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PJ Hamel

PJ Hamel, Health Guide

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Author, breast cancer survivor

Keep Those Around You Informed About Breast Cancer, Risks

You’re sitting in the waiting room before your chemotherapy infusion, one more washed-out, tired cancer patient ready to face those deadly drugs again. The room is crowded, and a woman sits down next to you. You make eye contact, and start to talk. She’s got all her hair; you assume she’s a chemo newbie, and she confirms it by... Read moreChevron
PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor

Chemo Regimen FAQs: CAF or FAC Chemotherapy

Q. My doctor tells me I have to have chemotherapy. I'm not looking forward to it, and I'd at least like to understand what I'm getting into. What's this CAF he's referring to? A. CAF (sometimes called FAC) is an acronym for the three-drug "cocktail" you'll be getting. This particular combination is unusual in... Read moreChevron
PJ Hamel

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Author, breast cancer survivor

Chemo Regimen FAQs: CMF Chemotherapy

  Q. I was hoping to avoid it, but no such luck: I have to have chemotherapy. What's this CMF the doctor says I'll be having? A. CMF is an acronym for the three-drug "cocktail" you'll be getting. This particular combination is unusual in that it's been found effective for women with both node-negative, and... Read moreChevron
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papillary breast cancer

I have been diagnosed with papillary breast cancer.  Is a rare form from what Ive read  would be interested in hearing from other that might have or had this form.  And the treatment you did.
csurvivor06

things i wished i had known before i got silicone breast implants

    I had silicone breast implants put in after my bi lateral mastectomy last september.   Now I find out that one of them may be leaking.  I am in constant pain and lately I am even getting sick alot.  More than I ever have except for when I was taking chemotherapy.  The one breast is even shaped oddly and... Read moreChevron

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