1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 20, 2009, 7:49 am PST

"Here's another risk factor: Women are still smoking and drinking alcohol," - A broad generalization. A little better editing is in order - perhaps you mean "some women" and if so what percentage? Also, is the incidence of reported breast cancer at all on the rise because of increased in screening, and/or better screening techniques? One more nit to pick: for women who have had breast cancer - Many of us now detest pink. While I applaud its use as a marketing tool, in order to better spread the word about BC to the uninformed and thus raise additional money for research, its use in gifts, cards, pillows, apparel, etc for the woman with BC should be done with great discretion. A little of it goes a long way. And enough with decorating Breast Centers with pink, pink, pink, pink, pink. Again, a small dash here and there as an accent is acceptable - but not the main theme. ICCKKKKK.

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 20, 2009, 3:37 pm PST

Thank you for the information. For those that do not like the color pink you do not have to buy any thing that is pink.

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 8:32 am PST

And for those of you GIVING gifts and cards to breast cancer patients, try not to overdo the pink. Again a LITTLE goes a LONG way. The use of pink was a very successful MARKETING PLOY to INCREASE AWARENESS of the disease and funding for research. Those of WITH BREAST CANCER no longer require the use of PINK to increase our AWARENESS. We are aware of it in the most profound way.

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Feb 21, 2009, 5:53 pm PST

Well, that was uplifting! Just what we need on top of all the economic good news. Can't thank you enough.

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Feb 22, 2009, 5:51 pm PST

Do you think insecticides, meat-eating and fast food could possibly be the reason here?

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Feb 26, 2009, 12:00 am PST

Good article .. thank you :)

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Feb 27, 2009, 9:39 am PST

Dr Robert Carl Parisien MD says, its especially gratifying to see the ever increasing survival rate for women. Good diet and exercise are no doubt important factors also.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 11:37 pm PST

I know this comment is going to seem surprising, but I am among a growing number of progressive and independent women who suspect mammograms themselves could be increasing the breast cancer rate due to increasing detection rates of minor cancers, excessive exposure to radiation and compression of the breast. I welcome any information you or anyone else can offer addressing these concerns, particularly with respect to certain groups of women who often are asked to do follow-up tests. With regards to excessive radiation, this is mostly a factor for women like me, who often experience "false positives" on mammograms. I have gone to follow-up mammograms where countless films are taken, just to later find out everything is fine. Personally, I'm tired of going through the ordeal, and I'm not convinced it is actually in my best interests. It's always a relief to discover a cyst is benign or something unusual is just a "shadow", but what about all the radiation to which I was just exposed? And why should I take that risk year after year after year? Others in my family have experienced complications from biopsies too, yet another risk. And it is well-known that the new digital mammograms are resulting in a high rate of false positives because they are so sensitive. Explain to me why the often painful, invasive and radiation-intensive follow-up tests are actually in our best interests? Why are we not all going for full body scans every year, for example? Ever wonder about that? It's because of the hidden dangers of false positives and the follow-up tests that result. In fact, "Consumer Reports" did a write-up on this quite recently, regarding the hidden dangers of medical follow-up tests, particularly invasive tests. Some people even say that cancerous tissue, when small enough, exists in the body all the time. The new mammograms will find these things and then you will later be "cured", boosting the cure rate statistics. But what if the cancer would have gone away all by itself anyway? Could this be inflating the breast cancer detection and survival rates? I would be interested in seeing more studies on this too. I first heard the compression of the breast theory from an alternative healthcare provider, and the theory surprised me. The theory was that tightly squeezing a small tumor or cancerous tissue is dangerous and can lead to more invasive cancers if the tumor spreads due to the compression. I later saw a study online with the same conclusion, but I'm seeking more verification (one cannot always trust what one reads online). I would be interested in your response to this, as it is certainly not something one hears often, yet it makes a certain amount of logical sense. My sister is a breast cancer survivor. Her cancer was one that was not even spotted in a mammogram (many years ago before digital mammograms). She found it herself. Her cancer is probably the biggest reason why they scrutinize my own breasts (and every other female's breasts in my family) so closely. Collectively we have been through years of painful biopsies and follow-ups, including one painful and disfiguring complication from a biopsy that lasted an entire year. My sister refused chemotherapy and tamoxophen after studying the risks. This was many years ago. The doctor yelled at her, telling her she was going to die. He even misdiagnosed her after surgery, stating the cancer had spread, when it hadn't, and later had to backtrack on that statement. And guess what. My sister didn't die. She is an almost 20-year survivor, despite what the doctor said. And surprisingly this is not the first misdiagnosis we have seen in our family, not by a lon

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Mar 02, 2009, 11:54 pm PST

My apologies for the lengthy comment - I never comment on blogs quite honestly and don't quite have the etiquette straight yet! But I'll wrap up my previous comment as briefly as possible... I was just saying we have had other cancer misdiagnoses in our family, which is unfortunate, as well as other doctors who have employed a "bullying" technique, to which we do not respond well. As for me, I no longer go for mammograms. It has been almost 3 years now. My sister stopped going too. Yes the one who had cancer. I'm not going to put my body and my mind through yet another false positive scare. Nor would I use any traditional means of treatment if I ever were to get breast cancer, after studying the risks versus benefits of alternative versus traditional treatments. This is my personal choice, and I feel the odds are actually with me. I'm not convinced the statistics are quite what they seem. You may personally have very good intentions Lillie, and I welcome your reasoned response or anything anyone else would like to say, but you need to know that there is a growing movement of independent women who feel this way. This is our personal choice. Respectfully, Phoenix

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Mar 03, 2009, 1:10 am PST

Hi Ma'am! I find your article very helpful especially to adolescents like me. It's an advantage to be informed in these matters especially if it concerns our health.Being informed with these helps us to prevent the bad habits and do the desirable ones in order to be healthy. Thank you so much!

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 10:37 am PDT

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 10:39 am PDT

Women are more estrogen dominant from birth control pills and cancer rates are exploding because of the massive amount of chemicals in the food and environment.

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 10:40 am PDT

You guys did not mention higher intake of dairy products and processed soy milk in Western diets? The dairy products has a definite link to obesity, and processed soy / tofu has a definite link to cancer. Look at what is happening in younger people in Oriental cultures eversince processed soy milk was introduced by Ameicans in the 50s and 60s.

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 10:44 am PDT

Ive never heard such nonsense. You are just a mouthpiece for what monied interests want you to say. I bet most women today that get cancer are skinny and dont drink or smoke. This is an environmental prob lem, just like autism. Too many chemicals in the environment, too little nutrition in our food, our immune systems dont have a chance.

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Wed, May 20, 2009, 10:44 am PDT

What about the increase use in birth control and abortion? I'm no scientist but I sure they have an affect. I'm also afraid that with young girls being subjected to Gardasil (spelling?) during puberty - in the near future we will see higher incidences of cancer and other illnesses.

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