Comments (1) | Post a CommentTreatment Planning for Elderly Women
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Mar 09, 2009, 4:01 pm PDTI frequently get questions about how a treatment plan is developed for elderly women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. So, I thought I'd provide you with some detailed information about how such a…Read More
Ovary Removal to Treat Breast Cancer?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Mar 06, 2009, 4:05 pm PSTI get this question a lot from pre-menopausal women: Should I have my ovaries removed and forego hormone replacement to treat my breast cancer? Both hormonal therapy with tamoxifen and the removal of your…Read More
No Time for a Mammogram? Read This!
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Feb 26, 2009, 4:01 pm PSTConsider this: How does 4 hours out of your life for possible breast cancer detection compare to 9 months out of your life for breast cancer treatment?Yes, I'm talking about getting yourself to the doctor's…Read More
Is Breast Cancer Incidence on the Rise?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Feb 19, 2009, 3:24 pm PSTFeel like you can't open a woman's magazine or watch TV without hearing something about breast cancer? I think we hear more about breast cancer today because in 1992 it "came out of the closet," if you will.…Read More
A Troubled Marriage Could Be Sabotaging Your Immune System
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Jan 14, 2009, 5:26 pm PSTJust when you think your marriage is in on-the-rocks... you also learn that you have breast cancer. Feel like your life has gone to hell in a hand basket? Sure, of course you do. And did you know that a…Read More
Is Your Caregiver Keeping You from Getting Your Annual Mammogram?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Jan 06, 2009, 7:54 pm PSTA recent study has confirmed that when physicians and caregivers are not culturally sensitive when communicating with economically disadvantaged African-American women, those health professionals may in fact be…Read More
The Right Attitude to Fight Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Dec 24, 2008, 1:29 am PSTThough you don't have to be a complete Tigger in the face of life's setbacks, being an Eeyore is a decidedly bad choice. A study recently published in the Cancer Journal (Dec 15, 2008) confirmed that breast…Read More
Hereditary vs. Familial Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Dec 19, 2008, 11:28 am PSTIf you think that you aren't at risk of getting breast cancer because no one in your family has it, think again. More than 85 percent of people diagnosed with breast cancer have no family history of the…Read More
Nicotine Linked to Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Dec 17, 2008, 5:28 pm PSTI've read before where the American Cancer Society states that 80 percent of cancers in general are caused by smoking and yet people still smoke. I guess they're assuming it can't happen to them. Well, not only…Read More
Ill-Fitting Bras and Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 11:45 pm PSTThis is a myth that needs to finally be put to rest: Having a bra that is too tight, too small, underwired, or filled with air pockets or water doesn't contribute to someone developing breast cancer. But while…Read More
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