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Don't Think You're Too Old for a Mammogram
Posted Sun, May 11, 2008, 1:44 am PDT
Mother's Day right is the perfect time to ask Mom if she's had her annual mammogram yet.
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Lumpectomy and Radiation Always Go Together
Posted Fri, May 09, 2008, 2:35 pm PDT
If you are embarking on lumpectomy surgery for treatment of breast cancer, be extremely aware that you are signing up for radiation, too: they go hand…
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Breast Reconstruction and Your Risk of Infection
Posted Fri, May 02, 2008, 2:06 pm PDT
If you anticipate having reconstruction with an implant immediately after your tumor is removed, ask the doctor what particular steps will be taken to…
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Are You Being Over- or Undertreated?
Posted Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 3:50 pm PDT
Care providers want you to participate in the decision-making about your treatment, but they also want you to be well-informed about the consequences,…
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Benefits of Being Small (Why Size Might Matter)
Posted Thu, Apr 24, 2008, 4:55 pm PDT
Despite what the epidemic of breast-enhancement surgeries and the countless magazine covers of large-breasted women are telling us, there are many…
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How Do You Define Survivorship?
Posted Wed, Apr 23, 2008, 8:41 pm PDT
Some patients take offense at the word survivor, feeling that they aren't a survivor until they have hit that magic five-year mark after treatment has…
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How Much Treatment Is Enough?
Posted Thu, Apr 17, 2008, 3:25 am PDT
Determining just the right amount of treatment for breast cancer, while not as precise and scientific a process as you might think, has improved.
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Breast Cancer: Your Emotional State
Posted Tue, Apr 08, 2008, 4:24 am PDT
How is it possible that someone would refer to such a hazardous and life-altering experience as a gift? Well, the answer lies in those words: "life…
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How Long Does My Loved One Have?
Posted Fri, Apr 04, 2008, 12:20 pm PDT
Fighting a metastatic disease is a complicated process and no two patients are alike. How hard a patient wants to fight is a factor.
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Who's Responsible for Your Breast Health?
Posted Fri, Mar 21, 2008, 2:16 pm PDT
Doctors have become so specialized that gynecology focuses ever more closely on the pelvis, to the detriment of the other parts of the female anatomy.
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Meet Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S.

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I'm Lillie Shockney, administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center. I'm also a breast cancer survivor with a passion for empowering women to take charge of their health.