By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. Provided by: Johns Hopkins University

Breast Cancer Chronicles

Emotional Baggage and Breast Cancer Risk By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Posted Fri, Apr 17, 2009, 12:38 pm PDT

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  • 1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Apr 20, 2009, 4:49 pm PDT

    Occam's razor - The simplest explanation is usually the best one. Maybe the reason that breast cancer cases sometimes tend to cluster in certain communities is because toxins that cause breast cancer are present in the communities where the breast cancer victims live.

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  • 2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Apr 23, 2009, 12:24 am PDT

    In principle this is an amazing relationship, but the article is not really meaningful without a definition of what constitutes a "traumatic event". The question that was posed the participants should be given.

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  • 3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Thu, Apr 23, 2009, 2:13 pm PDT

    These risks could still be prevented through the help of supplements. One of which is borba water . I've heard it could cure and even save lives.:)

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  • 4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Fri, Apr 24, 2009, 4:44 pm PDT

    I had a close friend who died at age 43 after the cancer metastisied in her brain. Her first marriage ended in a nasty divorce and her doting second husband of six weeks, hung himself in front of her. She later found 2 nooses wrapped around pipes in the basement. One was larger, apparently for her and a smaller one for her 6 yr old daughter who lived in the home. She developed breast cancer only a few years later (diagnosed on her 35th birthday). She had excellent treatment which failed to save her. She was the color of yellow wax for days after the suicide and it was apparent to me that she never really fully regained her health. She was determined to be a good mother and productive person in her family and community so she endured illness from medication, pain and extreme weakness as long as she could as if she was feeling well. She never gave in to depression but it got her anyway. I also have a friend who is a counselor. She states that each client she has seen who has or had a breast cancer diagnosis will eventually reveal to her that they had been sexually molested when younger -- and that they have never told anyone in their life until they spoke about it to her. So sad and unnecessary. I am glad to see awareness of this tragic connection, hopefully a tool for prevention or early treatment.

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  • 5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Apr 26, 2009, 10:33 pm PDT

    Wow, I am so happy to see this published. I knew a woman close to my heart who passed away from breast cancer at the age of 39. She never smoked, rarely drank, was physically active, did not live in an industrialized area, and had to cancer in her family. I had been going over and over in my mind in the past 10 years trying to find a reason for her illness. The only thing that was out of the ordinary was the constant emotional trauma she experienced and the occasional physical one in her childhood. I wondered if that may have been a trigger...I am glad to see that my suspicion was correct. We, as women, tend to "consume" ourselves more and worry about the little things. This is definitely a red flag that I should stop worrying so much and try to be happy whenever I can. Message to one's self: be kind to yourself, love yourself, you are your only #1.

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  • 6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Apr 27, 2009, 6:06 am PDT

    this has been more extensively detailed in the thesis of Dr Geert Hamer with his theory on the new Germanic medicin. It has been studied on many cases & proved for most cancer cases. I personally don't know why the medical society refuses to study this further in a professional & scientific manner, but it's proved to me.

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  • 7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Apr 27, 2009, 6:45 am PDT

    Six years ago, when I was 45 I had breast cancer. I was thin, eat right, exercise, no family history, and had cancer in my lymph nodes also. Guess what? In my life, I had a baby die, had 3 miscarriages, had a son born with meningitis, and a son that was always giving me problems. It makes sense to me that breast cancer can come from emotional baggage!

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  • 8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Mon, Apr 27, 2009, 7:22 am PDT

    YEA!!! Finally! This is what I said when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1998. Stress. Or at least triggered by stress. Thank you Heidi Viemeister

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  • 9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Tue, Apr 28, 2009, 12:09 pm PDT

    Sorry, that ask here, I want buy vesepid (cancer), search on web and find cheapest price here http://pharma21.com/product_vepesid.htm - I can trust this drugstore?

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  • 10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Oct 17, 2009, 4:14 am PDT

    Healing from Cancer. 12 years ago I was diagnosed with invasive stage 111 breast cancer that had spread massively from my breast to my lymph system, and was given only 6 months to live. I’m happy to say that today here I am alive and well to tell the story and inspire you that we really can get over anything in life and come out wiser, stronger human beings. Besides any physical treatment that I chose, I had to take a good look at my life, and let go of any pain or anger that I was carrying in my breast from the past, for it was clear to me that holding on to past trauma and letting it fester inside of me had helped to lower my immune system, and create fertile ground for the cancer to grow. it was a life changing journey and now I know that we really can turn the compost in to gold. There are treasures in there as strange as that seems, and its up to each one of us to find it. I did not war on cancer, quite the opposite I made peace with the situation and with all that had happened in my life until then. I forgave anyone who I perceived as having hurt me in my past, and let it go. I had to take responsibility for my life, not leave it up to anyone else to make the decisions for me, as this was about my life no one else’s. The doctors and health specialists were there to give me the information. It was up to me to make the choices. I promised that when I would overcome the prognosis, I would write a book inspiring people who are facing life’s challenges. ‘6 Months to Live 10 Years Later: An Extraordinary Healing Journey and Guide to Well Being ” was the outcome of that promise, published in December 2007. And the Champ Muhammad Ali graciously wrote the Foreword to my book. You can see a non-professional utube of Curtis Jewell reading the foreword that Muhammad wrote, and myself reading a chapter from my book in California on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJk20r5MlM I send you the utube details because I know how important it was for me when I was sick to see someone today well over cancer. To see with my own eyes that it can be done. I hope this inspires you to know that we really can get over anything in life and come out wiser deeper human beings. It is so important not to become a 'victim' to the disease emotionally, as that only weakens you more. Rather get help and find ways to take back your power and heal all that has happened. Take time out to re-evaluate your life. This is a wake up call from above, so take the opportunity and use your inner strength. You really can do it! with love Suzanna

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  • 11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sat, Nov 14, 2009, 5:07 pm PST

    I think this is unscientific claptrap that could easily cross the border into blaming women for their own cancers. Who hasn't had some traumatic events in her life?

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