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Friday, July 29, 2016

A Meditation on Living With Stage 4 Breast Cancer : curetoday





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A Meditation on Living With Stage 4 Breast Cancer

A Meditation on Living With Stage 4 Breast Cancer
A Meditation on Living With Stage 4 Breast Cancer
I was told I had three years left to live, if I was lucky.My life with metastatic breast cancer began when I was 31 years old.I had no family history, but I did have a 10 centimeter tumor in my right breast and two tumors on my liver at an unusually young age.I was told by my first oncologist that I would be "lucky to see 34." In just one day, my life as a healthy young person with a boundless future vanished, replaced by a new identity as a cancer patient with a dark and meager few years left on this earth.I will turn 38 this year.


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Dr. Bellon on Ongoing Trials in Omitting Radiation in Breast Cancer Treatment

Dr. Bellon on Ongoing Trials in Omitting Radiation in Breast Cancer Treatment
Dr. Bellon on Ongoing Trials in Omitting Radiation in Breast Cancer Treatment
Dr. Bellon on Ongoing Trials in Omitting Radiation in Breast Cancer TreatmentJennifer Bellon, MD Published Online: Friday, Jul 29, 2016Jennifer Bellon, MD, radiation oncologist, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses some of the current ongoing trials looking at omitting radiation when it comes to the treatment of patients with breast cancer.The LUMINA trial in Canada is evaluating the risk of local recurrence following breast-conserving surgery and endocrine therapy in low-risk Luminal A breast cancer.The IDEA trial, which is being conducted at the University of Michigan, is using oncotype score to pick a favorable group of patients.The PRECISION trial is using PAM50 to identify breast cancer patients with Luminal A disease that may be candidates for breast-conserving surgery without adjuvant radiotherapy.






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Shannen Doherty Breaks Down Over Breast Cancer Battle

Shannen Doherty Breaks Down Over Breast Cancer Battle
Shannen Doherty Breaks Down Over Breast Cancer Battle
A fight for her life.Shannen Doherty broke down when talking about her battle with breast cancer during a new interview, explaining that there have been points since her diagnosis when she was afraid she "wasn't going to live.""It's hard," she told Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, July 28."I started thinking that I wasn't going to live … I don't look past today."The former Beverly Hills, 90210 star, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2015 and went public in August, revealed that despite the hardships, she's trying to stay optimistic about beating cancer."I want to believe that if I fight, I'm gonna be OK," she said.


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Cancer Surgeons Advise Against Removal of Healthy Breast

Cancer Surgeons Advise Against Removal of Healthy Breast
Cancer Surgeons Advise Against Removal of Healthy Breast
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter(HealthDay)FRIDAY, July 29, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Only certain women with cancer in one breast should have their healthy breast removed in an attempt to prevent cancer, a leading group of breast surgeons maintains.The new position statement from the American Society of Breast Surgeons comes at a time when more breast cancer patients are asking doctors to remove the unaffected breast -- a procedure known as contralateral prophylactic mastectomy."Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is a growing trend that has generated significant discussion among physicians, patients, breast cancer advocates and media," said position statement lead author Dr. Judy Boughey.She is professor of surgery at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.


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