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PJ Hamel

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posted 02/11/2008, comments (0)

Hormone Therapy FAQs: How Do Hormones Fit Into Breast Cancer Treatment?

Q. I was diagnosed with DCIS, and have had a lumpectomy and radiation. Now my oncologist says I’ll be doing hormone therapy. I thought women with breast cancer weren’t supposed to do hormone therapy…?A. OK, you’re understandably confused. Hormone therapy is different than hormone REPLACEMENT therapy (HRT). HRT has been... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/08/2008, comments (2)

Is Breast Cancer Curable?

Is there a more poignant question coming from the lips of a breast cancer survivor than this: "Am I cured?" After the slash, poison, and burn of treatment, the months of trying to keep to a normal schedule of working and cooking and mothering while you feel like you've been run over by a cement truck, the constant fear-is the... Read more Chevron

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Laura Zigman

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posted 02/06/2008, comments (10)

Failing As Usual: Double Mastectomies and "Choices" In Breast Cancer Treatment

I read with great interest yesterday's front page Washington Post article about the increase in women opting for double mastectomies when lumpectomies might suffice. And I'm writing this post because I am one of those women who made a similar choice -- to have a double mastectomy when a single mastectomy may have sufficed and because there... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/28/2008, comments (13)

Learning to Appreciate Life

Though I am only in my 20's, I try not to watch the news much anymore, because it can seem like a horror movie come to life. Especially recently. I read about a man who threw his almost newborn baby over a bridge onto a highway. The baby died on impact, but also got ran over by a car. I also read about a couple standing trial for the... Read more Chevron

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posted 01/27/2008, comment (1)

Breast Cancer Treatment and Care: How Much is Enough?

A recent BBC News story reports on a growing controversy involving breast cancer care guidelines issued by Great Britain’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), and disagreement over those guidelines from the British medical community. So what, you say? What does that have to do with me? Well, it’s food for... Read more Chevron

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