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Phyllis Johnson

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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 11/04/2009, comment (1)

Young women and breast health -- support the EARLY Act

I am happy to see the community debating the EARLY Act on this site. Approximately 36,000 new breast cancer cases are diagnosed in US women under the age of 50 each year -- more than the total number of cervical and ovarian cancers diagnosed annually. Even still, too many young women are told not to worry about breast cancer. The EARLY Act... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/27/2009, comment (1)

2nd Biopsy: Cancer or No Cancer?

My lumpectomy was cancelled on Friday because of a possible 2nd malignancy in the same breast. Since they found the second little spot on my mammogram, and it was on the opposite side of the breast near the chest plate, the biopsy procedure is just a little bit different than the first time. The first biopsy was done on the... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/23/2009, comment (1)

Love for Mom.

Hello. My mother is an awesome woman who happens to have advanced breast cancer. Rather than give up, she fights every day. We're very proud of her. She's got a tremendous spirit. If you'd like, please follow along. http://www.loveformom.blogspot.com God bless!

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Peglove

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posted 09/22/2009, comments (4)

MRI READ....decisions, decisions....

Hi All, This is so funny. So we get there, and the doc says, "Did you also have an MRI of your spine? You also have back problems?" I said, "no, as far as I know, they just did a breast MRI..." Turns out, there was a report with a spinal MRI that showed all these protruding old lady vertebrea...and it had my name on it...THE WRONG... Read more Chevron

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