a met in the top vertabra of my spine was causin lots of trouble pressin on
all kinds of nerves - headaches and saw jaw so they gave me 10 days of
radiation to the head - some dexamethazone and some ordine - (i have mets in
the bones only from breast cancer removed 3 years ago.)

Hi all!  I need advice/support.  I went in a few weeks ago for my
physical (I had Ovarian Cancer type IB back in 2000)- the doctor said
I should get a mammogram since I hadn't had one since 2000 and just
turned 40.  They found a suspicious grouping and told me to come back.

February 24, 2004
A Debate on Radiation in Breast Cancer
By LAURIE TARKAN
adiation treatment is being prescribed for more and more breast cancer

Can you tell me about free trams? Do they take all of the abdomenal muscles?
Half? Will I be able to do sit-ups again?
Anne

...  is papillary adenocarcinoma.  I'm due to have an operation for its
removal on 11 March.  The surgeon will also be taking a sampling of lymph
nodes.
Grateful for any sharing, health boosting tips etc.

My girlfriend moved here from overseas a couple of months ago to the DC
area-  She got a mamogram and they found a number of lumps in her right
breast.  They told her she needed a biopsy done immediately, and gave her
some phone numbers of specialists in her area.

allen, do you still have the cancer supporter website that we all put
our stories onto?  it you do can you please tell me name of post the
site here again so  i can see how everyone  did their pages.   maybe
some of the newbies would like to learn about us aldies, though i've

Can you tell me if it's common to get a Sentinel Node Biopsy in the US,
without auxillary node dissection following?
Although I am refusing an auxillary node dissection , it is customary to do
it following sentinel node biopsy here in Ontario, Canada. I have been told

This is going to be long so I apologize in advance but I figure you should
have all the info in order to (hopefully) give me advice.  I was wondering
how anyone else has dealt with lymphedema.  I have some swelling in my hand
and a couple of fingers which the docs have determined is ...

Hello everyone.  This is my first time here.
I had a mammogram the end of January and they saw "something" in the left
breast and wanted me to come back for additional views.
I went for my additional views today and the radiologist wants me to come

Hi All...I'm updating as I promised I would...my family doctor called
yesterday...he'd received the radiologist's report and radiologist had
recommended either an "excisional biopsy" or a "core biopsy"...I have
an app't *tomorrow* afternoon with the surgeon...family doc told me

I havent been here for a while. Janet has finished her year of Chemo &
Herceptin and, apart from a nurse practitioner finding a lump which
turned out to be part of her breastbone, all seems to be going well.
She is flying to Egypt in March, (about 6 hours or so), and is worried

I am new to this group, I am 42, with DCIS, had lumpectomy, chemo (ATC), and
have just started radiation.  My cancer is estrogen/progest positive.  My
oncologist wants me to take tomoxifin (for 5 years) after I finish
radiation.  I am wondering if I should just have my ovaries ...

Hi all, watching the news in Australia this evening I saw Olivia-Newton-
John with a new product for feeling for lumps on the breast , seems it is
released in America but wont be here for a couple of months , I am
interested to know if any of you have seen it yet , not for my-self ...

There's a Company called Imaging Diagnostics Systems Inc. (Symbol: IMDS)
It seems that they can now scan the breast by way of laser without the
physical touching of the breast to detect cancer. Not yet FDA approved
here in the USA, it was approved for other countries & they are ...