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 Asked: 2/4/2012 Good Day! I have read somewhere in the internet that breast cancer is directly related to dental infections? That we should not agree to dental...
 Asked: 1/28/2012 I was told that if you have breast cancer and it is TNBC it will come back to another organ in you body.
 Asked: 1/27/2012 DCIS...Is it true that 2 out of 3 DCIS cases (according to Dr Silverstein, USC and in his book on the subject) would not result...
 Asked: 1/26/2012 I am 62 years old with no family history of breast cancer.
 Asked: 1/24/2012 Queria saber se o cancer com o nome de carcinoma indrodutal camedomio é muito grave? que tipo de cancer é esse?
 Asked: 1/24/2012 I have been told that if a person has a bilateral mastectomy for cancer in a unilateral breast that if the breast cancer would recur...
 Asked: 1/17/2012 I have read that if you wait to long after a lumpectomy to do chemo it will not be effective.
 Asked: 1/4/2012 As per the previous question regarding atypical glandular cells on a pap smear and breast disease and breast cancer.
 Asked: 1/4/2012 Excisional breast biopsy (left breast) for enlarging breast mass December 2010.
 Asked: 12/21/2011 Happy Holidays, Lily, I wanted to take this time to thank you for the help, advice and comfort you have given me in my...
 Asked: 12/21/2011 Hey, im making a cncer bot that you swallow and it goes to the cancer spot, is there a chemical it could let out or...
 Asked: 12/17/2011 I was diagnosed with DCIS in October and have since had a BMX on Nov.
 Asked: 12/13/2011 I asked about Luminal A and Luminal B--you said go here for the answer--was there a link?
 Asked: 12/13/2011 What is meant by Luminal A and Luminal B tumors? My path report doesn''t indicate anything about that or Ki-67.
 Asked: 12/3/2011 Hi Lillie-I have read that the risk assessment score from Adjuvant online tends to be higher than that of oncotype testing-sometimes significantly so.
 Asked: 11/30/2011 I have been diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma in my right breast.
 Asked: 11/26/2011 My wife(47 years old- no history of breast cancer in family) was diagnosed with atypical ductal hyperplasia.
 Asked: 11/19/2011 My girl friend is 26 and believes that by my fondling her could somehow cause breast cancer.
 Asked: 11/16/2011 Is early stage grade 3 bc still more likely to recur at distant sites than early stage grade 1 bc when we are many years...
 Asked: 11/8/2011 I saw an episode of Dr. Oz this past week on breast cancer.
 Asked: 11/1/2011 I have had bil mastectomies following stage 1 bc.
 Asked: 10/29/2011 What percent of solid breast masses (as diagnosed via mammogram, ultra sound and physical exam) are found to be positive for cancer when biopsied in...
 Asked: 10/28/2011 I was diagnosed with Grade 3, stage 2, invasive ductal breast cancer in Nov 2006 and had a lumpectomy, chemo and radiotherapy.
 Asked: 10/26/2011 i heard that we can avoid breast surgery by injecting some fluid to the cancer area!!!!!!!!!!! is this true .
 Asked: 10/25/2011 I know that alcohol is bad for us ladies who have had ER+ bc! But can you tell me, if we have an occasional drink,...
 Asked: 10/23/2011 55 and menopausal... complex cell cyst aspirated...shrunk from 7mm to 2x3mm.
 Asked: 10/17/2011 I am scheduled for a bilateral mastectomy this Friday.
 Asked: 10/15/2011 Hello. I have read that when a lump or abnormality is physically detected during a self breast exam that often it is too late and the disease is already in its advanced stages.
 Asked: 8/30/2011 What is the incidence, prevalence, and pathophysiology of breast cancer?
 Asked: 8/29/2011 I had the Oncotype DX test performed on my tissue that was recently removed during my breast lumptecomy.
 Asked: 8/24/2011 My wife had breast cancer. One breast was removed and a lump taken from the other.
 Asked: 8/19/2011 I had surgery for breast cancer and now have my pathology report.
 Asked: 7/25/2011 I couldn''t find an appropriate category for this question, so I put it here.
 Asked: 7/22/2011 I had the double mastectomy for the 0.7cm tumor,stage 1,grade 1,estrogen positive,onco score 6 BC in the left breast in November 2009.I am on...
 Asked: 7/14/2011 My daughter has been diagnosed with estrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer.
 Asked: 7/13/2011 Hi, can you please tell me how a breast cancer oncologist or surgeon determines if a recurring breast cancer is localized? Thank you.
 Asked: 7/5/2011 Is it true that having a biopsy of the breast can cause seeding of cancer cells should it indeed be a cancer.
 Asked: 7/2/2011 I had breast cancer/ masectomy 14 years ago.
 Asked: 7/1/2011 Does anyone know what it means, cancer or not, when they take a biopsy with a needle an the fluids are a brown to blackish...
 Asked: 6/23/2011 I was diagnosed with BC in 2006.
 Asked: 6/22/2011 Can "Invasive Lobular Carcinoma" spread to other parts of the body?
 Asked: 6/20/2011 I have read that breast cancer that require tamoxifin as a treatment occurs in families that have other kinds of cancer e.g.
 Asked: 6/20/2011 Upon having discovered a breast tumor and had it treated, would another tumor in a different location or the same location in the breast be...
 Asked: 6/20/2011 I read at this site that it takes 5 years for a breast tumor to grow 10 mm If I was diagnosed last Nov 2011 with...
 Asked: 6/18/2011 what does the grades l,2 or 3 mean in breast cancer?
 Asked: 6/16/2011 Wasnt sure which heading to put this question under so here it is.
 Asked: 5/27/2011 Would having sex daily increase the risk of recurrence? How about dieting (eating less to lose weight)?
 Asked: 4/29/2011 What is the appropriate term when a person has been successfully treated in one breast for cancer and two years later another cancer is detected...
 Asked: 4/22/2011 ER Postive Breast Cancer Stage 1, Double Mastecomy..
 Asked: 4/14/2011 what is adeno carcinoma?
 Asked: 4/10/2011 I am 16 months out from diagnosis of stage IIa trip negative.
 Asked: 4/7/2011 Since I was diagnosed I have avoided soy or products that contained soy but I heard yesterday that the American Association for Cancer research presented...
 Asked: 4/5/2011 I was diagnosed with stage IIIB inflammatory BC in Oct , right breast.
 Asked: 3/29/2011 DX 18mos ago at 39yrs old with stage 1 grade 1, 1cm er, pr+ her2- clear margins, NO Angio or LV invasion had dbl mast...
 Asked: 3/24/2011 Hello, My mother had breast cancer at 32, she is a survivor.
 Asked: 3/11/2011 What is the overall survival rate of breast cancer?
 Asked: 3/11/2011 I have heard about an Integral Treatment System named Immune System Stimulation or similar, for patients under chemotherapy or major surgery, etc I would very...
 Asked: 2/27/2011 What are some studies that have been done on linking body weight and childbearing to breast cancer?
 Asked: 2/25/2011 I was diagnosed with ILC, underwednt lumpectomy & SNB.
 Asked: 2/11/2011 I read where you said there was a slight uptick in recurrence rate at 6 years and then on another site it said this might...
 Asked: 2/8/2011 I am concerned about the comments made by my sister and others over the last three years about using plastic when cooking in the microwave...
 Asked: 1/27/2011 I think that I read somewhere that most breast cancers are Grade 3.
 Asked: 1/27/2011 Hi Lllie. I read your reply to a recent question where you stated that 10% of Stage 1 cancers will progress to Stage 4.
 Asked: 1/25/2011 I was under the impression that flaxseed was a good, natural substance to eat if a person has BC (ER+), so I have been recently...
 Asked: 1/24/2011 I have invasive breast cancer, stage 1, grade two, did not spread to nodes.
 Asked: 1/20/2011 Is there any statistics about stage 1 BC going to metastatic desease? Can it be predicted somehow?
 Asked: 1/19/2011 I recently heard That women should not drink out of water bottles that have been left sitting in a car because the heat reacts with...
 Asked: 1/18/2011 Hello Lillie-Diagnosed with stage 2 breast ca 2/09.
 Asked: 1/17/2011 Do you know if there is any link between Androgel and breast cancer? During the 10 years when my husband used Androgel daily on his...
 Asked: 1/7/2011 Happy New Year and Good Health to you, Lily.
 Asked: 1/7/2011 Can you please clarify if drinking water from plastic water bottles that have been either freezing cold or extremely hot from sitting in your car...
 Asked: 1/5/2011 Is chemo not effective on grade 1 breast cancer? Getting a lot of conflicting info..
 Asked: 1/5/2011 I was diagnosed with ILC via an ultra sound.
 Asked: 1/3/2011 I was diagnosed with breast cancer in November 2009,but the pathology report said that I had the same spot on my mammogram the year before...
 Asked: 12/31/2010 I have read on a reputable website that Stage I breast cancer patients have an 88% chance of living 5 years after diagnosis.
 Asked: 12/23/2010 I read that you''ve said risk of recurrence greatly decreases after 5-6 years, even for hormone positive BCs.
 Asked: 12/5/2010 I asked a question on 12/5/10,from Tamera.
 Asked: 12/5/2010 Hi my name is Tamera, at the age of 44 I had a double mastectomy in September of 2008.In June of 2009 I had to undergo a full hysterectomy.
 Asked: 11/28/2010 Hi. I am from Sydney, Australia and would like to ask you a question about diet.
 Asked: 11/26/2010 Should I stop using petroleum jelly as a daily moisturizer on my hands? Does it contribute to breast cancer? It works so well in the...
 Asked: 11/25/2010 I just asked you a question but didn''t give you enough information.
 Asked: 11/24/2010 Lilli, I didn''t know if this is the correct category for me to submit my question.
 Asked: 11/15/2010 Do plastics used in microwave cooking cause cancer?
 Asked: 11/14/2010 July 2007 my daughter was diagnosed with Stage II HER2+ BC.
 Asked: 11/12/2010 Is there anything known about the long-term relapse pattern of her2+ and ER+ BC? I have read that her2+ basically stops to recur after 4-5...
 Asked: 11/4/2010 How much of an increased risk of melanoma is there for a breast cancer patient? I ask because my mother was one of 4 siblings, 3 have had melanoma.
 Asked: 11/4/2010 I see your answer to the last question.
 Asked: 11/3/2010 I hade stage 2 breast cancer in 2006 finished treatment may 2007.
 Asked: 10/31/2010 What is considered to be stage 3 breast cancer? I had a large tumor with three positive node (micromets).
 Asked: 10/31/2010 Does the risk of getting ER+ BC decrease after menapause since there is less estrogen in a woman''s system? I know our risk increases as...
 Asked: 10/28/2010 Hello, Very sorry to bother you. I read a newspaper article recently which suggested a between stress and cancer.
 Asked: 10/25/2010 What is the protocol in treating an 87 year old with a first time diagnosis of DCIS.
 Asked: 10/23/2010 I was diagnosed with triple negative in dec at the age of 46.
 Asked: 10/17/2010 Question 476 was answered by you on 10/16.
 Asked: 10/16/2010 If hormone positive breast cancer has a more positive prognosis, why is it that it has a slower, longer relapse time span ? This seems...
 Asked: 10/14/2010 Is it true that different kinds of breast cancer have got different relapse patterns? E.g.
 Asked: 10/11/2010 I appreciate this site and your thoughtful responses.
 Asked: 10/8/2010 Hello,I first wanted to tell you that I have read a lot of your answers and it is really great that you take the time...
 Asked: 10/8/2010 I will be a 5-year breast cancer survivor after I have my mammogram this month.
 Asked: 10/8/2010 I had a modified radical of the left breast in June, 1993, for Paget''s of the the breast.
 
 
 
 
 

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