Mostly for the Ladies

[Sunny]

I feel the need to pass this link on. Please be aware of the signs & symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. There does NOT have to be a lump.

Please take the time to look at this list of symptoms.

The sooner the detection, the better the prognosis.

[~Daisy~]

I lost my grandmother in November 1999 to breast cancer. The thing that bothered me the most was she had caught the signs, but kept putting off going to the doctor. My grandfather's health was failing and she was so focused on him and didn't want to cause him any worry.

[Sunny]

Sorry to hear about this, Daisy.

Cancer sucks. It's claimed 3 of my family members.

[American_Woman]

I can't really tell what I am looking for so I don't bother. I always think I feel a "lump."

[Sunny]

Well that's crazy, AW! But, I know what you mean...however, this type of breast cancer is much different & much more aggressive. There doesn't have to be a lump, just the other symptoms mentioned at that link.

[Sandy Eggo]

Thanks for passing that on, Sunny.

[Sunny]

You're very welcome...

I don't mean to exclude all of the other illnesses that claim lives...this cause just so happens to be very close to my heart right now.

It's the most lethal of the breast cancers.

[Bo D]

I can't really tell what I am looking for so I don't bother. I always think I feel a "lump."

No, no, please, A/W! You MUST do this. It could save your life!

Sorry to intrude, Ladies, but this is a very important subject to me.

[Sunny]

No, no, please, A/W! You MUST do this. It could save your life!

Sorry to intrude, Ladies, but this is a very important subject to me.

No intrusion, what so ever, BoD!!! It's not really an "exclusively female" issue...it can affect men's lives, as well...

[Bo D]

Thanks, Sunny. Yes it does. And although I doubt any of you are old enough to start this yet, let's don't forget the importance of a colonoscopy. I've had two now. They aren't so bad. And they give you goooood drugs.

[Sunny]

A very good point, BoD. I'm not sure what age you can start having those...colon cancer runs in my family, you're very on-target!!!

[Gryphon]

I can't really tell what I am looking for so I don't bother. I always think I feel a "lump."

well I hope that you get regular mammograms...
the mother of a friend skipped three years of mammograms...and by the time they found  her cancer, it had spread all through her. Please take care of yourself!

[Sunny]

well I hope that you get regular mammograms...
the mother of a friend skipped three years of mammograms...and by the time they found  her cancer, it had spread all through her. Please take care of yourself!

Wow, Gryphon...may I ask her age?

Not that it discriminates, but these stories make me shudder.

[Bo D]

A very good point, BoD. I'm not sure what age you can start having those...colon cancer runs in my family, you're very on-target!!!

You should start NO LATER than 50. Talk to your doctor. Now! Especially about your family history.

[Gryphon]

Sunny, I dont know exactly, I would guess late 40s to early 50s. She apparently didnt do the self exams ether, she had a lemon sized tumor in one breast...deep in the tissue, that she never felt.