Post a CommentExercise: Good for Breast Cancer Patients
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Oct 16, 2008, 3:02 pm PDTAfter our family and friends hear that we have been diagnosed with breast cancer, they often tend to think we should be resting, or at least reducing our activities, and that it's in our best interests to…Read More
Can OTC Pain Relievers Reduce Breast Cancer Risk?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Mon, Oct 13, 2008, 6:02 pm PDTFor some time, researchers have speculated whether regular use of the painkillers ibuprofen and naproxen (and even aspirin) — the so called over-the-counter non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OTC NSAIDs)…Read More
Downsizing Your Breasts: A New Surgical Approach to Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Oct 12, 2008, 4:14 am PDTI'm seeing a growing number of women who've had to undergo a big lumpectomy of one breast and so have opted to have a surgical reduction on the other, healthy breast, so as to achieve symmetry. This is because…Read More
Downsizing Your Breasts: A New Surgical Approach to Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Oct 12, 2008, 4:14 am PDTI'm seeing a growing number of women who've had to undergo a big lumpectomy of one breast and so have opted to have a surgical reduction on the other, healthy breast, so as to achieve symmetry. This is because…Read More
Ethnicity's Influence on Breast Cancer
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Fri, Oct 10, 2008, 8:03 am PDTIt's been suspected in the past, but now we finally have proof: Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer fall into different groups, and these differences are not just related to the stage of disease or their…Read More
When Should Young People Learn About Breast Cancer?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Oct 08, 2008, 10:57 am PDTThis is only my personal opinion, but it's based on years of experience: I believe that talking to teens about breast cancer isn't of much use because they're simply too young. High school students are still…Read More
Vitamin D and Breast Cancer - Is There a Link?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Sun, Oct 05, 2008, 2:07 am PDTThere just might be. What we do know from research is that breast cancer patients seem to have low vitamin D levels. So keeping your vitamin D level in normal limits — a blood value of 30 ng/mL (higher,…Read More
Breast Pain: Does It Mean Breast Cancer?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Oct 02, 2008, 2:59 am PDTThe question I receive most often from teens and young women on our Hopkins Web site concerns breast pain and the writers' worries that it may be associated with cancer. Actually, breast pain is quite common…Read More
Breast Cancer: How to Reduce the Risk
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Wed, Oct 01, 2008, 10:00 am PDTThere are several lifestyle changes we can adopt that can directly affect our risk of getting breast cancer — and I'm a firm believer in doing everything we possibly can to reduce that risk. Here is a list of…Read More
Does Your Bra Fit Correctly?
Posted By Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S. - Thu, Sep 11, 2008, 5:13 pm PDTAs many as 80 percent of women are actually wearing a bra that is the wrong size for them; it doesn't fit. Why? Because they've never been professionally fitted by a certified fitter. It's not unusual for a…Read More
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