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Breast Cancer Chronicles January 2008 Archive
Help Inspire Women to Get Mammograms
Posted Wed, Jan 30, 2008, 11:23 am PSTBy inspiring several acquaintances to get their mammograms, you may very well be saving their lives. They (and you) just don't know that yet
Post a Comment (13)Radiation: Safer Than Ever
Posted Mon, Jan 28, 2008, 5:06 pm PSTWith the development of partial-breast radiation, only the area where the tumor once lived is radiated; the rest of the breast tissue is protected.
Post a Comment (4)Are Your Doctors Talking to One Another?
Posted Wed, Jan 23, 2008, 11:40 pm PSTIf you feel your doctors aren't communicating with one another, you might be right.
BI-RADS Score: What You Should Know
Posted Fri, Jan 11, 2008, 10:25 am PSTWhy should you know your BI-RADS score? Because it will help ensure that you get the proper follow-up after your mammogram.
Post a Comment (5)Breast Cancer: Surgery and Your Outlook
Posted Fri, Jan 04, 2008, 3:43 pm PSTThough it would seem to make sense that if someone has a mastectomy they are "worse off" than someone who "just needs a lumpectomy," things are not…
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Meet Lillie Shockney, R.N., M.A.S.
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I'm Lillie Shockney, administrative director of the Johns Hopkins Avon Foundation Breast Center. I'm also a breast cancer survivor with a passion for empowering women to take charge of their health.
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