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| Hello.. I need this information about Breast Cancer please...? |
I am sry I have never gone through this but I wish you and your family the best... I will keep her in my prayers... HAVE YOU CALLED THE Breast Cancer HOTLINE??? Cheak out this site it may help..the... |
| Hello.. I need this information about Breast Cancer:: please...? |
This site is the definitive source for all things breast-cancer-related....
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| Is it normal to have chest pain after breast cancer? |
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| What is the difference between a biopsy and a Lumpectomy? |
A lumpectomy removes only the lump in order to biopsy it. A biopsy is when they take it to the lab to determine if it is cancerous. ... |
| How long does it take to recover from a lumpectomy?? |
You body needs time to heal after any invasive procedure the length of time varies with a number of things, how healthy is your immune system etc. I would ask the surgeon! Good Luck! ... |
| When you sleep on your side after not doing that for a long time for lumpectomy, can you get chest wall pain? |
I had a mastectomy and port put in. It took several months before I could sleep comfortably again no matter how I slept. It felt like a weight had been sitting on my chest all night and it would t... |
| When do hair/eyelashes/brows grow back after last chemo? |
Keep that spirit and wonderful sense of humor. I suspect that you are beautiful whether you have hair or not. That being said, once your chemotherapy stops than your hair will begin to grow again a... |
| Tamoxifen? |
My wife had breast cancer and was on tamoxifen for five years without adverse reaction. I would suggest to you that there are other therapies available to you and if you have problems with tamoxif... |
| Is it a poor prognosis for breast cancer patient to find 2.5cm positive node after yr of chemo/rads/hercep? |
I was told that breast cancer usually don't metastasize from one breast to the other. . .but saying that it can move in blood stream and go wherever it want. I'm on my second breast canc... |
| Misdiagnosed, Help me to make up my mind.? |
I have been told that breast cancer can be very difficult to diagnose but I do think that you should have been referred for a mammogram and more exploration owing to the actual lump that you had. I... |
| Good support bra? |
What about a good sports bra? I have large breasts and jog using a champion sports bra. They don't move at all!! The really good ones are going to be between $20 and $30 at a sporting goods... |
| Masectomy or Lupectomy? my friends tumor was shrunk down to 9mm though chemo but dr. still wants the masectomy |
Yes, that sounds kinda small enough for lumpectomy...2.5cm is one inch (or 25mm in one inch?)... get a second opinion if you want...
They say lumpectomy plus radiation equals mastectomy. With lu... |
| How old do you have to be to get a mammogram? |
you have to be fifty + to have a mammogram I had a lumpectomy four years ago i am in remmision.but i still have to go for mammograms and most likely for the rest off my life.your are a high case so... |
| Tiredness after breast ancer? |
I'm a breast cancer sister. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last November, went through a lumpectomy in November, and just recently went through a mastectomy this last March. I understand w... |
| How Can I Cheer Up My Mom, Who Has Breast Cancer? |
i'm not sure you can cheer her up per se, but just be there for and be a good listener or just be quiet - if that's what she needs.
maybe look for and inspirational book or sayings and... |
| Questions about breast cancer? Please help, I'm very worried!? |
First of all calm down, you stressing out is not helpful to your mother in anyway. Yes I have read studies that link certain kinds of stress and cancer. I also know a woman that I work with that ... |
| Question about breast cancer and mammograms? |
Calm down. She'll have to wait and find out if it's something and what it is before you can say yes to the double mastectomy. Yes, the radiologist would have called the doctor who sent ... |
| Do i have breast cancer again!!!? |
I understand your concern. I have been where you are. It may be nothing at all. They just might see something in the mammo that is not clear enough for them to know what it is. This has happene... |
| What do you say to your male oncologist who has a very casual attitude when talking about masectomy vs ? |
Good question, and you should ask him. On the other hand, not a lot of physicians (especially oncologists) are very "emotional" when it comes to that. they just give you the info withou... |
| Typical time between responding to chemotherapy and reemergence of small cell lung cancer? |
Ruth,
I am so sorry that your mom is going through this.
In terms of expectations, small cell is generally very aggressive. Try to focus on enjoying your time with her and celebrating small ... |
| I found a lump in my breast now what? |
I have had 2 lumps in my breast. They were not cancer, but they had to be removed. They were called fibroid tumors. The surgeon did a local anesthesia to remove it. If it is a cyst, they can do ... |
| Is anyone familiar with surgeon's doing a bone marrow test at the time of surgery to remove cancer? |
That's unusual. Doing a bone marrow biopsy to look for cancer cells is common in leukemias and lymphomas but I've never heard of it being done for breast cancer.
If they want to get th... |
| If an oncologist gives you tamoxifin should he still be seeing you? |
You should be seen every month for a while, and then, if things continue to go well on the Tamoxifen, every 3 months, and then every 6 and finally once a year. The once a year check-ups should con... |
| Im on hormonal treatment after having breast cancer....what are the chances of falling pregnant..? |
I was diagnosed in Dec. 2001, did chemo and radiation and I am now on tamoxifen and Depo Lupron shots every 3 months. Not sure about Zolodex, but Lupron shuts off your ovaries (I'm assuming Zo... |
| Breast cancer,DCIS and i don't want to take tamoxifen,need help.? |
I suggest you go to these sites if you haven't already:
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| Breast Cancer at 38? |
For more info on cancer the site below will give you the info you need. ... |
| My friend's doctor has recommended one chemo treatment "just in case." Is there any reason/value in one dose? |
Check with the doctor. Oftentimes "one treatment" or "one round" involves several infusions of chemotherapy. For example, my mother had a lumpectomy and then a mastectomy for... |
| How can you detoxify radiation from your body? |
What a great, caring daughter you are. I will eagerly look forward to the answers to this helpful question having received so much radiation for cancer myself years ago and recently receiving mega... |
| Were we lucky with this cancer? |
Breast cancer is extremely unpredictable, and can return at any time, even years later and even in someone who had a good prognosis like your mum.
That's why doctors will never tell someone... |
| When do you start counting "cancer survivor" time? |
I have C.M.L. acc, with blast to spinal fluid. I began counting myself as a survivor the day I was dx'd. One way to look at it is: "During the time of my treatments, what was I?" Wer... |
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