Comments (4) | Post a CommentA Debilitating Complication: Lymphedema
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Sep 16, 2009, 3:56 pm PDTWhen 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…Read More
Breast-Feeding Reduces Cancer Risk in Some Women
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Sep 10, 2009, 1:02 am PDTBreaking 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. That's a huge number and a whopper of a…Read More
Do Low Vitamin D Levels Help Cancer Develop?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Sep 08, 2009, 1:56 am PDTGroundbreaking research has given birth to a new theory about the way healthy cells become cancerous. This new hypothesis hinges on the fact that, unlike normal cells, cancer cells are unable to attach to each…Read More
Your Right to Breast Reconstruction
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Sep 04, 2009, 1:47 am PDTDespite the increase in breast-reconstruction procedures performed in 2008, nearly 70 percent of women eligible for this procedure are not even told about the reconstructive options available to them, according…Read More
Start Walking to Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Sep 03, 2009, 12:09 am PDTWhether you power walk or walk your dog, there is definitely power in having your feet hit the pavement. The Women's Health Initiative Study has now confirmed that by walking between 75 minutes a week (which,…Read More
Do Mammogram Interpretations Vary from Clinic to Clinic?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Aug 28, 2009, 3:00 pm PDTDo you know the No. 1 cause of medical malpractice suits in the U.S. today? It's when a diagnostic reading of a mammogram for possible breast cancer takes too long. Understandably, women can get antsy while…Read More
Coping With the GI Side Effects of Chemotherapy
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Aug 26, 2009, 12:37 am PDTIt's definitely not a walk in the park, and certainly no picnic. Chemotherapy is capable of causing side effects that can really derail you for a while. Here are some strategies, though, to help you overcome…Read More
Do Multivitamins Prevent Cancer?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Aug 19, 2009, 5:23 pm PDTEach morning you pop a multivitamin and feel like you're doing something good for your overall health, even reducing your cancer risk. Well, think again. A recent study published in the Archives of Internal…Read More
Clinical 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
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