Breast Cancer - People Who Are Friend/Family

Valerie

posted 12/10/2007, comment (1)

Supporting family members fighting breast cancer

My grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in February of 2006. It was a shock to our entire family, and I am sure to my grandmother as well. Let me first say that I have always viewed my grandmother as the strongest woman I have ever met. She went through surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. She is a breast cancer... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/29/2007, comments (2)

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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Jean

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posted 11/28/2007, comment (1)

Starting a MABC group

My son-in-law attended the Baltimore seminar of MABC in August. He is very interested in starting a local group here - Tri State area - Delaware, Md. Pennsylvania However, he has been playing telephone tag for some months with an individual from the Baltimore meeting, who was to be his contact to begin a... Read more Chevron

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jhinkle

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posted 11/20/2007, comments (3)

High School Buddy has breast cancer

I found out less than a month ago that my best friend from high school has breast cancer. We have been friends for about 33 years. She had surgery on Wednesday November 14, and is waiting to hear from her doctor as to what kind of treatment she will be going through. We live far apart from each other, I live in Florida, and she lives... Read more Chevron

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Ruth

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posted 11/15/2007, comments (3)

Should old AGE affect decision of surgery???

My grandmother is 90 years old, and has just been diagnosed with Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, grade one. She is slightly "losing her mind", some days better than others. With the stress of surgery and the dangers of anesthesia, is surgery a definite "necessity"? Or since she is so old already, would it be... Read more Chevron

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