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Racuh

Diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the left breast in Jan 2009.

posted 11/18/2009, comment (1)

Meeting new people with BC

So I actually met a real life person from the BCN! Her name is Peggie (pegLove), she's always posting and keeping us up-to-date on here with her wonderful blogs. I had the opportunity to go visit her while she was recovering from her lumpectomy. As most of you know anesthesia can to uh... do bad things to the innards. Having had... Read more Chevron

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Angi

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (6)

Making Sense of The New Mammography Recommendations

The U.S. Preventive Services Tasks Force (USPSTF) has reversed its position on screening mammography for women in their 40s: the group no longer recommends routine screening mammography for average-risk women in this age group. The American Cancer Society, however, has stated that it will continue to recommend annual mammograms starting at the age... Read more Chevron

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Phyllis Johnson

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (9)

Risks and Benefits: Understanding the Statistics that Affect You

One of the first things I did once the shock of my breast cancer diagnosis wore off was start to worry about what my diagnosis meant for my two sisters and my daughter. My doctor told me that their risk had increased by 50%. How could I tell them that they had a 50% chance of getting cancer? With three first... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comment (1)

Maimah Karmo Chosen as one of L'Oreal Paris' 2009 Women of Worth

Hi Everyone, I have great news! L'Oreal Paris has awarded Maimah Karmo, one of our experts, the prestigious honor of Woman Of Worth, 2009 for her efforts to increase awareness of the issue of young women and breast cancer. As you know, Maimah's organiztion, Tigerlily Foundation works to educate, advocate for, empower and... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (22)

New BC Screening Guidelines: Roundup (updated)

By now the news of the new breast cancer screening guidelines issued by the U.S.Preventive Services Task Force* is out and sides have been chosen. Several prominent breast cancer organizations have come out for the guidelines, while several others are outraged. So what are the recommendations exactly? From the U.S. Department of Health... Read more Chevron

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