Information and opinions on health from David B -- Breast Cancer Husband at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/3892/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/3892/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/3892/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13571/meet-dr Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:20:00 -0400 David B -- Breast Cancer Husband After receiving the biopsy report that Dawn Ann was positive for breast cancer, we met with Dr. R, the breast surgeon the next day.   The doctor's office was extremely busy. Each of the doctors there specialized in cancer treatment of some kind. One of the other doctors specialized in melanoma. As I looked into the faces of the people waiting there, I knew that cancer had touched each one of their lives. You could see the worried looks on... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13571/meet-dr http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13354/mama Sat, 08 Sep 2007 02:18:00 -0400 David B -- Breast Cancer Husband Having the support of family members is a key to dealing with a diagnosis of cancer in the family.  After I hung up from the phone call with my wife, when I first learned of her breast cancer, I was nearly overwhelmed with the new information I was processing. How was this going to affect our family. My wife homeschools our oldest son. How is that going to work if she is recuperating from surgery, or if she is enduring the ordeals of... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13354/mama http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13212/phone-call Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:47:00 -0400 David B -- Breast Cancer Husband After getting down of the mountain from my son's high adventure camp, I found a place just outside the town of Huntsville, Utah where I could get cell phone service. It was Thursday, August 23rd, at about 10:00 at night.I pulled my truck over to the shoulder of the road, said a prayer, and steeled myself for the phone call that could change our lives forever. I did not want to be driving, and having this discussion at the same time. I... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13212/phone-call http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13082/began Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:13:00 -0400 David B -- Breast Cancer Husband With Breast Cancer Comics by Dash Shaw     On Thursday August 9th, my sweetheart, Dawn Ann, went in for a routine mammogram. We didn't think much of it until the Women's center called back the next Monday and asked her to come back in for a more detailed exam. There were some troubling spots on the right side.The second mammogram took place on Tuesday, August 14th. Dawn Ann brought the kids over to my office so they... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/13082/began http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/12972/dcis-places Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:23:00 -0400 David B -- Breast Cancer Husband This week, my dear wife was diagnosed with DCIS -- or Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. This is a non-invasive form of breast cancer.The good news is that this form of cancer is virtually 100% curable.The bad news is that because the DCIS is in two places on the same breast, and quite a distance apart from one another -- treatment will require a mastectomy. At this point it does not look like chemotherapy, or radiation treatment will be necessary.This... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/3892/12972/dcis-places