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Monday, October, 06, 2008

Phyllis Johnson's SharePosts

Susan: Writing Her Way Through Inflammatory Breast Cancer

I've known Susan since July 2007.  I've never met her, but I've gotten to know her through her active participation on the mailing list at www.ibcsupport.org and through her blog Toddler Planet.   Part of Susan's story is familiar to people in the inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) community.  As a young mother nursing her baby... Read moreChevron

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Cancer Anniversaries

Cancer anniversaries are bittersweet.   Wedding anniversaries remind us of young love or second-chance love and fill us with happy memories.    Anniversaries of the death of loved ones are sad.  When I'm out of sorts and can't figure out why, I often realize that the day marks an anniversary of the death of someone close... Read moreChevron

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Cancer Celebrations

Marisa's reports about the Breast Cancer Research Foundation's big Spring Gala, the Hottest Pink Party Ever, have interested me because I've been planning my own cancer celebration.  That phrase "cancer celebration" certainly is an oxymoron.  Why would anyone celebrate cancer?    I won't be trying to compete with the... Read moreChevron

Picking a Breast Cancer Doctor or Surgeon: Neighborhood Oncologist or Big Cancer Center?

Most people are diagnosed with breast cancer by a surgeon, usually a local surgeon recommended by their primary care doctor. Maybe the cancer was so small and easy to remove that more decisions aren't necessary. But most of the time, the biopsy is just the start of decision-making. Lumpectomy and radiation, or mastectomy? Is surgery... Read moreChevron

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