Comments (1) | Post a CommentAre 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
Breast Cysts and Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Oct 13, 2009, 5:15 pm PDTBreast cysts: Women worry about having them, getting them, removing them, aspirating them. So let's talk a bit about what they are and how they develop. Breast cysts are fluid-filled sacs within the 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
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
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
Red Meat May Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Jun 21, 2009, 12:46 pm PDT"Meat—It's What's for Dinner!"I haven't heard that commercial for quite a while, and now I wonder if the disappearance of that catchphrase is at all related to the information I'm going to share with you…Read More
Survivors of Childhood Cancer—Take Heed
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Jun 17, 2009, 5:26 pm PDTDespite being warned that they are at increased risk of getting breast cancer, young women who were treated with chest radiation (also known as mantle radiation) for a childhood cancer are not getting their…Read More
Wear a Supportive Jog Bra
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Jun 08, 2009, 5:47 pm PDTWeather is getting warmer, people are out on the streets early and late, jogging to get healthier and physically fit. And yes, the emails are starting to come in: women writing in to say they have suddenly come…Read More
Breast Cancer in Children
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Jun 03, 2009, 12:54 pm PDTYou've probably heard in the news about the 10-year-old girl in California who's been diagnosed with breast cancer. I heard about it several weeks ago and so I want to relieve your anxiety right now and quiet…Read More
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