- The Six Million Dollar Woman
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HA! That's what I've taken to calling myself. I feel like I've run up that much in medical bills. Hi! I'm Michelle and I'm 25 years old. I just had my 11th (or 12th I've lost count!) surgery yesterday. Let's see I had a lipoma on my side when I was th ...
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- Introduction Ideas
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Hi everyone! If you need a boost to introduce yourself, feel free to use these questions to help you get started! They're all optional... - Name/Nickname/Username: - What part of the country are you in: - Where you grew up: - Favorite movi ...
Ask - Alison Beaver - 03/31/2011 - 15:56 - 16 comments
- Chemotherapy Less Effective in Young Breast Cancer Patients
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Women who get breast cancer before the age of 40 tend to develop more aggressive tumors that are harder to treat. Using chemotherapy in some of these younger patients, however, may not provide much benefit to their survival, according to a study fro ...
Share - EmpowHER - 01/03/2011 - 12:44 - 0 comments
- Can a benign tumor of the breast spread to several lymph nodes?
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Esteemable: Esteemable Syndicate Settings Syndicate: Yes Search Ind ...
Ask - Anonymous - 04/02/2011 - 12:42 - 0 comments
- The doctor found a lump under my arm. A sonogram was preformed and the radiologist said it is an enlarged lymph node and he thinks it is beneign but suggested a cat scan or a pet scan as I had uterian cancer 3 years ago.
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My doctor is reluctant to run either test. My question is just how conclusive is a sonoagram in determining if an enlarged lymph node is cancerous or not. Can and should something like a needle biosphy be done? What other conditions would cause and ...
Ask - drussell - 04/23/2011 - 13:38 - 0 comments
- New Drug Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer Patients
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The FDA, after a priority rapid review, approved a new drug for the treatment of advanced breast cancer. This drug will benefit women whose cancer has spread (metastasized) as well as women with localized breast tumors that have become resistant to s ...
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- Ovarian Cancer
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Ovarian Cancer (Cancer of the Ovaries; Cancer, Ovarian) by ]]> Laurie LaRusso, MS, ELS ]]> ]]> Definition Ovarian cancer is the growth of cancer cells in the ovaries. The ovaries make eggs fo ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 02/09/2011 - 12:18 - 0 comments
- Hi i have a small lump behind my nipple that comes and goes, recently i have been suffering from numerous simptoms like, sharp stabbing pains through my nipple, discharge an itch and tingling, do i need to worry?
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I am worried i have breast cancer Esteemable: Esteemable Syndicate Settings Syndicate: Yes ...
Ask - Anonymous - 04/07/2011 - 06:44 - 0 comments
- Is there a new, simple way to identify women at risk for breast cancer?
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Is there a new, simple way to identify women at risk for breast cancer? by ]]> Laurie LaRusso, MS, ELS ]]> Two goals of breast cancer research are to detect breast cancer in its earliest stages and ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 01/19/2011 - 09:25 - 0 comments
- Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer, and Eating Disorders: Not Just for Women
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Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer, and Eating Disorders: Not Just for Women by ]]> John Henkel ]]> Seymour, 70, noticed a patch of what looked like blood on his pajama top three years ago and thought he had ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 01/18/2011 - 14:25 - 0 comments