Wellness

[Annabellethecat66]

I've been astounded by the number of people I've been hearing about who've recently died from breast cancer.

My late husband's family has had so many people die from it, I've literally lost count.

I have 3 adult daughters who've had all of the tests offered now and are on top of it.

No one way down the line has had breast cancer.  It seems like the woman live almost forever (100, 99, 98, 84 and so on).  

I thought this was so much further advanced.  My sister-in-law is now the last in my late husband's family to have been diagnosed with it.  It has spread to her brain, her liver and her lung.

This is a terrible disease that is taking so many young women.  I think we should be hearing more about it.

It seems like a few years ago information about it was everywhere.  Now not much at all.

I'm curious, what are your ideas about this?  Is there much in the news about it where you live?

[goldensrbest]

All kinds of cancer kills lots of people ,i lost my husband age 63 from it ,and my dad ,he was 61. And many others.

[sidsmom]

It’s almost criminal medical doctors do not endorse a

plant-based diet..unprocessed w/ 10-15% fat of total daily calories.

Diet has such a huge factor with illness. 

[ECBG]

I don't know why we don't hear as much about Breast Cancer.  Maybe the medical posters could offer some insight.

[Evie2004]

@Annabellethecat66  My immediate family has been fortunate so far (from breast cancer) but my best friend was recently diagnosed with her second round..they are just recommending an estrogen inhibitor this time..

But, I have lost 4 friends in the last 10 years to a brain tumor..they had no common denominators..very sad outcome in all 4 cases.

[Catty2]

My dad's 2 sisters both died of breast cancer many years ago.  My mother was diagnosed with it at age 76 and had a mastectomy.  She lived another 13 years and died from Alzheimers.  It's very important to get a mammogram every year and I just had mine last week. 

[SilleeMee]

Breast cancer deaths are declining due to improvements in early detection. Unfortunately for me, my insurance won't cover the cost of 3D mammos. The tech who did my last mammo told me this could be changing soon and that all mammos will someday be 3D.

My mom died from it at the age of 66. I'm 63 and never had a positive mammo. But neither did my mother. Hers was found via ultrasound of a lump she insisted be looked into after the mammo came back negative. Had the doctor not listened to her then she would have died sooner.

Breast cancer as a topic is like the elephant in the room. We all know it's there but no one really wants to talk about it.

[chrystaltree]

What "news" about breast cancer or cancers in general do you think should be in the news?  Actually, there have been great strides in diagnosing very early breast cancers and in treating breast cancers.  But all breast cancers are not the same.  October is coming so they'll be a lot information in the media and everwhere else about mammograms, genetic testing, treatment etc.  It seems like I hear about someone who has breast cancer almost every week.  My friend who is physician said that, in a way, that is good thing because it means that women are being diagnosed early and that gives them the best chance for survival.  Also women talk about it now; in my mother's day, women only confided in the friends.  They kept it a secret, as if it was something to be ashamed of.  I get my information from my physician.  The last discussion we had was about the frequency of my mammograms.  Mine have been negative 3 years in a row so some doctors would advise every 2-3 years now but she still recommends yearly mammograms for patients who are over 50.  I've read studies that women over 74 do not need to be screened.   

[Zhills]

Just lost a dear friend to MBC.  Breast cancer is still a problem.  Just calling it be another name!

She was "cured" in 2014 of breast cancer.  Came back end of 2017.  It's MBC this time, spread to lungs, liver and spine.  Lived less than a year!

[gmkb]

There are different types of breast cancer.  One is lobular, which primarily affects women over 60 and is not detected on mammograms.  Also it does not present as a lump..  By the time it is detected it has already advanced to the lymph nodes.  No one in the medical profession ever mentions this to women.  In spite of yearly mammograms and breast checks some of us get caught in this web, which makes it more difficult to treat.