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A 2013 year-end message from a one-year breast cancer survivor; shares encouragement to continue the fight for a cure
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What age can girls get breast cancer ?
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anonymous
Survivor since 2009
• A Women's breast development takes 3 to 4 years and is usually complete by age 14. Once fully formed, breast cells are very immature and highly active until a woman's first full-term pregnancy. While they are immature, a women's breast cells are very responsive to estrogen and other hormones,...
Comment 3• A Women's breast development takes 3 to 4 years and is usually complete by age 14. Once fully formed, breast cells are very immature and highly active until a woman's first full-term pregnancy. While they are immature, a women's breast cells are very responsive to estrogen and other hormones, including hormone disrupters in the environment.
• As with many other diseases, your risk of breast cancer goes up as you get older. For example, according to the American Cancer Society, about 1 out of 8 invasive breast cancers develop in women younger than 45. About 2 out of 3 invasive breast cancers are found in women 55 or older. In fact, the aging process is the biggest risk factor for breast cancer. That's because the longer we live, there are more opportunities for genetic damage (mutations) in the body. And as we age, our bodies are less capable of repairing genetic damage.
• About 1 in 8 women in the United States (12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime.• A woman’s risk of breast cancer approximately doubles if she has a first-degree relative (mother, sister, daughter) who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. About 20-30% of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family history of breast cancer.
These steps will help lower your risk:
• maintaining a healthy weight
• exercising regularly
• limiting alcohol
• eating nutritious food
• never smoking (or quitting if you do smoke) -
anonymous
Patient
I'm 20
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T4 Ni Mo
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anonymous
Survivor since 2007
This is tumor staging.... T= tumor N=nodes M=mets (spread) Here is a website to explain it. BUT.... if this is about you.... YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR ONCOLOGIST! You may take this completely out of context and scare yourself. ...
Comment 0This is tumor staging.... T= tumor N=nodes M=mets (spread) Here is a website to explain it. BUT.... if this is about you.... YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR ONCOLOGIST! You may take this completely out of context and scare yourself.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/detection/staging
Take care, Sharon -
anonymous
Stage 4 Patient
If you look up how to read a pathology report it will tell you . I forgot which web site I used.
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After you've had breast cancer, how often should you get mammograms?
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My mother (65 years old) has stage 4 breast cancer with bone metastasis. She is advised herceptin and chemotherapy every three weeks. Chemotherapy is for 6 cycles. How long do we have to continue with herceptin?
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anonymous
Family Member or Loved One
Sometimes doctors prescribe Herceptin for 1+ years, but it depends. Ask her oncologist what they recommend for your mother's case.
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anonymous
Survivor since 2010
I had chemotherapy with herceptin for 5 treatments n then another 9 months, every three weeks, of herceptin.
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