Question about breast Cancer

I may have breast cancer, what questions should I ask my doctor?If you have received a positive or possible diagnosis of breast cancer, there are a number of questions that you can ask your doctor. The answers you receive to these questions should give you a better understanding of your specific diagnosis and the corresponding treatment. It is usually helpful to write your questions down before you meet with your health-care provider. This gives you the opportunity to ask all your questions in an organized fashion.Each question is followed by a brief explanation as to why that particular question is important. We will not attempt to answer these questions in detail here because each individual case is just that, individual. This outline is designed to provide a framework to help you...

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Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Slideshow Pictures  Take the Breast Cancer Quiz  Medical Author: Jerry Balentine, DO, FACEP Medical Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MDI may have breast cancer, what questions should I ask my doctor? What type of breast cancer do I have? Is my family history relevant to my breast cancer diagnosis? What other studies should be done on my tissue biopsy? Should I stop taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Even though my breast tumor does not have hormone receptors, should I take tamoxifen to reduce the risk of a new tumor? I have a ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a type of localized cancer. Why have I...

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Treatment & Side Effects of Breast Cancer

In recent years, there's been an explosion of life-saving treatment advances against breast cancer, bringing new hope and excitement. Instead of only one or two options, today there's an overwhelming menu of treatment choices that fight the complex mix of cells in each individual cancer. The decisions — surgery, then perhaps radiation, hormonal (anti-estrogen) therapy, and/or chemotherapy — can feel overwhelming.Breastcancer.org can help you understand your cancer stageand appropriate options, so you and your doctors can arrive at the best treatment plan for YOU.In the following pages of the Treatment and Side Effects section, you can learn about:Planning Your Treatment  What types of treatment are available and which might be appropriate for you. Surgery Breast-conserving...

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How it Pass breast cancer on to daughter?

Question fromTess: I am worried my daughter will end up getting cancer, too, and it will be entirely my fault. Answers —Patricia Ganz, M.D.: While there is a risk to your daughter because you have had breast cancer, the cause of breast cancer, in most women, is not hereditary, but more what you are exposed to over your lifetime. In particular, your hormones in your own body, and how your body and, particularly, the breast responds to those hormones. Things to think about are to make sure she eats a healthy diet, and that she remains physically active. Young girls will usually exercise throughout their life and have a reduced risk due to the exercise. In addition, preventing obesity can be helped by exercise. The other thing to tell your daughter is that breast cancer, when detected...

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How close is breast cancer cured ?

Bio Pat: I guess since having breast cancer myself, I wouldn't wish it on anyone. My greatest wish is for a cure. How close do you think a cure might be? Answers —Patricia Ganz, M.D.: If I were to be a true optimist, I would say it's just around the corner. However, knowing that breast cancer is a complex disease, and that it is not one disease but has many faces, I am reluctant to say that. Unfortunately, there are many women diagnosed with cancer who have a good outlook who can still have the disease recur many years later. It is not common, but it can occur. Alternatively, some women with small tumors can expect to be cured with the treatments that they have had. It is hard to generalize when and how the cure may be here.Marisa Weiss, M.D., president and founder: We have...

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The Psychology of Smoking of Humans

Why did you start smoking? Every pack of cigarettes has a warning from the Surgeon General stating that smoking can be harmful to your health. You are not stupid. You understand this. You feel the harmful effects every time that you cough or have a sore throat, but this has not stopped you from smoking. Why? Because the reasons for smoking are mostly psychological. People are seduced to try tobacco by the glamorization of smoking in the movies and in advertisements. Addiction to nicotine makes it hard to quit smoking once you have started, but this addiction can be overcome in two weeks once the psychological reasons for smoking are eliminated. You need to understand and eliminate the psychological root of the problem. Here is a list of the reasons why people start smoking. Look...

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WHY SMOKING IS HARMFUL TO HEALTH.....?

Why is smoking harmful? Tobacco smoke contains more than 60 cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens), including polycyclic hydrocarbons, N-nitrosamines, aldehydes, and inorganic compounds. Twenty of the carcinogens cause cancer in the lungs and throat.[2]  The most carcinogenic chemicals in tobacco are the nitrosamines. These are found in tobacco smoke, including second-hand smoke (environmental tobacco smoke), and chewing tobacco. The chemicals cause irritation and inflammation that gradually damage the cells of the mouth, nose, throat, and lungs causing them to become cancerous. X-Ray of lung cancer. The white mass in the red circle is...

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To Permanently Stop Smoking Cigarettes and Tobacco

Кто не курит и не пьёт, тот здоровеньким помрёт  Whoever does not smoke or drink will die in good health. - Russian proverb. If we take a fatalistic view of life, nothing is important. However, deep down inside, we feel that even though our life is finite, we can accomplish much. It is this desire to live a long, healthy life with our friends and loved ones that can provide a motivation to quit smoking.Many smokers feel that they are the masters of their own destiny and that they could quit smoking anytime they want, but then they convince themselves that they enjoy smoking and that they will not quit today. As time passes, the habit...

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