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Laurie Kingston

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posted 09/30/2008, comments (3)

Living With Metastasis: My Story's Not Over... Keep In Touch

This year, I made it one of my personal missions to reach more women through my writing. I wanted to get the message out that more of us are living longer and living well with metastatic breast cancer. Before 2006, I didn’t even know what the word “metastatic” meant. By the end of that year, it was a word that terrified... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/10/2008, comment (1)

My Story - Reader's Digest Version

Last year I walked in the Atlanta 3 Day Breast Cacer Walk. The walk ended on Sunday afternoon late and I stayed in Atlanta for an appointment on Monday for my first biopsy. There were several more biopsies, MRIs, and ultrasounds to follow. By the end of October, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. In November I underwent two surgeries and in... Read more Chevron

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Meg Wolff

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posted 02/08/2008, comments (2)

A Dietary And Lifestyle Approach To Cancer

This is a message that can't be repeated enough: Certain foods help your body, and others hurt your body. After being diagnosed with bone cancer, and later breast cancer, I asked my doctors if there was any link between cancer and diet. All but two (I had lots) dismissed the idea. In fact, though, scientists have found... Read more Chevron

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posted 06/24/2007, comments (2)

Re: Increased density finding from screening

Greetings, My husband's mother was just called in for another screening because there was a finding of increased density on her left breast. That side of the family has no history at all with cancer, she is 57 years old, very healthy and this is the first time something like this has happened. She is going in for another... Read more Chevron

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Emily

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posted 02/09/2007, comment (1)

Is DCIS hereditary?

My mom was diagnosed with DCIS in her 50's. I know that a family history of breast cancer ups your risk for developing the disease, but I've heard that DCIS acts differently. Does anyone know whether having a family history of DCIS is the same as having a family history of breast cancer?

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