In April 1998 my oncologist explained the treatment he planned for my newly diagnosed inflammatory breast cancer: Adriamycin/Cytoxin, surgery, radiation. In June 1998, my doctor changed the treatment plan; I would also have Taxol. I admit to being a little perturbed by this change. Why couldn't my doctor make up his mind? Did he really know what he was doing?
Now that I've been hanging around in the cancer community for a while, I realize what happened. He went to the American...
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... Read more »
Education is a wonderful thing, but too much knowledge can be frightening. Back in the days when no one had heard of Inflammatory Breast... Read more »
My husband and I were off for our annual beach trip, but first we had to make a detour through Greensboro, North Carolina to meet with some... Read more »
"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 »
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 »
Source: Breastcancer.org
After chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy, doctors usually recommend additional treatments to reduce the risk of recurrence (cancer coming... 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
To treat inflammatory breast cancer, your doctor will use a combination of strategies, including chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, and... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 1-5% of all breast... Read more »
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