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This afternoon I had a mammogram. My Mum is a breast cancer survivor, I’ve had pretty ‘sick’ boobies a couple of times (mastitis while breast feeding, blocked/calcified ducts) and I’m fifteen years younger than my Mum was when she got cancer soooo, in I went.
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Dr. Kate, I had a
baseline mammogram, and two lumps were found in my left breast, so
I was sent to get an ultrasound. The doctor did not really say too
much. She asked me if I had an infection in my breast, I said no
and that was that. She said that she really couldn't tell
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Today, I am having my first mammogram. Although I write about a lot of personal things, I didn't really intend to tell all of the interwebs that I am about to have some really high-tech, expensive portraits of my breasts taken this afternoon. The thing is, I am feeling really lucky that I got the appointment at all.
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Many women have received an
email warning that a "new form of breast cancer" starts as a rash
on a woman's breast, instead of showing up as a lump. According to
the email, a young woman developed a rash, similar to that of young
nursing mothers. The rash was treated with antibiotics,...
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Breast Cancer DIY is happy to announce a new addition to our Testimonial webpage: Farewell My Lovelies from Jessica Queller. She is the...
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...For Women Who Survive Breast Cancer Five Years After Treatment, Study Says Women who survive breast cancer for at least five years after treatment have an 89% chance that they will not have a recurrence of the cancer after 10 years and an 81% chance after 15 years, according to a study published... Read More »
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Breast Cancer Network of Strength has very good information on Clinical Trials here: http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/clinicaltrials/ctwhat.php Also, we offer Clinical Trials information here at BCDIY Resources & Links: http://www.breastcancerdiy.com/resourceslinks.htm#194220496 Read More »
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Breast cancer rare but possible in young women At 28, Dina Melendez thought about adding a second child, not losing a breast. Don't worry, the doctor told her. Most lumps are nothing. Breast cancer, no. She was far too young. What the Buckingham woman quickly found out though is youth isn't... Read More »
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Breakthrough: Scientists discover vital new link between radiation and breast cancer Low-dose radiation has helped scientists at Scottish university unravel susceptibility to breast cancer. In a breakthrough study, scientists at St Andrews University's Bute Medical School are investigating a... Read More »
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