New Treatment Options For Breast Cancer Patients
Posted on April 2, 2009 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | 1 Comment
Although surgery is the most effective (and therefore the most widely used) breast cancer treatment method, there are several other ways of coping with the disease, some are more powerful than others. They include radiation therapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy, each with its own assets and disadvantages.
Most of them, however, are used in combination with surgery for best effects, either prior to, in order to reduce the size of the tumor or after surgery, to remove any remaining cancer cells. For a better understanding of these alternative methods of treatment for breast cancer, let’s take a closer look at each… Continue reading
Read More..>>Breast Cancer Treatment Center
Posted on March 25, 2009 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment
Breast Cancer can be treated effectively if it is detected early enough. Some 95 percent of breast cancers are discovered by the patient herself when she notices a lump. In all too many cases the discovery is made by chance and the lump may be quite large. The good news, though, is that most cities have a breast cancer treatment center.
The cure rate for breast cancer could be greatly improved if all women made a routine of monthly self-examination and then consulted a physician immediately if they found the least indication of a thickening or lump. Most such lumps are… Continue reading
Read More..>>Breast Cancer Surgery Recovery Time
Posted on March 25, 2009 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | 2 Comments
The type of surgery recommended in any given case of breast cancer has significance for postoperative therapy. Breast cancer surgery may be less extensive or radical where the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes or to other parts of the body; the use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy may then be more aggressive. Breast cancer surgery recovery time depends on the procedure involved.
More commonly, the cancer is localized. The patient’s options may, in consequence include: surgery only, surgery with radiation, surgery with chemotherapy, surgery with a combination of these treatments; or radiation or chemotherapy without surgery. However, breast cancer… Continue reading
Read More..>>Perfect After Breast Cancer Treatment? Good Enough is Good Enough
Posted on March 25, 2009 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment
I am all for “excellence”. I aspire to it. I have a track record of insisting on first class attention to details. I appreciate quality, I admire care and attention given to ?creating products?setting a festive dinner table?making guests feel comfy?the ‘just right’ lemonade?planning a garden?arranging a bouquet?ironing a collar?etc; you get the idea that details matter to me!
Yet, having said all that, I also say that perfection or “extreme excellence” is over-rated. Perfectionism is a recipe for being blocked, stuck, dis-satisfied, grumpy and out of sorts. Perfectionism is for others, not those of us ready to create a whole… Continue reading
Read More..>>Breast Cancer Treatment - The Most Effective Treatments For Breast Cancer
Posted on March 24, 2009 - Filed Under Breast Cancer | Leave a Comment
Breast cancer is fast becoming an epidemic here in North America, and probably in many other countries as well. I can’t say that it’s entirely surprising, though. With the dead food diets, and electromagnetic fields, and toxic personal care products, it isn’t really very surprising at all. What is surprising, is that women are still subjecting themselves to toxic and barbaric treatment and screening procedures. I guess when fear sets in and you have a supposed expert standing there telling you that your only hope is Chemotherapy or surgery, you just accept it.
As you read every… Continue reading
Read More..>>Five: Elizabeth A. Sargent: Books
Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under Cancer Books | Leave a Comment
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As engaging as it is insightful, Five by Elizabeth A. Sargent infuses the female soul with magic and wanderlust. Truly a delightful and inspired read, this memoir basks in the glory of life as only a survivor can. While a great part of this autobiography takes place during the author’s fight with breast cancer, the best parts forgo the treatment and work as a dreamscape about loss, specifically experiencing the premature loss of her parents and friends, and lighthearted banter about losing… Continue reading
