Breast Cancer - Our Experts

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Laura Zigman

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posted 06/04/2008, comment (1)

Too Busy to Think about Breast Cancer

I've been feeling terrible lately about not writing any Shareposts. Until I realized the reason why I haven't been writing any Shareposts: I've been too busy to think about breast cancer. Who would have thought the day would ever come that I'd get up, go about my business, and not think about my reconstructed body for most... Read more Chevron

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Natalia Hernandez

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A 27-year-old Inspiration

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posted 05/29/2008, comments (20)

Breast Reconstruction After Masctectomy and Radiation - What's Next with Lipo, Implants

Hey everyone! I wanted to tell you guys about my recent visit to a plastic surgeon to discuss my breast reconstruction. I had a mastectomy in January of this year and I also had 7 weeks of radiation that I completed at the end of March. I knew that I can't have a reconstruction until about 6 months after my radiation, but I went ahead... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/20/2008, comments (0)

Sen. Kennedy and the Brain Tumor: Zebras, Not Horses

A well-worn phrase in the world of medicine is, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras." The idea is that when you're trying to make a diagnosis, focus first on the most likely possibilities, not the rare and exotic (and often more fearsome) ones. Well, Sen. Edward Kennedy wound up with a zebra. After his seizure last... Read more Chevron

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Doug Haberstroh

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posted 02/01/2008, comments (7)

Keri's Metastatic Breast Cancer Story Comes to an End

A Note from Doug Haberstroh: This will be the last entry. Keri's struggle ceased. Her love, her memory, her being will live on forever in me, our families, and our friends. Her life was too short, and if I could have changed places with her I would have. If meaning I had to do it all over again just for one more minute with my Baby, I... Read more Chevron

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Michelle Kung

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posted 11/29/2007, comments (4)

Chemo Style on the Big Screen: Top 10 Picks for Cancer Movies

From Ali McGraw's unapologizing romantic in "Love Story" to Debra Winger's wise-cracking daughter and mother of three in "Terms of Endearment," movie cancer patients usually die a beautifully poignant and peaceful death, or else, are so sick, they are beyond treatment and simply count down the days before... Read more Chevron

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