by Marnie | Aug 24, 2012 | Brachytherapy and IORT, Breast Cancer and Radiation, Essential Oil Benefits |
I recently discovered that there are two new-ish therapies available as breast cancer treatments that were not available when I had breast cancer in 2004, known as brachytherapy and intra-operative radiation therapy, or IORT. They are interesting, but do not come...
by Marnie | Aug 23, 2012 | All Those Questions, Anxiety, Coping, Decision Making, Fear of Death |
The Paralysis of Analysis When you are first diagnosed with any life-threatening disease, it is easy to be overwhelmed by all of the decisions you have to make. Sometimes you might make the conscious decision NOT to make any more decisions until you have more...
by Marnie | Aug 22, 2012 | Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Found a Breast Lump?, Types of Breast Cancer |
The Difference Between DCIS, LCIS, ILC, IBC, Paget’s Disease & Phyllodes Tumors Some of my subscribers have voiced a little confusion in past weeks over the various types of breast cancer and exactly how they differ, prompting me to write this article and...
by Marnie | Aug 21, 2012 | Breast Cancer Surgery, Latissimus Dorsi Flap Surgery |
Reduce Surgical Adhesions After Breast Reconstruction Surgery I had breast cancer in 2004, and I chose to have the latissimus dorsi flap breast reconstruction surgery following upon my lumpectomy surgery because my surgeon found it necessary to remove quite a large...
by Marnie | Aug 18, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer and Radiation, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Choosing Your Oncologist |
Choosing the Right Oncologist for YOU When a person is newly diagnosed with breast cancer, the last thing on our minds is whether or not we will have the right oncologist – someone who cares about us and understands what we’re going through. Yet it is...
by Marnie | Aug 15, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Metastasis, Keeping Abreast of the News |
In June of this year, the results of a new study were released by Duke Cancer Institute for a breast cancer drug known as T-DM1 which is made by Genentech, a unit of Roche, who sponsored the trial. I didn’t write an article about it at the time because I wanted...
by Marnie | Aug 14, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Chemosensitivity Testing, Uncategorized |
Here in America, if you are contemplating chemotherapy, you may or may not be offered the chemosensitivity test. In Germany, chemosensitivity tests are routinely conducted in order to determine which chemotherapy drugs should be utilized for a specific cancer patient....
by Marnie | Aug 7, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Breast Cancer Risk Reduction, Sugar |
Avoid Sugar, Help Your Immune System Sugar – how we love it and how it wreaks havoc in our bodies and our immune system. I was watching “60 Minutes” recently and watched their opening segment on sugar and its effects on our health. If you missed it,...
by Marnie | Aug 6, 2012 | Breast Cancer and Chemotherapy, Breast Cancer and Nutrition, Breast Cancer Risk Reduction, Coenzyme Q10 |
Is Coenzyme Q10 Beneficial for Breast Cancer or Not? Back in 1996 when my mother was going through breast cancer that had moved into her bones, I encouraged her to see a naturopath. I knew that she needed additional nutritional support – my father had just...
by Marnie | Aug 2, 2012 | Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Breast Cancer Surgery, Oncotype DX Test |
The Oncotype DX Test and Some Controversy Most in the medical field would agree: early detection of breast cancer saves lives. But how do doctors really know which treatments will be best to prevent the return of your cancer? The Oncotype DX is a diagnostic test that...
