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I am planning to work full-time while undergoing radiation therapy. What do you suggest as a good source of energy to keep on hand throughout the day to help maintain my "pep" level while teaching 30 10-year-olds?Maintaining energy Hi Helen, T ...

I finished radiation therapy 3 weeks ago (finished chemo in January, bilateral mastectomy in February) and started developing raised areas of skin in the area of the armpit where I had experienced radiation burn. I thought it was just my woulnd healing ...

I'll try to make this the Readers Digest of my situation but I have a feeling it's still going to be long. I'll start off with a few facts. My name is Kelly, I'm 43 and was diagnosed with Breast Caner in Feb. At the age of 17, I had a Fibroadenoma (sp ...

I'm wondering if there are any type 1 diabetics (insulin dependent) out there who have had a bilateral mastectomy with DIEP flap reconstruction. I was diagnosed with DCIS 3 weeks ago, and am having a bilateral probably next month. I've decided I want t ...

Hello Frank, I'm a new member and have questions about holistic care. I am very much interested in complimentary treatment in conjuction with convetional cancer treatment. However, I've heard that holistic treatments can interfere with conventional thera ...

Just wondering if anyone has experience the person they love breaking up with them during their cancer diagnosis. I was diagnosed in Jan. 2010, had mastectomy/chemo and ended treatment June 2010. I was scheduled for reconstructive surgery and considere ...

Hello - I have a return of DCIS 8 years after lumpectomy and radiation. I am having a mastectomy and don't have enough ab fat for a full tissue reconstruction. I would appreciate communicating with anyone who may have had the latissimus flap WITH an impl ...

I am new here and searching for answers on how to be the best support for my loving partner. We currently are not living together, she is suppose to be moving in, but now we are fighting BC and she is trying to do it alone! She knows that I am here and ...

Hello everyone. I was diagnosed in Dec 2012 with a triple negative metaplastic breast cancer. There's not much research and a terrible prognosis so I decided to switch tactics from reading dismal statistics and look for survivors! I'd like to compare ...

Hello - I have been offered the option of having a gluteal flap reconstruction (I do not have enough fat on my abs). I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has had this procedure, how it was, how it is working now, size.... virtually any i ...

I'm new at this. Could you recommend foods & drinks that will help or at least not hinder breast cancer. Hello Robyn, In general the best foods would be unprocessed organic vegetables like - brussel sprouts, kale, chard, broccoli etc. - healthy pr ...

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I was told yesterday that I have cancer. I have a lump on the underside of my right breast. No one thought it would be cancer, but it is. I go back to see the breast specialist on Tues. I'm so sorry to hear the news Robyn. Do you know how big it is? Do y ...

first time on this site, thanks for any help. I had a lumpectomy on 7/9/12 with positive sentinel node & 15 other nodes removed & clean. Back in to clean up the margins on 7/13. Age (62) and oncotype (15%) have left ]me with the recommendatio ...

Health Outcomes Solutions, a health research organization, is gathering information from women with breast cancer. Your participation will help us create a questionnaire that will ultimately be used to learn more about how women with breast cancer are fe ...

next friday Aug 3 will be my one year anniversary and i want to celebrate it in some special way but so far nothing has come to mind. Can you help with ideas Just saw this Beth! I'm so sorry no one responded! Now, you're 1 /12 years cancer free! So cong ...

I was just diagnosed 4 days ago. I know nothing yet other than I have breast cancer. What I do know, I have a lump in my left breast that is rather large, it's right under the skin, very superficial. They did do a biopsy on it and they also did a biopsy ...

I've been on Tamoxifen right at 3 weeks and when I take it my stomach becomes upset. If I skip a dose it eases off. Has anyone had this side effect. Mastectomy, June 2006, 16 Chemo treatments. January 2009, breast cancer in the hip bone, took radia ...

Soooo I had my Mammogram yesterday, plus an ultrasound. I actually had to get in the nurses face due to my age being an issue for getting the mammogram. :? No clue what the test results are, but a surgeon wants to see me on Friday at 10:00 am. I ...

I am facing my 5th surgery, and last surgery, and had a panic attack when the hospital called me for information. I do not want to have the surgery, and am trying to think positively, but, I am not doing very well. I don't care for group therapy, and m ...

Are there foods or natural supplements that can lower or metabolize estrogen in the body?Hormones Greetings and thank you for your question! There are no specific foods or supplements that lower or metabolize estrogen, however, hormonal regulation can be ...

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