Breast Cancer - People Who Have Been Through Breast Cancer

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PJ Hamel

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posted 11/22/2009, comments (0)

Can’t Sleep? You’ve Come to the Right Place.

You glance at the clock: 2:18 a.m. You turned in after the 11 p.m. news, but you’re still awake. You vowed to simply relax – close your eyes – let your worries go – fall asleep.Didn’t work, did it?We’ve all had nights like this. Cancer is the original Big Gorilla in the Corner. Awfully hard to ignore, even in... Read more Chevron

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Maimah Karmo

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posted 11/19/2009, comments (2)

The "Gods" Must be Crazy

As a breast cancer survivor, the past three and a half years have been an amazing learning experience for me. As powerful as my personal experience was, learning and becoming an educated advocate has also given me the opportunity to know when to speak up on an issue, and taught me the importance of weighing all aspects and facts before doing... Read more Chevron

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Angi

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posted 11/18/2009, comments (6)

Making Sense of The New Mammography Recommendations

The U.S. Preventive Services Tasks Force (USPSTF) has reversed its position on screening mammography for women in their 40s: the group no longer recommends routine screening mammography for average-risk women in this age group. The American Cancer Society, however, has stated that it will continue to recommend annual mammograms starting at the age... Read more Chevron

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Phyllis Johnson

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Survivor

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (9)

Risks and Benefits: Understanding the Statistics that Affect You

One of the first things I did once the shock of my breast cancer diagnosis wore off was start to worry about what my diagnosis meant for my two sisters and my daughter. My doctor told me that their risk had increased by 50%. How could I tell them that they had a 50% chance of getting cancer? With three first... Read more Chevron

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Cat

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posted 11/17/2009, comments (4)

LYmphnode transplant

Dear breast and uterine cancer veterans and lymphoedema victims, let me tell you about my experience with the lymph node transplant. In 2006 a friend of mine ( a neurologist in Paris) recommended seeing Dr. C. Becker. I had been suffering from great pain in my right arm and my right breast as consequence of a breast cancer... Read more Chevron

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