Comments (1) | Post a CommentClinical Breast Exams from Your Doctor
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Aug 16, 2009, 1:08 am PDTDoes your doctor (either primary care physician or gynecologist) do a quality clinical breast exam (CBE)? Is he/she spending adequate time examining you, or are you just receiving more of a drive-by CBE? I…Read More
Estrogen Levels and Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Aug 14, 2009, 3:56 pm PDTScience can now say with confidence that women who stopped taking post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT, consisting of estrogen combined with progesterone) have experienced a marked decline in their…Read More
Alcohol and Breast Cancer Risk
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Aug 11, 2009, 5:12 am PDTIt's been known for some time that drinking alcohol above what's classified as "moderate consumption" is a risk factor for developing breast cancer. Recently, researchers have brought us more thought-provoking…Read More
Defining Quality of Life
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sat, Aug 08, 2009, 5:09 am PDTI think that too often the medical community measures "success" by how long we keep patients alive, and not by how good we've made those additional years. If you've ever been involved with someone who was dying…Read More
Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Aug 05, 2009, 6:04 pm PDTYou've heard of skin-sparing mastectomy, but have you heard of nipple-sparing mastectomy as well? This procedure is now possible and it's being requested more and more, both by women newly diagnosed with breast…Read More
Diagnosed at a Younger Age—Why It's Harder
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Jul 27, 2009, 12:57 am PDTA diagnosis of breast cancer can create anxiety in even the calmest person, but younger women seem to find such a diagnosis particularly difficult. Studies have consistently shown that younger women report…Read More
Is the Economy Dictating Your Health Care?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sat, Jul 25, 2009, 12:53 am PDTI spoke to a woman the other day who told me she wasn't getting her annual mammogram this spring because she was worried about missing a half a day's work. She felt it would affect her record with her boss.…Read More
Breast Size Difference
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jul 23, 2009, 2:49 pm PDTBoy, if I had a nickel each time I've been told this... If the size difference between your two breasts is truly noticeable, then surgical adjustments might be needed. Usually, however, the size imbalance is…Read More
Breast Pain—It Might Be Your Bra
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Jul 17, 2009, 2:35 pm PDTBreast pain is the most common symptom that women get. It comes and goes. It comes and stays. It starts and intensifies. It feels like needles being stabbed into your breasts. It's a dull ache. It's chronic.…Read More
What Is Mastectomy Surgery Like Today?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jul 02, 2009, 2:31 pm PDTMastectomy surgery is quite different, thank heavens, from the way it was 40 years ago. Or even 10 years ago. Wow, let me think again... how about 2 years ago! Hard to believe? Well, let me tell you the history…Read More
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