1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Oct 02, 2005, 10:15 pm PDT

Thanks for this refreshing contribution on breast cancer. A level minded grade walk between important information and easy reading. For myself, uh uh. I wouldn't have clicked this page, hadn't I found a tight knot in my breast last week, learned that our local radiology clinic is booked out until January 2006, and, being a recent immigrant with little knowledge about the local health system, feeling at loss. This page gave me the next step of information. Hope, thousands of you fellow women out there benefit the same ... and spread the word!

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Oct 02, 2005, 11:23 pm PDT

Your articles are worth reading. I don't fail to have my mammogram yearly but for the past 3 years I have been advised to have ultrasound every 6 months and the mammogram annually. I have been continuously encouraging my friends to undergo this very important medical exam. And to day I e-mailed your informative article to all my female friends. Thanks a lot and more power to you!

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 12:50 am PDT

Has anyone mentioned www.abortionbreastcancer.com ? It can be a lifesaver for thousands. Barbara Chan

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 4:52 am PDT

Love your female friends & family, Tell friends about this awareness.. not only to girls.. they will appreciate this.. forward this for them please

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 7:10 am PDT

I recently had a mast removed from my breast it was very painful but, It was seen in time, My advise to other women please go get tested I always heard about other women getting breast cancer never dreaming it would be me. It could happen to anyone of us. Take care of your body we ony get one.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 7:17 am PDT

I recently had a mast removed from my breast it was very painful but, It was seen in time, My advise to other women please go get tested I always heard about other women getting breast cancer never dreaming it would be me. It could happen to anyone of us. Take care of your body we only get one. Keep up the good work.

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 7:20 am PDT

IS THERE ANY KIND OF TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER YET? IF SO WHERE IS IT BEING TRIED AND HOW CAN I GET INFO ON IT?

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 8:32 am PDT

My mother is a breast cancer survivor and has been for 15 years now. Anyone with Breast Cancer should not give up, fight it!! I am the only daughter and I get a mammogram once a year, every year and recommend the same for others. Remember that life is worth fighting for and families should stick together.

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 10:14 am PDT

Comments for this blog should be words of encouragement and personal experiences, not political, evangelical banter or, questionable treatments. Abortion-cancer links are not generally accepted by the scientific community and are promoted by religous conservatives to advance their agenda. In other words, if you don't want to see Pro-Choice stuff here don't post Pro-Life stuff. Faith can be a helpful tool to deal with adversity in some people. It's fine to use it to relate your own experiences but, do not evangelize. It is offensive to some people especially those of other faiths. My last point, feel free to use alternative treatments as long as you have cleared them with your doctor. Many alternative treatments have side effects that interfere with the action of accepted therapies. I think Ms. Shockney can really agree with me on that one. Do not promote alternative therapies as a miracle cure in place of standard treatment. Standard therapies have gone through much testing and research. Scientists have data to show effectiveness, side effects and, other information. Behavior of standard drugs is more well known than alternative treatments. An analogy would be would you rather trust a meteorologist (trained and has tools like radar) to predict the weather or a Indian Rain Dancer?

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 10:32 am PDT

If you find a lump in your breast, if your mammogram is clear, if your doctor says it's nothing, ask for an ultrasound and a biopsy!!! It happened to me just like that and I had breast cancer. Thanks to my own stuborness and an oncologist friend visiting at the right time, I got treated on time, but it could have been a disaster!!! Blandine

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 2:34 pm PDT

Hello all. For all women getting a mammogram, make sure to ask your physicians if they are using CAD (computer-aided detection) to analyze your mammograms. CAD is a sophisticated technology that analyzes a mammogram and draws the radiologist’s attention to suspicious features that may be indicative of cancer. Studies have shown that the use of the ImageChecker system (CAD system from R2 Technology) could result in earlier detection of up to 20%. For more information on CAD, visit www.r2tech.com

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 4:06 pm PDT

I can't believe that women("no I can")that women have taken cancer and have singled it out to only one gender. For all who don't know breast cancer afflicts men also, asked Richard Rountree. It may not happen as much but it does happen. Breast cancer is not a "womens disease" it is everyones disease. Prostate cancer on the other hand "is" a mans disease. Where's the funding and awareness for that? Equality?

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 5:24 pm PDT

For anyone reading this who is undergoing radiation therapy, or knows someone else who is, you must use Jeans Cream. It is by far the best product out there! This was created by my mother, Jean, and many centers now recommend it exclusively after inhouse trials, such as Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital and Doral Radiation Therapy in Miami.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Oct 03, 2005, 9:01 pm PDT

Hi there, I'm 38, 17 months from surgery and counting... Yes, early detection is definitely the most important thing about cancer. 1-Please don't be afraid. The cancer usually takes YEARS (3~10) to grow to 1cm! 2-Mammogram - area with many small irregular circles is a concern, but if they are far from each other and regular, your chances of negative is very good 3- There are some other (benign and common) breast problems (usually they are the painful ones, so usually pain is not a symptom for earlier stages) 4-Sentinel node is a good choice. 5-Do your homework about breast cancer and symptoms but also get a nice distance from it time to time (get busy). 6- Everybody (men, women, young, old) can develop breast cancer, but the percentages very a lot. 7-Always bring your questions written down to the doc visits and never leave any question behind. 8- Third, fourth opinion is a good thing. You do have time for it! But stop there and decide. By now you probably know a lot about breast cancer. So make a wise decision. 9- You know your body better then other people, including your doctor. Listen to it and use this information well. 10- If you want to, you may hit a wall with anger but your hands will get hurt back. Itfs better if you take about 10 minutes everyday (set a time) to get your anger out, but use an alarm clock or a very nice friend to listen your complains during these 10 minutes.@ (Friendsc listen carefully, but do not interrupt the 10 min, just AGREE with every statement, but bring up the good part of it, with sympathy but never with pity or sorrow. Take mental notes and after the avalanche had passed reinforce the good points discarding the absurd ones. (Ex: I am dying and I did nothing all my life! Everybody DID good thing and he/she is NOT dying, there are many steps to go through and plenty do be done. Some days we do more interesting things then others, itfs up to us to make it full of pleasure or full of sorrow.)@ 11-Now stand up, open your arms, look up, deep breath, smile and complete the sentence "Today I am going to ------------------just for my pleasure for it is a wonderful day and got plenty to do." Our moods are directly the response of our own thoughts. We must take responsibly for it. Nobody else can do it! Think positive. PS. I am 38, survivor and trying to get pregnant again. (I have a 9ys old daughter) Crazy? MaybecBut I am having fun! Also I am planning to go for Master degreecPlenty to doc What about you? Please tell us your plans........Good Luck!

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, Oct 05, 2005, 7:48 am PDT

I believe that cancer is infact becoming more popular and becoming less stressfully to actually admit to this disease and try to get help, but with more publications like these maybe more teens like myself can let our opinions be known and get these check ups more often.

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