Breast Cancer Chronicles February 2008 Archive

New Hope for Patients with Brain Metastases
Posted Tue, Feb 26, 2008, 4:32 pm PST
Until now there have been no chemotherapies or targeted biologic therapies that could cross the blood-brain barrier and fight cancers that have spread…
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Hormonal Therapy and Vaginitis
Posted Thu, Feb 21, 2008, 4:43 pm PST
Roughly two out of three women who think they have a simple yeast infection actually have a more serious condition, or a type of vaginal infection…
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Self-Exam Following Mastectomy Surgery
Posted Fri, Feb 15, 2008, 3:07 pm PST
You should still be examining your "breast" after you have had a mastectomy. Even though the breast is gone, it is impossible for the surgeon to…
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Cancer Risk: Hair-Straightening Products
Posted Wed, Feb 13, 2008, 11:44 am PST
Chemical relaxers used to straighten hair were not associated with an increased risk of developing breast cancer.
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Dealing with Loss
Posted Tue, Feb 12, 2008, 6:02 pm PST
There is no easy way to accept losing someone to breast cancer.
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Herceptin and Your Heart
Posted Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 2:42 pm PST
If you are being treated with Herceptin, or about to be, you can worry less about the side effect of potential heart problems.
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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.