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/78/93366/faqs-radiation Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:16:41 -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 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/88790/inspiration Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:38:00 -0400 PJ Hamel Breast cancer can hurt your soul as well as your body. Enjoy these healing moments, posts from our archives for your mind and heart.Strength Of The Sisterhood  Breast cancer is a war, treatment its many battles. “I’ve got your back” is the mantra of our sisterhood of survivors.The Comeback Kid And Beating CancerLiving with, and beyond cancer – and never, ever giving up. Changing Your Priorities And Capturing... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/88790/inspiration http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/87848/decisions-tough Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:53:30 -0400 PJ Hamel Have you ever broken a bone?The treatment’s fairly simple. You go to the hospital. Have an X-ray. Get the break set, have a cast put on, go home. There’s not a single decision you have to make along the way.But get breast cancer, and what’s the first thing that happens? The surgeon asks you to make a decision: lumpectomy, or mastectomy? Choose a lumpectomy, you get to choose option A (standard radiation), or option B... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/87848/decisions-tough http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/86365/guide-treatment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:40:17 -0400 PJ Hamel You had a “bad” mammogram. You thought, OK, it’s probably nothing, even though they want me to have a biopsy.You had a biopsy, and waited for the results. You thought, lots of people have breast lumps, and they always turn out to be nothing.Then you got the call. And heard the words.You have breast cancer.That was a few days ago. Maybe a week. Since then, you’ve been convinced you were going to die. Then certain... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/78/86365/guide-treatment