numbers