Comments (1) | Post a CommentWhen Should My Daughter Get Her First Mammogram if I've Had Breast Cancer?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Dec 01, 2009, 4:35 pm PSTMany women want an answer to this question: When should my daughter get her first mammogram if I've had breast cancer? Here's one rough guideline: If you were diagnosed pre-menopausally, then take your age at…Read More
Are You Getting Enough of the Sunshine Vitamin?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Nov 27, 2009, 11:18 am PSTIn a previous blog, I told how more and more research studies are confirming that having insufficient levels of vitamin D3 may increase your risk of developing breast or other cancers. Though it's called the…Read More
Will Women in Their 40s Be Denied Yearly Mammograms?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Nov 20, 2009, 2:22 pm PSTYou've no doubt been hearing about how an influential U.S. public health group has recommended that women aged 40-49 no longer be given yearly mammography screenings. These proposed changes by the U.S.…Read More
Don't Tell Me Mammograms Don't Save Lives
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 3:27 pm PSTThe New York Times recently ran an article by an author who was questioning whether breast-cancer screenings save lives (and breasts). When I heard about this article, I felt quite distressed, fearing that a…Read More
Replace Your Breast Prostheses
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Nov 10, 2009, 4:56 pm PSTThey aren't meant to last a lifetime, and yet it's not unusual for a breast-cancer survivor who has undergone mastectomy without reconstruction to still be wearing the original breast prosthesis she was fitted…Read More
Lifestyle Habits Can Increase Risk of Recurrence
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Oct 30, 2009, 3:34 pm PDTWe've known for a long time that breast-cancer survivors have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than do women in the general population who have never developed a first breast cancer. Why…Read More
Worried About Missing Work for Your Mammogram?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Oct 27, 2009, 5:34 pm PDTDuring these difficult economic times, some women are opting to skip their annual health screenings--the mammograms, Pap smears, physical exams, cholesterol checks, and so on that can really head off health…Read More
Bone Health Linked to Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Oct 26, 2009, 5:13 pm PDTA recent study has been published confirming that women taking a bisphosphonate drug (bone-building agent) to prevent osteoporosis and osteopenia may actually be receiving an added benefit: A reduced risk of…Read More
Is an MRI Useful for Breast-Cancer Surgery?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Sep 28, 2009, 6:06 pm PDTThe past two years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of MRIs being performed on the breasts of women newly diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer. In fact, women are now arriving at breast…Read More
Double Mastectomy to Reduce High Risk Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Sep 25, 2009, 5:32 pm PDTMore and more women who are otherwise healthy but who are at high risk for developing breast or ovarian cancer are choosing to have a prophylactic double mastectomy or oophorectomy as a precaution against…Read More
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