Well this is a group I certainly never expected to be writing to but here I
am.
My name is Melissa, I'm a 34 yo SAHM from Melbourne Australia. I'm married
to the most wonderful guy and mum to 3 great kids aged 8,10 and 12.

I have just been diagnosed and have to make a decision on skin
expansion/implant vs. flap reconstruction. The operation is done with both
the breast surgeon and plastic surgeon in attendance at the same time.
I need quickly to make a decision on which procedure to proceed with ...

http://www.abreastinthewest.ca/medical2.cfm?Num=64
Fall 2005 Vol. 6 No. 4
Finding Better Quality of Life in "Chemo Cocktails"
By Laurene Clark, Patient Advocate, Victoria, BC

Have you ever thought something like this?
The cancer industry is based on an elaborate pretence. The 'experts' know
what causes cancer and that it can be cured quite easily without 'slash,
burn, poison' treatment. They, and their government paymasters, keep this

What first line of treatment have those of you who struggle with liver mets
been given and how well has it worked for you.My Cat Scan shows one - 8mm
with "blush" surrounding it. I am guessing the "blush" is the tumor
developing its own blood supply.

http://www.wisc.edu/molpharm/wcpi/prof/focus/spring97.htm
External Beam Radiation Therapy: an Effective Tool to Manage Painful Bone
Metastases
Minesh Mehta, MD

My hair still hasn't grown back properly.  It's extremely thin with bald
spots on top.  I suspect Arimidex, the estrogen blocker I take, may be
contributing to this problem, but maybe I would have it anyhow.  Asked
oncologist if I could take minoxidil and she laughed and said no, it

Forgive me plunging in without lurking, but I need some advice.
Today I was told that I had breast cancer.  I was completely stunned,
because I was sure it would turn out to be a benign growth such as I had
10 years ago, and hadn't really allowed myself to consider what I would

My mother is taking Megace this to combat possible secondary cancers
following lump removal and some lymph gland removal.
Since starting with Megastol Acetate she has suffered major water retention
problems which are being unsuccessfully treated with diuretics (sp?). But

I ran across and ordered a no-cost classical music CD dedicated to the
cure, titled "Hearts Eternal" by a contemporary composer. It's free of
charge, no strings attached at: www.worldwebtalk.com/Hearts.htm  My
understanding that the composer has had relatives with breast cancer as

Why should men support breast cancer because breast
to girl is like a dick to a man.

Recently reported by the BBC, and probably of interest worldwide:
Breast cancer survival rates soar
Almost two thirds of women now diagnosed with breast cancer are likely
to survive for at least 20 years, Cancer Research UK experts predict.

Hello all - I'm a newbie
I finished radiotherapy last Thursday after 5 weeks of treatment.  Hooray
for that bit.  However, I found the last 3 days of treatment to be quite
awful.  I had aches the week before, but they were bearable.  But the last

Wife recently diagnosed with hormone-sensitive stage 4 with bone mets,
as reported before. I said it was inflammational, and indeed it has all
the symptoms (initial itching, no lump, nipple inversion, etc.), but the
medics didn't actually say this, and when asked say that only ...

I am Joan from El Paso, Texas.  I had a lumpectomy of the left breast in
May, 2004, followed by 37 radiation treatments.
My last mammogram was on August 4, 2005, and the findings were normal.
I am 75 years old, so I chose not to have chemo, as I felt it would not do