Breast Cancer Blog

a weird vision about breast cancer

her bosom betrayed her
the pair had once been
a proud symbol of femininity
now a constant reminder
of the absence of symmetry
her affection for me wained
though I tried to show her
that I was still inflamed
with passion for her as a woman
but she was still sullen
I turned the sheet back
and took a snap shot in my mind
of her rather perfect
and shapely behind
then to the bathroom
I did go
until she called after
wanting to know
dear what are you doing
come to back to bed
I could be waking it to playboy
but I think of my wife instead
she got up and caught me
then made me confess
why I was thinking of you
in my mind you more of woman now
and certainly not less
well it was kinda confusing for me too
this was like a waking vission
like I warned
my mind sometimes wanders
these people were stangers to me
and I could have told the story
but this is the poetry section

I’m intrigued by your attempts at writing from a woman’s point of view. I’ve read a few and though you don’t quite "get" us, at least you try. I may have liked this had you left out the bathroom scene.

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I have a big family (8 aunts and uncles), countless cousins and other assorted family members that I usually buy for (we all get together and exchange gifts) and this year my mom told me not to worry about buying anything, but I thought that donating $100 in my aunt’s name to breast cancer research was a a good idea, since she was just diagnosed, what do you think?

I love the idea and I think your aunt will be really touched.

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My best friend has breast cancer and definitely needs chemotherapy ?
before they do anything else. they said neoadjunct therapy.
I want to be very helpful and supportive of her because she was just divorced and doesnt have alot of family and we been lifelong best friends.
I don’t even mind doing nurse duties for her but how sick does chemo make woman ?
We are both in our 30’s and this is sad.
I don’t know what stage her cancer is yet. She is still in tests for staging.

My boyfriend had chemo, and I know it is very hard. He was so sick, it was horrible. He would have no energy and he would lie in his bed all day long and watch movies. Chemo makes you vomit a lot, lack of energy and it just takes up all your energy. Just be there for her to talk to, and just be a shoulder for her to cry on and I am sure she would appreciate it. Maybe watch a movie with her , something to try and change her mind. best of luck to your friend.

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Any Ayurvedic or Homeopathic treatment is available in India?

I’m sorry to hear that.

Stage 4 is when the Cancer has spread to other parts of the body; it can often be managed, sometimes for years, but is not considered curable.

No ayurvedic or homeopathic treatment will be effective, and wouldn’t be if she was at a less advanced stage. They are completely ineffective against cancer, and anyone selling them to your friend or his/her mother will be cruelly taking advantage of their desperation.

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The Drug used to treat Ted Kennedy’s Brain Cancer Temozolomide (Temodal™) was developed at Aston University in Britain..

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/708105

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temozolomide

The Drug used to treat Ted Kennedy’s Brain Cancer Temozolomide (Temodal™) was developed at Aston University in Britain..

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/708105

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temozolomide

The MRI and CAT Scans used to diagnose and help treat Senator Kennedy’s Brain Cancer were developed with British expertise.

Sir Peter Mansfield - Noble Prize for his role in developing Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mansfield

Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield who was awarded a Nobel Prize for his part in the development of X-ray computed tomography (CT). His name is immortalised in the Hounsfield scale, a quantitative measure of radiodensity used in evaluating CT scans. The use of such CT scanning allows radiologists to determine the exact size and shape of tumours and has led to the development of further radiotherapy techniques.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Hounsfield

London’s Royal Marsden Hospital and its academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research have discovered or developed more new anti-cancer drugs than the National Cancer Institute in the USA.

http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/RMH/privatecare/privatecare/worldleadingexpertise.htm

Harpal Kumar, chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: “Years of research are behind the dramatic progress being made in the fight against Britain’s common cancers. Survival rates have doubled in the last thirty years and the work of Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of that progress.

“Our research is behind 19 of the top 20 drugs used to treat cancer patients worldwide today. Our work has underpinned the huge progress we are now seeing in preventing more deaths from lung cancer. And our progress over decades has helped to develop radiotherapy as a major form of treatment for half of all cancer patients.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5785681/Deaths-from-common-cancers-at-40-year-low.html

Whilst just the other day it was announced that researchers at Imperial College London had managed to halt the growth of cancerous tumours, in what could be an important step towards the eventual eradication of this terrible illness.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1208840/Scientists-close-breast-cancer-cure-British-researchers-way-stop-tumours-growing.html

It should also be noted that Britain has a thriving Pharma and Bio-Techs Industry, with British Companies such as Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) and Astra Zeneca being amongst the top pharmaceutical companies in the world, whilst Pfizer and other such companies have major research facilities in the UK.

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Healthcare/Medicinespharmacyandindustry/Industrybranch/DH_4000038
In terms of UK Cancer treatment the vast majority of NHS patients with suspected cancer (94.5%) see a specialist within two weeks and 98.2% of NHS patients diagnosed with cancer receive their first treatment within one month, however these targets are now set to be mandatory and any patient not seen within the 2 week period will be entitled to a private consultation payed for by the NHS.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5663791/Patients-to-be-given-new-right-to-see-cancer-specialist-within-two-weeks.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5785681/Deaths-from-common-cancers-at-40-year-low.html

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/archive/pressreleases/2009/july/drop-in-deaths-common-cancers

http://www.hi-mag.com/healthinsurance/article.do?articleid=20000152001
Professor Darzi, Chair of surgery at Imperial College London has recently written an article in the Washington Post in defence of Britain’s National Health Service.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/16/ST2009081602108.html

Cancer Research UK have recently responded to the figures regarding US/UK Cancer Statistics being quoted by some less credible media souces and you can read their response here -

http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2009/08/17/we-need-to-be-careful-when-comparing-us-and-uk-cancer-care/

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/behindtheheadlines/europeancancersurvival/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/cancer-deaths-in-britain-no-worse-than-elsewhere-1124751.html
Professor Darzi, Chair of surgery at Imperial College London has recently written an article in the Washington Post in defence of Britain’s National Health Service.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/16/ST2009081602108.html

Cancer Research UK have recently responded to the figures regarding US/UK Cancer Statistics being quoted by some less credible media souces and you can read their response here -

http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2009/08/17/we-need-to-be-careful-when-comparing-us-and-uk-cancer-care/

http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/news/behindtheheadlines/europeancancersurvival/

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/cancer-deaths-in-britain-no-worse-than-elsewhere-1124751.html
So much for Republican claims regarding British Medical Innovation and
suggestions that people like Stephen Hawkings would have died in Britain.

The truth being Ted Kennedy relied on British Medical Innovation developed alongside British NHS Hospitals in order to extend his life.
Sorry for posting some of the above twice - a few technical problems.

Thanks for posting some rational stuff about healthcare in the UK. There’s been so much disinformation about a system that the British public overwhelmingly supports. Even the conservatives there have asserted their support of it.

Brits live longer than Americans and spend much less on healthcare. If that’s socialism, give me a piece.

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I am being treated for breast cancer. So I have been unable to work for awhile. We have insurance but trying to pay the deductibles are killing us. Yesterday I got a bill that said after insurance paid their portion I own them $4000 out of pocket. This is only one of the many bills I have. Because we do have some insurance we don’t qualify for our hospital helping hand program or any of the ones I was referred to by the American Cancer Society. Most of the places are threatening to have my husband wages garnished they do that we’ll lose the roof over our heads

first of all i am sorry to hear of your illness.if you attend church let the pastor or leader of your church know and ask if they could take up a special collection to help pay these bills are have a cake or bake sale things like that.in our community people often will place a large coffee container or jar on counters close to the cash registers of stores or gas stations etc., with a note saying who and why they are asking for donations it all helps.good luck and GOD bless you and your family.also maybe friends,family,coworkers or neighbors would be willing to donate goods or services to be auctioned off and all proceeds to go to your medical bills in a account set up for that purpose!

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I know to feel for lump/lumps in the breast, but how obvious is the lump? Is it visible and are there any pains involved? I have large breasts and though it feels like a lump, I’m not quite sure and unfortunately, recently lost our health insurance. *Serious question-No jokes, please.*

Calling your health care provider
See your health care provider if you are a man or a woman who notices any of the symptoms which could indicate breast cancer or:

If you are a woman, 40 years or older, and have not had a mammogram in the last year.

If you are a woman, 35 years or older, and have a mother or sister with breast cancer, or have already had cancer of the breast, uterus, ovary, or colon.

If you are a woman, 20 years or older, and do not know how or need help to learn how to perform a breast self-examination.
http://www.health.am/encyclopedia/more/breast_cancer/

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I have seen pictures and stuff, but nothing matches what im looking for. So please give a picture or something I;d really appreciate it!

you may feel a lump (most common…especially near nipple or in upper outer quadrant), may have nipple discharge, may have inversion of a nipple (when the other nipple isnt), may have tightening of skin of breast, discoloration of the breast, breast skin that looks like an orange peel (very, very bad sign)

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