Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m going to share another personal story with you: My left breast is having pain in one area and I’ve noticed that my left armpit perspires and, er, “smells” a wee more than the right. The two coincided following back-to-back Omicron infections recently. Is there a connection, Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I thought I’d write a bit about something I came across in the medical literature a while back that still irks me. If you have breast cancer (BC) and are thinking about getting a surgical treatment for it (or if you’ve already had surgery), please tip toe Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: This breaking news story is very appropriate to end Breast Cancer (BC) Awareness Month. Some of you may have seen this two days ago, but NBC Nightly News did a piece on BC screening — and it wasn’t a happy story (see link below). It just so Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: NEW BLOG! As it is Breast Cancer (BC) Awareness Month, I thought perhaps I should write about some preventative steps to hopefully keep any BC at bay for women. Specifically, I’ll tell you what I do and what doctors have told me are good ideas; previous blogs Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: We’re now in the second week of Breast Cancer (BC) Awareness Month. I thought this blog might be good to repost as women seem very interested in this…and it’s a very unexpected outcome. Here we go: This is another one of those topics that is little frightening Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Well, it’s October again and that means it’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Most of you probably heard that Katie Couric was recently diagnosed with a Stage 1A (the lowest grade) breast cancer (BC). She apparently has dense breast tissue (DBT) and was always instructed to get an Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m reposting this blog as my family had and yet another run in with unneeded medical radiation scans this past week. This time it was a loved one of mine who took a fall. Even though the ER docs were told this person hadn’t hit his head, Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m reposting the blog on the second part of the research I did on dense breast tissue (DBT). Hope it’s helpful: Let’s continue from where we left off with the last blog on dense breast tissue and how it affects both you and your breast cancer (BC) Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I always have a lot of responses to my posts on the dense breast tissue (DBT) issue, so I thought I’d repost this old blog: DBT is a HUGE consideration during breast cancer (BC) screening and one women should be well-informed about prior to screening. First know Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: For those of you who have recently joined us, wanted to let you know briefly what topics I blog on: Breast cancer screening and its assorted pros/cons; alternative cancer therapies (which is what my next film investigates); and cancer as a chronic disease in general. If you’re Read more…