quote: "It's important to understand your breast, no one knows your breasts better than you," advices Dr. Gralow.
My health teacher could be smoking crack but she said that most lumps are caught by women's husbands/long time lovers, for obvious reasons. Posts: 14316 | Registered: Jul 2005
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Here is a recent article about breast self-exams:
quote:According to several long-term studies, including a 10-year study of 267,000 women, there is absolutely no difference in survival rates between women who perform regular self-exams and those who don't.
quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: Here is a recent article about breast self-exams:
quote:According to several long-term studies, including a 10-year study of 267,000 women, there is absolutely no difference in survival rates between women who perform regular self-exams and those who don't.
WE JUST. WANTED. THE VISUAL.
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quote:Originally posted by mr_porteiro_head: Here is a recent article about breast self-exams:
quote:According to several long-term studies, including a 10-year study of 267,000 women, there is absolutely no difference in survival rates between women who perform regular self-exams and those who don't.
Interestingly though, women who performed frequent poll dances in front of webcams tend to live a long, healthy life. Just FYI ladies Posts: 3950 | Registered: Mar 2006
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Yep, I was aware of this other kind. I'm glad you mentioned it, though! The video clip was very interesting.
Regarding self-exams, I think it would be helpful if the instructions for doing it have more details on what the lumps are supposed to feel like, and where they tend to be. I mean, breast tissue is kind of lumpy anyway.
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Well, I have a lump. And it hurts. Time to *sigh* try to find a doctor who'll listen. Again.
ETA: Since coming to Sri Lanka, though, I've been prone to *cough* cysts in embarrassing *cough* places. The heat, or something...
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Though given how rare it is, I guess I can see how the breast cancer foundations want to put their money and effort where the greatest risk is. IBC accounts for 1 to 6% of new cancer cases according to the Komen site.
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Well, you learn something new every day. I sent this info to many women I know, including my Mom. She wrote back to tell me that her good friend who died of breast cancer almost three years ago had IBC. So why did I not know about this (IBC, I mean)? Why has my Mom been bugging me to get my first mammogram (I am 34) and not told me about this?
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quid - I hope you can find a good doctor to have it checked out! Hopefully it is nothing more than a fibroid (my mother had a lumpectomy several years ago and luckily it was only a fibroid mass).
I had never heard of this type of breast cancer and am glad to have learned more about it. Knowledge is power! Posts: 5879 | Registered: Apr 2001
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Thanks for passing that on. I am in a high risk group for breast cancer but didn't know there was another kind to watch out for.
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