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Phyllis Johnson

Phyllis Johnson, Health Guide

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Try a Trial? Maybe

How does your doctor know how much radiation to use in your CT scan?  For that matter, how does your doctor know how well any medicine or procedure works?  The answer is someone has worked it out in a clinical trial.   When I went for my most recent CT scan, the doctor asked if I would participate in a study to see if there... Read moreChevron
posted 01/19/2013, comments (2)|
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Breast Lump can anyone help please

Hiya i found a lump on my left breast 12 o/c i went to the hospital and had the usual diagonostic, mamogram ultra sound and then a core biopsy, on the way out they handed me the letter so i had a little read this is what it said..   Oblique view of the left breast show a 15mm quite ill defined round density , ultrasonically proven to... Read moreChevron
posted 01/09/2013, comment (1)|
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2012 Year in Review: FDA Drug Approvals

Each year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is presented with countless applications for new drugs.  Some of these drugs are brand new formulas, some are being pitched for new purposes, and some are alterations on existing chemical formulas.    In the fiscal year for 2012 – October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2012 –... Read moreChevron
posted 01/08/2013, comment (1)|
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Dear Mammogram, I Love You!

In the midst of a career and  life overhaul, I was marinating on the notion of reinventing myself.  The last hurdle I expected to face was cancer.  Giving into illness did not factor into my plans of striving to reach my true potential.  I prided myself in staying fit, eating healthy and not looking my... Read moreChevron
posted 01/07/2013, comments (2)|
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PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor
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Working Your Way Back to Health? Patience…

Cancer is an enormous blow to your life. Worst-case scenario, you could die. But short of death, there are so many different and devastating ways cancer can turn you from someone who’s fit, healthy, and happy, to a person who’s in pain, overweight, weak… and discouraged. Here’s one virtue you should grab and hold onto... Read moreChevron
posted 01/01/2013, comment (1)|
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