Thursday, July 28, 2011

What is with all this talk about breast cancer

What is with all this talk about breast cancer?
I know breast cancer is serious and should be reconized and women should get tested regularly but what about other diseases like alzheimers?? Breast cancer from what I hear is now almost 100% cureable but alzheimers isn't. We don't have nearly enough recogonision for alzheimers. So many people get alzheimers everyday and it's devestating. I know alzheimers can't kill you but it should still be noticed. I'm glad people are getting the word out about breast cancer and letting women know they need to be tested and do regular at home breast exams but it's all over the media. Why isn't other diseases and problems? Alzheimers needs funding as well as other diseases. My grandmother had alzheimers and it was so hard and I wish there would have been something out there to help her. It was devestating. Now my grandfather by marriage has it also. We need to find a cure for that. I'm not knocking breast cancer at all, I have so much respect for those who have it and those who fight it. I'm not posting nonsense. I know breast cancer kills millions of women everyday but other diseases do too and I don't see colors and signs and pins for those. Alzheimers might not kill people but it's just as devestating. I know there is funding for alzheimers but how many people actually know about it? Word needs to go out about more things as well as breast cancer. Thanks bmac for the links.
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Excuse me, but breast cancer kills many women every minute of every day. Research your facts before you post such nonsense.
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My deal with that is, what about the other cancers? Why arent there big deals about them too? just as many people die from the other cancers too.. Just bc Breast cancer is the most common to get, still there should be awareness for them all. Not just Breast. My family is dying from cancer, and all these people are only concerned with breast cancer, not lung, foot, brain, esophogus, whatever else there is.. just my opinon.
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So what is your question? Of course there is funding and research for Alzheimer's. http://www.alz.org/ http://www.ahaf.org/alzdis/about/adabout.htm More organizations: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/alzheimersdisease/alzheimersdisease.htm
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it's probably cause it's Breast Cancer Awarness Month. . .
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well, i dont really know what exactly your asking but breast cancer is a seroius issue and if you think so strongly then you should make a complaint.
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The reason why breast cancer is such a big topic in medicine because early detection can save your life. See, if you don't promote self-breast examinations, women might not be aware that a small lump in their breast might progress into a deadly tumor that will slowly eat their system up, then these cancer cells will slowly invade their liver, bones, lungs and brain. Breast lumps are usually benign, they don't spread and destroy other tissue, but imagine this - what about the percentage of population wherein breast cancer is hereditary. If your grandmother, aunt, mother or sister has breast cancer, your chances of developing breast cancer is increased by 2-3 times, or even more. We see patients in the hospital at the age of 25 having big lumps of breast cancer and it was so bad that they die in less than 6 months. Imagine, if they were detected earlier, while those cancer cells haven't invaded the other tissues yet, that woman probably would have still lived to see his grandchildren grow up. That's all the buzz about breast cancer. It's preventable, just like any other infectious diseases. But always remember, cancer is a traitor. Once you felt the symptoms, everything might be too late already for a cure. Hope this helps you somewhat. I'm a doctor, by the way.
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it doesn't "kill millions of women everyday" as your additional details say.
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I'm sure I'll get a lot of thumbs-downs for this one, but I've got to be honest. So, before you do, please read my answer objectively, and if you're still not convinced, follow the links I've provided. Breast cancer is extraordinarily profitable. It's profitable to shepherd women in for mammograms by the hundreds, it's profitable to sell "pink" products, and it's profitable for a company to claim that they're donationg "a portion" of their profits to breast cancer. Do they really care about women's health? Maybe. But consider that mammography harms ten women for every one it helps (exposure to radiation, false-positives, incorrectly calibrated machinery), and consider that a certain yogurt brand promoting their "Save Lids to Save Lives" breast cancer campaign uses aspartame, a KNOWN CARCINOGEN, to sweeten their product! Why is it so profitable? Because it's horrifying. It could happen to anyone. It puts in jeopardy the very things that most women associate with femininity (breasts and hair). Most women love to shop. Most women love to feel as if they're doing a part to make the world a better place. Most women would do anything to feel as if they're helping to ensure they don't have to die from the disease in the future. Thus, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and pink products. Sad, but true.
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I understand your passion for your cause. There is not enough money or time for research for any of the diseases we face these days & too many people suffer due to poor health care in general which is a shame & a scam yet to be uncovered in this country. Just fyi though, there is no "cure" for cancer,breast or otherwise. YOu wouldn't be hearing so much talk about it if there were a cure as all would be just that, cured! Check your facts! In the meantime, if you feel so strongly about it, start your own organization for rasing money with this energy instead of venting opinions that aren't totally factual. Start your own Komen Foundation for Alzheimers!
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OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. BEFORE JAN 18 2006 I DIDN'T KNOW A THING ABOUT IT, AND WHEN I FOUND MY LUMP NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS THOUGHT IT WOULD CANCER, SO I LET IT GO AND LET IT GO WELL IT TURNED INTO OVER A YEAR, WHEN I DID GO MY TUMOR WAS 7 1/2 INCH AND I HAD 3 OF THEM. NOW I HAVE STAGE T3B BREAST CANCER. LOST A BREAST, ALL MY HAIR, ALL MY FINGER AND TOE NAILS JUST TO LIST A FEW. IT VERY IMPORTANT. I KNOW NO ONE CAN REALLY KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO LOSE A BREAST UNLESS IT HAPPENS TO YOU AND THEN YOU WILL SEE HOW MESSED UP YOU GET. ITâ€™S PART OF OUR WOMANHOOD. I KNOW IT MAY SOUND VAIN BUT THERE ARE OUT THERE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO SEE. I WAS VERY LARGE 50EE SO THE LOSE OF ONE IS LIFE CHANGING. TRY THIS. TAKE A BROWN PAPER BAG AND TAPE IT AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN TO ONE SIDE AND LOOK AT YOURSELF AND PICTURE A RED SCARE ACROSS WHERE YOUR BREAST ONCE WAS. IT WILL ONLY GIVE YOU A SMALL LOOK AT WHAT WOMAN WITH BREAST CANCER FACE EVERY DAY. I HAVE ONLY A 40% CHANCE TO LIVE THOUGH THIS. HELP MAKE ALZHEIMER'S BETTER KNOW JOIN THERE FOUNDATION, HELP PUT TOGETHER FUN RAISER. I KNOW NO ONE REALLY CARES UNTIL IT EFFECTS YOU OR YOUâ€™RE FAMILY. SAD BUT TRUE. PLEASE DON'T MAKE IT A BATTLE BETWEEN BREAST CANCER AND ALZHEIMER'S. CANCER IS MORE IN YOUR FACE BECAUSE IT HAS AFFECTED MORE PEOPLE. THAT IS ALL. MAKE IT YOUR FIGHT. I MADE BREAST CANCER MINE. OMG YOU THINK ITâ€™S ABOUT MONEY?? ITS NOT ITâ€™S ABOUT LIFE!! I WOULD LOVE TO SEE PINK EVERYWHERE IF IT HELPS SAVES ONE LIFE OR ONE BREAST. THINK BEFORE YOU POST. I BET NO ONE YOUR FAMILY HAS OR HAD BREAST CANCER. PLEASE GO TO A CANCER CENTER AND SAY THAT. I FEEL MOST DAYS LIKE I'M NOT A WOMAN ANY MORE WHAT ELSE IS THERE? I CAN'T HAVE ANY MORE KIDS I'M IN SO MUCH PAIN FROM THE NEULASTA SHOT I HAVE TO HAVE; IT MAKES EVERY BONE IN YOUR BODY HURT AND HURT BAD. PLEASE SO TO A CANCER CENTER AND SEE WHAT ITS LIKE. YOU SIT IN THAT KEMO CHAIR WHILE YOUR NURSE WEARS A GLOVES, GROWNS, FACE MASKS TO PROTECT THEMSELF WHILE HOURS YOU SIT OR LAY BACK AND WATCH THIS POSION DRIPS INTO YOUR BODY AND THE NURSES WEAR THERE GEAR SO IT DOESN'T GET ON THERE SKIN. YOU TRY NOT TO THINK ABOUT IT BUT YOU CAN'T THINK OF NOTHING ELSE. ITS SCARES THE COLOR OUT OF YOU. PLEASE GO AND WATCH IT
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I know that alzheimers is awful because my grandfather has it but you know what he is an old man and most people with alzheimers are older. You can't compare alzheimers and cancer. Breast cancer can and has been deadly and very young women are now getting diagnosed with this terrible disease so I think breast cancer is more critical. How can you not see that. Yes my grandfather has alzheimers but he has lived a full life and some women with breast cancer will die before they turn 45.
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Well, I know a woman that had alzheimers, and it was horrible, at first she knew what was happening to her. It sucks..and I am sorry people have to go through that, and their families. I do not think one disease is better than another..they all deserve to be treated as getting a cure for that! I have had several family members die of heart problems adn different cancers. I am 34 yrs old, survived breast cancer 2x..I have had family members and few friends pass away from it. So I do not take it lightly, and they werent' cured. It is Breast Cancer Awareness month, os you are seeing it a lot. I am sorry that your loved one isn't doing well.. BUt if bc was 100% curable, my friends and family would still be here. and btw there are several kinds of breast cancer God Bless PS Brite Hope...prayers for you:)
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I guess I am a little confused as to why you posted this on the cancer page. Usually people who look here either have cancer or know of someone close to them who have cancer. I don't think you understand how much you may have offended some people by not only what you wrote, but how you asked your question. I had a hard time deciding if I was going to respond to this, but I decided to, but I'm not sure why. I can understand how upsetting Alzheimers can be for family members, I don't disagree with that at all. But I don't think it is fair to compare cancer and Alzheimers, in fact, I don't think you can except for the fact that they are both diseases. Here's a little of my history. We had just moved a week before, we had an 18 month old daughter and I was 8 months pregnant with our second daughter when I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old. There's no family history that I know of, but that's not too uncommon. Since then, I have done the following: A mastectomy 3 months of chemo had a misdiagnosis of metastised cancer (changed doctors) 25 radiation treatments a second mastectomy Bi-lateralTRAM breast reconstruction (a 6 1/2 hour long surgery) I have finished 2 of 5 years of a daily pill I have to take I have finished 2 of 5 years of a study that I am in I did a years worth of an IV drug Herceptin And now I am in therapy and on an antidepressant to try and figure out how I can live day to day with the fear and knowledge that the cancer can come back and it can kill me. Then there's the whole guilt of passing this wonderful disease to my girls. I guess what I am trying to say is that I don't feel that this was an appropriate place to compare the two diseases as it is a very touchy subject. I applaud you efforts with helping Alzheimers, but please don't ask why breast cancer gets attention on a cancer posting site.
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Instead of posting on here complaining maybe you should get out and make a difference in your cause. That is why breast cancer is so recognized. We are dying from it everyday and I really take offense to your question. Get out there and make a difference in your cause instead of bashing another cause.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Where do you send the can caps to help Breast Cancer

Where do you send the can caps to help Breast Cancer?
I heard you can help fight breast cancer by collecting can caps such as: Coca Cola, Sprite, Dr.Pepper and cans like that. Where do i send them?
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You take them to a recycling center for cash and then mail the money to the charity of your choice.
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Yeah what Denise said or throw them in the trash..

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Where do I send money that I raised for breast cancer research

Where do I send money that I raised for breast cancer research?
I think I am going to set up a booth and raise money for breast cancer with my friends sometime soon. As an incentive I will make the pink ribbons and give them to anyone who donates! But where do I send the money?
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susan g. komen foundation www.komen.org
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The Susan Kohman Foundation. Check spelling of last name.

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Is it possible for 14 year olds to have breast cancer

Is it possible for 14 year olds to have breast cancer?
My little sister has a redish pinkish dot that doesn't hurt but is very noticeable. It has been there for quite a while now. Is it Possible for 14 year-olds to have breast cancer?
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Yes. Men as well, btw.
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It's possible, but usually someone that young would not have it. It sounds like something that needs a doctor's opinion, though.
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its possible but not very likely, maybe you should go to the doctor just in case
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Yes it is possible, but the chances of getting cancer are very slim. You may however want to go to the doctor just in case.
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I doubt that any red/pinkish "dot" is breast cancer. Worry not. And to answer the question, yes it's possible. BUT it is EXTREMELY rare. Win the lottery rare. John Jones, MD

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Can anyone tell me what the leading causes of breast cancer are

Can anyone tell me what the leading causes of breast cancer are?
I hear about so many cases of it these days and it concerns me greatly. I would like to know what to try to avoid in terms of products, foods, etc if there has been any kind of a correlation made between that and breast cancer. We hear about it alot these days, and it makes me wonder why so many cases?
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family history, high fat diet, small number of children or no children.
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The truth is, while there are factors that seem to increase the risk, we don't really know what causes it. I was only 28, 2 kids (breastfed both past a year), no family history, not overweight, healthy diet and exercise when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Breastcancer.org has a wonderful section with lots of helpful ideas called "Lowering Your Risk". It's on the left of the top bar on their home page. Hope that helps!
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The known risk factors for breast cancer are: Getting older. Most cases (approximately 80%) of breast cancers occur in post-menopausal women (women aged over 50 years). Having children at at an older age or not at all. The more children a woman has may also slightly lower her risk. Breast-feeding helps protect against the disease. The longer a woman breast feeds her children, the more she lowers her risk. Starting periods at a younger than average age (under 12) or having a late menopause (after 55) . Taking the contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) causes a small increase in risk. However, the risk gradually returns to normal after you stop taking them. Being overweight (especially after the menopause). Regularly drinking more than 1 unit of alcohol per day slightly increases the risk of breast cancer. Having a previous diagnosis of breast cancer increases the risk of developing a new cancer in the other breast. These are only risk factors though, and by no means everyone who ticks one, some or even all boxes will develop breast cancer. As Salli points out, many people who are diagnosed with breast cancer have none of these risk factors. I was somewhat overweight at diagnosis, but every other woman on my ward with breast cancer was very slender. There is no evidence that any product or food is linked to breast cancer, but some evidence that a low fat diet may help in prevention.
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the most significant risk factors for breast cancer are, age, personal history of breast cancer, family history of cancer, genetics, high breast tissue density, breast hyperplasia, a long lifetime exposure to estrogen, not having children or having a first child after 30, radiation exposure and having Ashknazi Jewish heritage, being overweight, not exercising, drinking alcohol. These are statistics over many years of observation.

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Friday, July 8, 2011

Is there an explanation for breast pains that hopefully doesn't mean cancer

Is there an explanation for breast pains that hopefully doesn't mean cancer?
I'll just be sitting around and I'll get shooting pain in my breasts. I'm worried because there's a strong history of breast cancer in my family. I want to get it checked out and perhaps a mammogram but my doctor thinks I'm too young to worry about it. Is there another reason for these pains? Could I just be jumping to conclusions about cancer because I'm paranoid?
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how old are you? maybe they're growing! :) that's always nice. or, pay attention if it happens around the time you're on your period. that usually makes your breasts more sore/painful. so as far as cancer goes, no, you're probably fine. breast cancer usually starts out as a lump, so if you feel one, then i would definitely get it checked out by your doctor. but, if he/she seems to think there's nothing to worry about, then i would believe them. :)
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sometimes it's stress. or sometimes you are growing or if you're already an adult it could mean the muscle structure around your chest is changing...possibly sagging? no offense.
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breast cancer doesn't hurt and usually won't show up until your thirty, so i'm going to so no, not cancer. 1- they are growing 2- you are stressed 3- it's just a random pain. no biggie.

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Monday, July 4, 2011

Is there an explanation for breast pains that hopefully doesn't mean cancer

Friday, July 1, 2011

What should my mom tell her students about her breast cancer and chemo

What should my mom tell her students about her breast cancer and chemo.?
My mom recently go diagnosed with breast cancer and she is a 5th grade teacher. She is going to start school soon but is concerned about what or how much to tell her students about this. She will be losing her hair in about 2 weeks. What should she do?
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those kids are old enough to understand illness. she just needs to be honest with them.
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Nothing!
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I have a 5th grader. I think she should tell them that she has been diagnosed with cancer and she is taking medicine to get rid of it. One of the side effects of the medicine is that her hair will fall out. She might also tell them that she might miss some days at school because the medicine will make her feel bad. She should tell them enough facts that they know what's going on, but not so much detail that it's too scary for them. She might also consider having a parent meeting to let the parents know what's going on so they can help their kids deal with it at home.
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What is wrong with the truth?
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the truth, i also have breast cancer, having my 7th chemo next tuesday, i am very open about it, if i could help one girl or woman, to self examine,and catch the cancer early enough to save her life, then i would feel proud, i lost all my long hair within 16 days of my first chemo,and although i have wigs, and hats, i also go g.i. jane,the unknown makes us more scared, we need to fight and survive. good luck to your mom, tell her to hang in there,ther are unfortunately too many of us going through the same,and more of us surviving with support,and people can`t support you if they don`t know x
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She needs to tell them the truth about her condition. As a teacher this is a perfect opportunity for her to teach her students about cancer. What she might consider doing is calling the local childrens or pediatric cancer clinic in her area and asking for a oncological social worker to come to her school and talk to the kids about cancer. The pediatric social workers do this all the time . . go into the schools when a child is diagnosed with cancer and explain to the students what is going on. This may all be a wonderful way for her students and the staff at school to show her the support she will need to go through her treatment. She can do it. Best wishes to your mom.
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I totally agree that 5th graders are old enough to understand something is going on with their teacher and the more accurate information that your mom shares with her students the better the students will be prepared and understanding. I had breast cancer 4 years ago and come from a huge family (11 siblings and 40 niceces and nephews). I was very matter of fact about what was going on and let the kids see what a bald headed lady looks like. They thought it was pretty cool. Also because of my experience, several coworkers have come to me with questions about breast health and cancer in general.

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