Information and opinions on health from Lois 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/42088/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/42088/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/42088/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/42088/44328/cancer-story Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:39:04 -0400 Lois Being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 on my birthday was almost the worst day I can remember.  The worst day was the day I discovered the lump (December '02).  At first I thought it WAS cancer, and then I remembered that MOST lumps are benign.  So I called my oldest daughter who had just had a lump and discovered it to be a cyst and asked her what she did to get the cyst to drain.  She told me she used hot compresses and... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/42088/44328/cancer-story