October is a time for memories.
Last Saturday I volunteered at our local Komen Race for the Cure and saw that I'm not the only one who remembers those who have struggled with breast cancer. Everywhere there were T-shirts, signs and pictures of those who have gone before us -- "In memory of" or "in celebration of."
I remember Thelma Robinson, my mother's sister. She was diagnosed when her grandchildren were small. Her treatment bought her seven years to watch them grow, but when the...
"I feel my oncologist just drops me like a hot potato when the symptom isn't cancer related," wrote a woman on a support website I belong... Read more »
In April 1998 my oncologist explained the treatment he planned for my newly diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer: Adriamycin/Cytoxin,... Read more »
After enduring four grueling rounds of Taxol during my chemotherapy treatments, imagine my disappointment upon learning that it may have... Read more »
In 1998 the surgeon told me he wanted to schedule a biopsy for inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). I was too numb to ask very many... Read more »
One of the most frightening aspects of my breast cancer diagnosis in 1998 was that I never knew my symptoms might be breast cancer until... Read more »
Background Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a relatively rare type of breast cancer grows in the lymph vessels of the skin of the breast. Because... Read more »
Q. I’ve been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. What can you tell me about it, and what my treatment might be like?A. Inflammatory breast... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Many studies have shown that giving chemotherapy — and possibly targeted therapy — before surgery for inflammatory breast cancer is better than... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
for inflammatory breast cancer can continue for many months or even years after you have surgery. Your doctor will want to monitor you closely over... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Because inflammatory breast cancer forms in layers, your doctor may not feel a distinct lump during a breast exam and a mammogram may not detect one... Read more »
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