I just received this as part of my Advocates weekly e-mail and thought
it might be of interest.  I had hearad about this prior but paid it no
mind until this latest article.  I wonder if arimidex supports this same
claim?

Can someone tell me about photosensitivity and chemo? I am doing my 6th
(last) cycle of FEC chemo in 2 weeks. Then I have to wait a bit before
surgery.
I really want to go south for a week before the dreaded mastectomy, but I

firstly, a very sad post about J Smith's mother,it was very moving.
My good news is that my bone and Cat scan were clear !
I am obviously overjoyed.
the oncologist ( forgot to tell Val this) said that enzymes and platlets

My oncologist told me that mets from breast cancer don't affect only one
bone, they "scatter" and go into different places. Is this correct?
When I asked about "tumor markers" tests, he said there are none for breast
cancer, only for some other forms of cancer. Is this also correct?

How does a non webtv internet user access this site?  I see that many of
the posters are outside of webtv, but don't find a URL to send my friend
whose daughter was just diagnosed.  Thanks for your help...Leah

This is my first post.
First I would like to say I have been giving myself breast exams since
13, I am now 25.  But I recently noticed my breast are leaking. Most of
the time it is only when I am examined them. But every once in a while

Hi Group,
I had posted on the 22nd about a gynecological problem and an endometrial
biopsy.  Path has come back and thankfully, the problem isn't a malignancy.
I'll still have a D and C to be sure no atypical cells were missed.  The

I just got the results of my mammogram. The radiologist says that it's not
suspect but she would recommand another mammogram of the left breast within
6 months. Her conclusions end with these words "Density 2 " Birad 3 "
What does this mean ?

http://www.lbbc.org/conferences.html#advances
You can listen to a conference call regrading current therapy in Breast
cancer.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, they do.
Review: Mom had metastatic breast cancer for 11 years with mets to
the bones and Ovarian cancer for 1 year (new primary). She was living
alone independently with daily home care until two weeks ago when she

Info. please...Does anyone know how colloid carcinoma's start? Someone
just had a lump removed. It was, however, surrounded by smaller cysts
filled with fluid that weren't on the mammogram two years previous.
Could those harbor cancer cells waiting to divide and become tumors?

Hello! Someone newly diagnosed with "Colloid carcinoma or Mucinous
carcinoma" in the breast is in need of info. Anyone out there with that?
The lump was removed. Next step is Sentinel Lymph Node biopsy and radiation.
1) Can an MRI spot whether or not it has gone beyond the mass ...

Unless I am in a state of abject confusion, I "think" Tim Jackson gave
me a really good bc website which had all sorts of helpful info on it.
Sometimes I accidentally discard the wrong sites and may have done this
with Tim's site.  I "think" it included a discussion group with

A friend sent me a copy  Healthline by Phil Rainer  and tonight the
following was in it:

My wife's elevated liver enzymes (ALT,AST) which
prompted a call for a PET scan from our oncologist has
led instead to treatment for hypothyroidism.
My wife's numbers: T4, <1; TSH, 76; Cholesterol, 396