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Laura A. Learn-Hack

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posted 10/21/2009, comments (2)

a new phase is upon me

Yesterday I recieved my Oncotype dx Taylor X study results. After waiting 14 days I didnt even know if i wanted the result anymore. I had sort of gotten comfortable put cancer behind me, safely away where I didnt have to face it everyday. But here it is again. So this is the deal. The trial goes like this. (this test determines... Read more Chevron

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Phyllis Johnson

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posted 10/03/2009, comments (10)

Tears and Rainbows: Ginny Mason, Cancer Advocate

Ginny Mason was only forty years old when sharp, shooting pains started in her breast. She thought the pains must be part of premenopausal changes. Then she noticed her bra didn't fit right. No it couldn't be swelling; maybe her bra was just old and stretched out. "You try to justify things because you don't want to... Read more Chevron

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Laura A. Learn-Hack

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posted 10/02/2009, comments (7)

newly diagnosed

On August 31, 2009 I went to my local hospital for my first mamogram. I am 48 years old. Yes I had neglected the yearly mamagram rule. I had no family history, No cancers in my family at all that I knew of. It didnt really seem important. However thru the summer I had been feeling crappy. Run down, tired all the time my joints hurt,... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/27/2009, comments (5)

Zebrafish, Creativity, Cancer, and You

Remember those stereotyped groups from high school? Among them you found the creative types starring in the spring musical and the science types solving equations. Thank goodness most of us figured out pretty quickly after high school that we were much more than the label pasted on us by our peers. One group I've developed an... Read more Chevron

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posted 08/30/2009, comments (7)

Health News Headlines: Dig a Little Deeper

The word "lymphedema" on the evening news caught my attention the other day. I stopped making supper to pay closer attention. In about a minute and a half the news anchor and the doctor covered two new studies that affect breast cancer patients. The main idea of the piece is that it's important to question generally... Read more Chevron

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