My sister goes into round two of A/C chemo. next Wednesday.  She is
still feeling nauseated and fatigued and is not looking forward to
starting all over again when she's still sick.  Any suggestions that
would help, so she could prepare more for next week?  Also, I've read

http://www.vitaloptions.org/
I now have satellite radio in my car, I have caught this show, it is very informative. The women who run the show are survivors themselves they have great guests.
They stream on web if you are interested.
Alex

The following material may be of interest....
Jorge
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Milk Hormone/Cancer Connection

DCIS is the stage just before the cells turn cancerous the diagnosis is
extremely good for DCIS, they treat this in the same way as cancer just as
precaution to make sure that the microscopic cells that are left behind are
killed to prevent them turning cancerous

My 37-year-old daughter was told over the phone that the lab report on
her recently excised breast lesion (the surgeon thought it was a cluster
of small cysts when he removed it and said not to worry) was positive
for DCIS. Her Dr. was on vacation and she has an app't with him ...

Hi All--
Several weeks ago I felt a lumpy on on my right breast while scratching
an itch in bed.  Long story short, I had a mammo and the left side was
OK (I have fibrocystic breast disease...) but a 1.2 cm lump was found

My mom is recovering from a simple mastectomy. She is 67,
T2,N0(SenLymBiop), Grade 3, er+ and her-2+. She had attachment to pec
major but they say that it didn't get to intercostal muscles.
Current local offerings range from just chest wall rads & Arimidex to

If you remember, Jayashree was going to India to visit her mother right
before Christmas.  Has anyone heard from her since?  Do we know whether her
family lived in the part of India that was affected by the tsunami?
Eva

Having had 6 chemo sessions & 22 radiation treatments for thyroid nhl I had
a terrible time with dry skin across my face,back of the ears, neck & upper
chest areas. After trying umpteen creams etc, I found one that completely
relieved the problem. I hope this contribution helps, ...

We've been dealing with some pretty rough stuff here and I haven't been
around lately.
My MIL passed away at 3am Tuesday morning. She was dx with uterine
cancer in August of 2003. She had surgery and every possible chemo and

Hi!  I'm new to this group.  I just wanted to say THANKS!!  I've been
reading a lot of your posts this last week in hopes of finding some
info. to help my sister who just went through her first chemo.
treatment last Wed. and is feeling lousy.  (She's not a computer

I'm receiving radiation following a lumpectomy.  The surgeon told me I'd be
really tired.  The rad doc told me "everybody's different."  Today the rad
doc's "mentor" and assistant (he's retired and comes in once a week to see
patients) told me that I won't be tired at all.  ...

Met with Onc docs yesterday.  Radiation but no chemo.  No tamoxifen.  That's good news.
Today had first simulation.  Yesterday the doc told me 30 radiation treatments.  Today tech tells me the doc always says that but in actuality does 38.  Then tech tells me about the tattoos.  ...

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck
(written after she found out she was dying from cancer).
I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the
earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren't there for the day.

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