Comments (5) | Post a CommentPills and Potions: Will They Make Your Breasts Grow?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Apr 09, 2008, 4:47 pm PDTYour mother or father probably passed down this bit of wisdom: If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, so don't be a sucker who gets seduced by false advertising. Every parent has their own version!…Read More
Social Pressures and Size Issues
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Apr 02, 2008, 11:47 am PDTOur society has taught our daughters and granddaughters that size matters - at least when it comes to breast size and depth of cleavage! And, sadly, girls learn this nonsense at a young age, without our even…Read More
Got Implants?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Mar 31, 2008, 6:29 pm PDTAre you one of the many thousands of women in the United States with breast implants? Or perhaps you're considering getting them sometimes in the near future? You might be interested to know that of the nearly…Read More
Anatomy of Your Breasts
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Mar 27, 2008, 4:55 pm PDTI think the best way to understand the anatomy of a breast is to compare it to a tree. Trees have a trunk and branches with leaves, and your breast isn't a great deal different than that. The milk ducts are the…Read More
Who's Responsible for Your Breast Health?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Mar 21, 2008, 2:16 pm PDTMany women tell me that when they go for their annual gynecological exam, the doctor's focus seems to be "below the waist;" breasts seem to be a forgotten element of the gynecological exam. In some cases, women…Read More
Are You at Risk for Ovarian Cancer?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Aug 05, 2007, 1:11 pm PDTSome women don't realize that they may be at risk for ovarian cancer. Women who have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer, or who've had breast cancer, carry an increased risk for this deadly disease.…Read More
Coping with Hair Loss during Chemotherapy
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Jul 19, 2007, 10:04 am PDTHow well you cope with hair loss from chemotherapy depends a lot on knowing what to expect. During chemo, your hair will most likely start falling out between the 10th and 14th days after your first cycle of…Read More
Swelled Lymph Nodes Don't Always Mean Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Apr 26, 2007, 1:16 pm PDTI get a lot of emails, especially from teenage girls, asking if swelling in the lymph nodes under their arm means they have breast cancer. Not likely. There are lots of other, more common reasons for swelling…Read More
How Long Does Tamoxifen Really Work?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Apr 09, 2007, 6:05 pm PDTDoes hormonal therapy work only for the five years one is taking it, or does it last longer than that? According to research published recently in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the hormonal…Read More
Your Depression During Treatment Can Affect Your Children
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Apr 06, 2007, 4:11 am PDTIt's not surprising that a woman's breast cancer diagnosis can wreak as much havoc on her emotions as it does on her physical health.Just hearing the words "you have breast cancer" is enough to make you feel…Read More
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