The report today in the Journal of Applied Toxicology states that,
from 20 sample tumours, parabens were found in a form suggesting they
entered through the skin.
Dr Chris Flower of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association is

A quick recap...
My mom was recently diagnosed with Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma.  There are
two tumors in her right breast, above and away from the nipple.  The larger
of the two (9mm) is in-situ, grade 2 of 3.  The smaller (5mm) is

Had surgery for breast cancer, had an infection which is now just clearing
and radiation planning begins next week. Lymph nodes where clear, margins
where good,size was under 1cm .  Er negative is the hitch. I am 68 years
old, have heart problems and 20 years ago had a aneurysm that ...

A question just occured to me this weekend and since I am not due to see
my Oncologist for 3 months, I hope you folks can educate me about this.
He said I am to take the Tamoxifen for 5 years with the hopes that the
bc won't return, if I am lucky.  BUT ......what happens after the 5

Does anyone know if a woman can be tested ahead of time (before bc)  to
find out if she is ER+?  I have a daughter who I am concerned about.  I
know her risks of bc  are higher now since I have been diagnosed but
when she gets into menopause and the gyn wants to give her estrogen ...

Hi, apologies if this is the wrong place to ask, but I'm just looking for
advice before I get unnecessarily concerned.  I'm 16, female, and today felt
a small firm 'ball' the size of a pea under my left nipple.  Could this be
any number of things, or is it likely to be something of ...

To J and all who made suggestions re. my next course of action.  I hope this is
at least partially coherent--yawn--took an Ativan for an MRI (and then realized
I probably should have taken only half) that I didn't have.  I was in the
machine--and they did the procedure twice but ...

Hello again,
I find myself really not comfortable with the hair loss due to chemo.
I really didn't think it would bother me, but it is. I have a wig that
looks natural. My husband is very, very supportive - as is my family.

Hi. Can someone give me their ideas on these question?
At first it was thought that I had two bc tumours, connected by bridging and
they were 5.5cm by 5 cm.
It turns out from MRI that there are about 7 tumours.

I have a question stupid as it might be, I would appreciate any answers
you might have.  I just got my blood results and one of the testts for
the cancer markers went up while the other went down.  Cea opposed to ca
27 29.  So is there a reason and could stress ever have anything to ...

I called my pharmacy guy today and asked him if one is concerned about
the Tamoxifen side effects such as stomach problems, nausea etc. and one
is on a dosage of 20 mg. per day, would it be better to take one 10 mg.
Tamoxifen after breakfast and another 10mg pill after supper or ...

Today I read that Tamoxifen is an anti-fungal, & that Arimidex/etc are
aromatase inhibitors (estrogen-production blockers).
I had very bad reactions to aromatase inhibitors, but might do OK on an
anti-fungal.

Last night we made some last minute plans with friends we see about 3 to 4
times a year.  My husband asked if I wanted to call someone to see if anybody
might be interested in a movie and dinner.  Funny thing, I was thinking along
the same lines and had actually made one call.  Our ...

my wife recently had her blood work done and her liver
enzymes are up as well as her triglycerides. we've found
a very strong link (online) between tamoxifen and a
thing called Fatty Liver or NASH (non alcohol induced

Greetings!, My wife Lorna is going through a 12 month chemotherapy treatment
after two brain surgeries were unsuccessfully at removing a brain tumor. As
you can imagine, our medical bills were and still are insurmountable. We
found a very helpful site that gave us links to grants we ...