My mother died recently at age 91 of a stroke. Although arthritis slowed her down in her later years, she still lived an active, independent life.
We hear so much about the 1 in 8 women who will get breast cancer in their lifetimes. That 12% number looms large in many women’s minds. Fear of getting breast... Read more
“I have been having several strange symptoms (insert list here). What can it be?” Every week this web site gets variations on this question.
Here at the HealthCentral Breast Cancer site, Health Guides, such as PJ Hamel and myself, are not medical professionals. We are well-read breast cancer survivors who... Read more
Perhaps you have seen the petition by Kimala Clark on Facebook asking the Komen foundation to change the focus of where it spends its money. The petition points out that the 40,000 women who will die from breast cancer in the United States this year will die from metastatic breast cancer. It’s not cancer in our breasts that... Read more
It’s got to go! The myth that breast cancer doesn’t hurt causes way too much pain! Like many myths, this one has roots in a fact. Compared to a breast cyst, which is often very tender to the touch, a cancerous lump usually doesn’t hurt when a woman or doctor feels it.
We hear many reports from women... Read more
For me one of the biggest pains of cancer treatment has been the IV. I have never had veins that are easy to find, so waiting to see if the nurse can find an accessible vein for an intravenous medicine has always been a source of anxiety. Many patients have a port which makes administration of IV solutions easier, but there is still... Read more
