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Laurie Kingston

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Living with Metastasis

“Metastasis.”   I think of myself as someone with a pretty good vocabulary, yet before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was a word I had never heard.   Breast cancer has become metastatic when the cancer has spread (in the case of breast cancer, this is usually, but not always, the bones, lungs, liver or brain).... Read moreChevron
posted 06/04/2008, comments (7)|
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PJ Hamel

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Recurrence: Taking Tamoxifen May Not Be Enough Protection.

Breast cancer is a powerful punch to the gut, an emotional slap upside the head. Cancer is the big gorilla sitting in the corner; while you’re going through treatment, it’s an overwhelming fact of life that’s impossible to shove out of your mind.But as time goes by, the memories fade. You never forget cancer entirely, of course;... Read moreChevron
posted 06/01/2008, comments (0)|
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Breast Cancer Recurrance- location statistics?

After a woman competes her surgery/chemo/radiation therapy she gets mammograms/ultrasounds/breast MRI's on a regular basis for about 5 years and is then "cut loose". Why isn't the rest of the body checked during these years? Why is the head/brain not checked at all?   Does anyone have recurrance statistics on (1) odds that it'll return to... Read moreChevron
posted 05/16/2008, comments (0)|
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Craig Stoltz

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Study Shows Low levels of Vitamin D linked to Breast Cancer

A new report casts some light on a link between Vitamin D levels and breast cancer progression. In the Canadian study, low blood levels of D were strongly linked to breast cancer diagnosis--and women with inadequate levels of the vitamin in their blood at the time of diagnosis had a higher risk of the cancer spreading and nearly twice the risk of... Read moreChevron
posted 05/16/2008, comment (1)|
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PJ Hamel

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HRT: Another Reason to Avoid It.

Hey there, you with the hot flashes, night sweats, sleeplessness, and nasty moods—thinking about taking some hormones to ease the rocky path through menopause? It’s easy; just take a pill to replace that estrogen your ovaries aren’t making any more, and before you know it you’re back to your old (or is that younger?)... Read moreChevron
posted 04/22/2008, comments (2)|
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