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Breast Cancer- “Overwhelmed with what to do…”
From: Kathleen Subject: Overwhelmed with what to do Message Body: I am 65 years old in perfect health except the above. I had lumpectomy Dec 29/2015. I do not believe in chemo. I found the lump
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 carcinoma
Continue readingCan Your Lumpectomy Spread Breast Cancer?
“Studies have shown a spike in breast cancer metastases 12 to 18 months after a lumpectomy or mastectomy.” Cancer Coach- My mother had DCIS in 2012 and had a lumpectomy along with radiation
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 readingChemo For Breast Cancer? You Better Take these Antioxidants
Breast Cancer Patients, Consider My Mantra “If I Knew Then What I Know Now” Integrative Therapy to Enhance Chemo While Reducing Toxicity For breast cancer patients the more chemo and radiation
Continue readingOnions Kill Breast Cancer Cells
“We found onions are excellent at killing cancer cells…The researchers have also recently determined onions are effective at killing breast cancer cells…” I’m not saying that
Continue readingMolecular 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 molecular patterns, or profiles.” If
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
Continue readingBreast Cancer-Second Lumpectomies to Achieve Adequate Clear Margins
A new observational study of 2206 women who had lumpectomies for invasive breast cancers at four different institutions reveals that 509 of them had second operations in attempts to achieve wider clear
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