Comments (10) | Post a CommentEat Choline-Rich Eggs for Breast Health
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 2:29 pm PDTIf you have a teenage daughter, make sure she's eating breakfast, or at least her eggs. That's because research has confirmed that the essential nutrient choline, which is found in eggs, can significantly…Read More
Acupuncture May Help Your Hot Flashes
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Jun 13, 2008, 4:37 pm PDTYounger women taking tamoxifen for either breast cancer prevention or adjuvant treatment are hurled into menopause sooner than Mother Nature usually intends. You start taking tamoxifen, and suddenly you're in…Read More
An Aspirin a Day, Keep Breast Cancer Away
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Jun 10, 2008, 8:02 pm PDTWe know that aspirin can help relieve a headache, minimize joint pain, even save the life of someone having a heart attack. Now we have one more reason to celebrate the incredible value of this unassuming…Read More
How Ethnicity May Affect Breast Cancer Onset
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, May 23, 2008, 11:58 am PDTThere is still much we need to learn about how breast cancer develops, who is most at risk, why, and when. But researchers in the United Kingdom have recently advanced our knowledge by comparing breast cancer…Read More
Eat Your Veggies and Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, May 16, 2008, 12:15 pm PDTIt's confirmed: Studies just completed by the Vanderbilt Cancer Center and the Shanghai Cancer Institute report that a diet rich in certain vegetables can reduce your risk of getting breast cancer. Which ones?…Read More
HRT and Mammograms
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, May 14, 2008, 4:18 pm PDTIf you are taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), you should let your radiologist know about it every time you have your mammogram. HRT can increase the density of the breast tissue and (because dense breast…Read More
Don't Think You're Too Old for a Mammogram
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, May 11, 2008, 1:44 am PDTMedicare data reveal that many women who are age 65 years or older are not getting their annual mammogram. It's not clear just why this is, but it certainly isn't because they're immune to getting breast…Read More
Lumpectomy and Radiation Always Go Together
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, May 09, 2008, 2:35 pm PDTLumpectomy surgery and radiation were always meant to go together. But for some pretty inexcusable reasons, they don't always.When a woman has lumpectomy surgery (removal of the cancerous lump with a margin of…Read More
Breast Reconstruction and Your Risk of Infection
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, May 02, 2008, 2:06 pm PDTYour choice of breast reconstruction may influence more than the look of your bustline. A recent study has found that, when the breast is reconstructed immediately after mastectomy surgery, the procedure that…Read More
Are You Being Over- or Undertreated?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Apr 29, 2008, 3:50 pm PDTI get asked about this a lot. The mission of the oncology team is to ensure that you get the appropriate treatment that will get rid of the tumor and reduce your risk of getting cancer again. But sometimes a…Read More
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