Comments (1) | Post a CommentHaving a Baby After Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Aug 26, 2008, 10:04 am PDTHere's something you might need to ask a medical oncologist about if you're going to be starting chemotherapy for breast cancer. A study recently published by the Dana Farber Cancer Institute found that the…Read More
What Should Be Included in a Breast Self-Exam?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Aug 21, 2008, 2:45 pm PDTThe 2 most common reasons I hear from women for why they aren't doing their monthly breast self-exam (BSE) are that they don't know how to do it, and they don't know what they're supposed to be feeling for. So…Read More
'My Husband Wants Me to Have Implants.' Are They Safe?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Aug 15, 2008, 5:39 pm PDTThat was the condensed version of an email I received today. The rest of the email focused on specific questions related to augmentation surgery, such as: How large an implant can a surgeon insert? Is it true…Read More
The Color of Your Nipple Discharge Matters
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 10:04 am PDTYou may not know that nipple discharge can vary in color, but it can. One woman emailed me saying she thought she had gangrene of the breast because her nipple discharge was olive green. In fact what she had…Read More
More News on Vitamin D
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jul 24, 2008, 9:11 pm PDTI've written before about how low levels of vitamin D can increase a woman's risk for breast cancer. Now new research is helping us better understand this link. Research studies just published out of Germany…Read More
Dental Checkups: Test May Soon Give Early Breast Cancer Warning
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Jul 11, 2008, 1:23 pm PDTGoing to the dentist may be changing in a big way. If you're like me, what you may remember most about your visits to dentists over the years is how they have to make repeated forays into your personal space…Read More
Does Larger Size Mean Greater Breast Cancer Risk?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Jul 07, 2008, 4:15 pm PDTGood question. And a question I am often asked. Here's the scoop. Simply having breasts and being female places all women at risk. Women with size 32 AA bras get breast cancer just like someone with 46 DDs. For…Read More
Go Green for Your Breast Health
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jul 03, 2008, 4:02 pm PDTGreen tea is well known to be high in antioxidants, those good little guys in the bloodstream that help prevent the body's cells from becoming damaged or prematurely aged. Research now tells us that green tea…Read More
The Pill and Your Teen's Breast Cancer Risk
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Jun 27, 2008, 2:07 pm PDTWe constantly worry about our children. And for those of us who belong to the group that's at high risk for getting breast cancer, we not only have to worry about our kids' involvement with sex, drugs, and…Read More
Survivor Alert: Stay Clear of HRT
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jun 26, 2008, 5:41 pm PDTI've written before about the risks for breast-cancer survivors of taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Now, based on recent research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, I feel the…Read More
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