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Category Archives for breast cancer
Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy for Women Not Diagnosed with Breast Cancer?
“Tamoxifen is very good at preventing breast cancer, but it also has to be weighed against an increased risk of uterine cancer, stroke or blood clotting negative effects,“ A friend of mine
Continue readingWill Ductal Carcinoma In-Situ (DCIS) Patients Accept Breast Cancer Risk?
“Our thought is that seeing loved ones go through the severe side effects associated with breast cancer made them think about how they would incorporate that into their own life,” One of the first
Continue readingDCIS diagnosis w/ Expectations of Tamoxifen Side Effects? Here’s Relief…
The study found that women who had higher expectations of suffering more and worse side-effects before their (Tamoxifen) treatment began did, in fact, experience more after two years of adjuvant hormone
Continue readingDCIS, lumpectomy, atypical hyperplasia. Margins clear, so now what?
Since suspicious groups of microcalcifications can appear even in the absence of DCIS, a biopsy may be necessary for diagnosis. Dear Cancer Coach. I was diagnosed by sterotactic biopsy with ductal
Continue readingDCIS Lumpectomy- Atypical Hyperplasia, Clear Margins. Suggestions?
“However, anti-hormonal therapy (tamoxifen, anastrozole) in DCIS causes an increased morbidity without a reduced mortality” Hi Cancer Coach- I was diagnosed by sterotactic biopsy with Ductal
Continue readingDiet to Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer, Reduce Risk of Relapse
Our results suggest a beneficial effect of a Mediterranean diet supplemented with extra-virgin olive oil in the primary prevention of breast cancer (BC) You may fear a breast cancer diagnosis, you may
Continue readingBreast Cancer Integrative Therapy Plan
Breast Cancer Patients Can Look Beyond Conventional Therapies to Evidence-Based Integrative Therapies Let’s be honest. Frequent, moderate exercise during your active cancer therapy for breast
Continue readingMammography Does NOT Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality
“for each breast cancer death prevented, about three over-diagnosed cases will be identified and treated.” “MAMMOGRAMS SAVE LIVES” is often a rallying cry for many breast cancer
Continue readingBromelain Potent Breast Cancer Effect
“Autophagy-inducing property of bromelain can be further exploited in breast cancer (BC) therapy…Bromelain has been reported to promote apoptosis, particularly in breast cancer cells…” I
Continue readingDCIS + Lumpectomy + Radiation Reduces Mortality. At What Cost!?
“How exactly radiotherapy affects survival (of DCIS patients) is an important question that should be explored in future studies.” The DCIS study linked and excerpted below is an excellent example
Continue readingMolecular Profiling: Breast Cancer
Molecular Profiling: Breast Cancer- “The genetics of a tumor make each patient’s cancer unique. For example, doctors now know that there are many different types of breast cancer with distinct
Continue readingOmega-3 fatty acids, triple-negative BC
However, they omega-3 fatty acids were dramatically more effective in inhibiting proliferation in the triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. If you are a triple-negative breast cancer (BC) survivor
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