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Peglove

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posted 11/09/2009, comment (1)

Lumpectomy Success!

Hello Sisters, with one hand, i will tell you the short version....lump went well! my surgeon was confident they got clean margins around it. She took out the sentinel node and the next one up, and they looked clean too, but no 100% until the path lab comes back with the report on Friday. But it looks really good. The docs... Read more Chevron

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Phyllis Johnson

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posted 11/08/2009, comments (0)

Two Years Out: How's Your Emotional Health

Once upon a time no one studied breast cancer survivors' emotional health. Not enough survived; both doctors and patients assumed survivors should be grateful and move on with their lives. Now that 89% of breast cancer patients live at least five years, researchers are starting to look at survival issues. In... Read more Chevron

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PJ Hamel

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (5)

Fast FAQS: Radiation

Q. I’ve been diagnosed with DCIS, and after my lumpectomy I’ll be having radiation. What does radiation do, exactly?A. Radiation therapy, in a nutshell, is the use of x-rays to destroy cancer cells. Its delivery is directed by a radiation oncologist. (A radiologist, on the other hand, is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing disease... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (4)

Getting Over Breast Cancer

Do you think it's possible to ever fully heal following a battle with Breast Cancer? Years ago I'm not sure I would have. But here I am, not even 5 years later feeling whole again. I'm not saying that I walked away from this fight unchanged, because I did. This journey has inexplicably changed me for both the better and the worse. Yet, I no... Read more Chevron

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Maimah Karmo

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posted 10/26/2009, comments (3)

Why We Need the EARLY Act

I was in my twenties when I began to take notice of all the breast cancer stuff that seemed to be everywhere at certain times of the year, and it was around this time that I began to be more conscious of the issue of breast cancer - of all the pink stuff and knowing that it was important to worry about it when you turned 40. Every time I heard of... Read more Chevron

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