Breast Cancer Expert Jacki Donaldson 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/8832 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/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/8832 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/12889/forum-day Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:16:00 -0000 Jacki Donaldson Only two Republican candidates participated in Tuesday's Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum. I thought four was a poor showing for the Democrats on Monday. But two? I had a hard time mustering the interest to watch this disappointing show of support for a disease consuming the lives of countless Americans-myself included.   I did watch the forum. And I'm glad I did, because I got to meet two men-Senator Sam Brownback and... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/12889/forum-day http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/12842/review-forum Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:09:00 -0000 Jacki Donaldson Politics isn't necessarily my thing, but cancer is. So I tuned into the Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum on Monday, August 27 to hear what the Democratic candidates had to say about the cancer question.   Why a forum on cancer? To make sure the candidates we have now and the two who ultimately fight for the presidency discuss the number one killer in this country, says Livestrong founder Lance Armstrong. Just like they'd... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/12842/review-forum http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/10356/wife-48 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:58:01 -0000 Jacki Donaldson Jacki and John Donaldson My mom was the first person I called after learning I had breast cancer. She lives in my neighborhood, and I knew she’d run right over and console me. She did.   My husband was the second person I told. He became the first, however, to respond to my every worry, concern, and fear about a disease that would become almost as much his as mine.   John didn’t have a lump in his breast. He didn’t... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/10356/wife-48 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/9381/article Thu, 10 May 2007 16:25:01 -0000 Jacki Donaldson Please read my new article on screening and diagnostic mammograms. It discusses what they are and their role in breast cancer detection and care.Also, see more resources on breast exams, from digital mammography to breast MRI, in our special section. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/9381/article http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/9345/mri-high-risk Wed, 09 May 2007 18:56:01 -0000 Jacki Donaldson The American Cancer Society recently announced that breast MRI and mammogram, when used together, give doctors a better chance of finding breast cancer early in high-risk women. Early detection of breast cancer is critical because the the cancer is easier to treat and survival outcomes are more hopeful. Learn more about this breast exam in a new article I wrote on breast MRI. It's a patient's-eye view of why the breast exam is... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/9345/mri-high-risk http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/8916/film-whats Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:51:01 -0000 Jacki Donaldson Even though I’m not yet 40, that magical age for women to begin receiving mammograms, I’ve had breast cancer. That makes me a strong candidate for digital mammography, an updated version of the widely accepted and most effective form of testing for breast cancer, a disease expected to strike nearly 180,000 women this year alone. I've had five conventional mammograms and one digital mammogram. To learn more about mammography and my... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/8916/film-whats http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/7004/guide Mon, 05 Mar 2007 16:35:00 -0000 Jacki Donaldson As one of HealthCentral's Expert Patients, I have written a guide to radiation.When it comes to breast cancer treatment, radiation can seem like awalk in the park compared to major surgery and months of chemotherapy.For me, it was a breeze. I had already survived a lumpectomy andchemotherapy before my turn at radiation. I’d endured hair loss,nausea, low blood counts, fever, two hospitalizations, and a bloodtransfusion. Radiation... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8832/7004/guide