I'm Lillie Shockney, administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center. I'm also a breast cancer survivor with a passion for empowering women to take charge of their health. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:17 -0800 Yahoo! http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6872/lifestyle-habits-can-increase-risk-of-recurrence/ We've known for a long time that breast-cancer survivors have a much higher risk of developing a second breast cancer than do women in the general population who have never developed a first breast cancer. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:17 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6865/worried-about-missing-work-for-your-mammogram/ Remember, screening mammography remains our best course of action for achieving an early diagnosis. So schedule an appointment and go. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:34:34 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6860/bone-health-linked-to-breast-cancer/ A recent study has been published confirming that women taking a bisphosphonate drug (bone-building agent) to prevent osteoporosis and osteopenia may actually be receiving an added benefit: A reduced risk of breast-cancer recurrence. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:13:55 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6846/breast-cysts-and-cancer/ Breast 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. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:15:12 -0800 Lillian Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6835/is-an-mri-useful-for-breast-cancer-surgery/ The past two years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of MRIs being performed on the breasts of women newly diagnosed with an early-stage breast cancer. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:06:50 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6834/double-mastectomy-to-reduce-high-risk-breast-cancer/ More 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 cancer. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:32:11 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6833/decreasing-your-risk-lymphedema-part-ii/ There are in fact quite a few things you yourself can do after breast-cancer treatment to help reduce your risk of developing this disorder. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:40:29 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6826/a-debilitating-complication-lymphedema/ When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, she focuses on 2 things--saving her life and, once it's confirmed that she'll live, then saving her breast. The threat of getting a disorder called lymphedema after she's through with treatment never enters her mind. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:56:53 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6824/breast-feeding-reduces-cancer-risk-in-some-women/ Breaking news from the Nurses Health Study! Breast-feeding baby for even 3 months reduces risk by 59 percent for women who have a previously diagnosed sister or mother. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:02:46 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. http://health.yahoo.com/experts/breastcancer/6819/do-low-vitamin-d-levels-help-cancer-develop/ Researchers say vitamin D might be able to nip cancer in the bud by restoring the cells' ability to stick together and communicate properly with one another. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:56:30 -0800 Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S.