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Kevin Knopf, MD

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posted 02/25/2009, comments (0)

How Long Do I Wait Between Surgery and Radiation Therapy?

We have previously discussed this question about timing from breast surgery to chemotherapy, with the pat answer that around 2 months or less is safest, and after three months one starts to lose some of the benefit of chemotherapy in terms of increasing cure rate. A similar question can be asked about radiation therapy for women who have had a... Read more Chevron

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PJ Hamel

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posted 01/25/2009, comments (4)

Lymphedema: An Under-Recognized Threat

Lymphedema, a painful (and, in its worst incarnation, potentially life-threatening) condition suffered by many breast cancer survivors, has long been seen as collateral damage from treatment. You have lymph nodes removed (as about 80% of us do at the beginning of treatment), you’re at risk for lymphedema. You have radiation, you may be at... Read more Chevron

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Angi

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posted 01/08/2009, comments (0)

Explaining Breast Cancer to Children

As a parent and a two time breast cancer survivor, I've often been asked about how to explain to your kids about the effects of your cancer treatment. When I was originally diagnosed with cancer in 2005, I explained to my daughter the procedure and treatment I was getting ready to go through after she asked me if I was... Read more Chevron

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koimotif

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Diagnosed with DCIS on 4th Dec 08

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posted 12/07/2008, comments (6)

35yrs old & I've just been diagnosed with DCIS...

Hi beautiful ladies (and some men too!). I'm a 35 yr old unpartnered person still living in a sharehouse with no kids, and this feels so incredibly weird. So far I've read about people with husbands, who are older with kids. I currently live in a different city to my family and so having something like this web community is going to be... Read more Chevron

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Daria

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Living with metastatic breast cancer

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posted 12/01/2008, comments (9)

Living with Cancer - History

When telling my cancer story, I have to think back eight years as that is when my cancer journey started. On one hand, I feel fortunate it has been that long but on the other hand, I do feel like it has been a trying time that has challenged my deepest soul. How does one muster up the mental and physical strength to endure cancer and its... Read more Chevron

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