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Please read this page carefully to discover how to give away a free mamogram - let this be your good deed for the day! I have a friend who has written a great book along with her husband. Her name is Judy Gordan and her husband is Dan. This book is wonderful and I highly recommend it both for cancer patients and their families. It is titled The Heroics of Falling Apart and it was created from both Dan's and Judy's journals during her breast cancer journey. Please read it and tell others. I know that cancer is serious business, but lets also not forget to laugh. So I am starting with something to make you smile and then the deeper content is on down the page. Perfect breasts (o)(o) Fake silicone breasts ( + )( + ) Perky breasts (*)(*) Big nipple breasts (@)(@) A cups o o D cups { O }{ O } Wonder bra breasts (oYo) Cold breasts ( ^ )( ^ ) Lopsided breasts (o)(O) Pierced Breasts (Q)(O) Hanging Tassels Breasts (p)(p) Grandma's Breasts \ o /\ o / Against The Shower Door Breasts ( )( ) Android Breasts | o | | o | Martha Stewart's Breasts ($)($) OK Girls -- now that you have had your laugh, remember breast cancer awareness -- have those boobs checked out and stay healthy. Important message from Cancer-Fighter Carolyn Benivegna: I have primary peritoneal cancer. This cancer has only recently been identified as its OWN type of cancer; but it is, essentially, ovarian cancer. Both types of cancer are diagnosed in the same way (with the "tumor marker" CA-125 blood test), and they are treated in the same way (surgery to remove the primary tumor and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin). Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from the same fate. One thing I have learned is that each of us must take TOTAL responsibility for our own health care. I thought I had done that, because I always had an annual "physical", had my annual mammogram and cancer smear, did monthly self breast exam, went to the dentist at least twice a year, etc. I even insisted on sigmoidoscopy and a bone density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought that I did not have to worry about getting any of the female reproductive organ cancers. LITTLE DID I KNOW! I don't have ovaries (and they were healthy when they were removed!), but I have what is essentially ovarian cancer. Strange, isn't it? These are just some of the things our doctors may fail to tell us. One out of every 55 women will get ovarian or primary peritoneal cancer! The "classic" symptoms are an enlarged abdomen, constipation and/or diarrhea. I had these classic symptoms and went to the doctor. Because my symptoms seemed to be "abdominal," I went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were designed to determine whether there was a bacterial infection; these tests were negative, and I was diagnosed with "Irritable Bowel Syndrome." I guess I would have accepted this diagnosis, had it not been for my enlarged abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5 months pregnant! I therefore insisted on more tests. They took an X-Ray of my abdomen; it was negative. I was again assured that I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was encouraged to go on my scheduled month-long trip to Europe. I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts because I couldn't get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was radically wrong. I INSISTED on more tests, and they (reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just to shut me up, I think). This is what I mean by taking charge of our own health care. The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT normal!) Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off at the hospital (not a pleasant procedure, I assure you, but NOTHING compared to what was ahead of me.) Tests revealed cancer cells in the fluid. Finally, finally, finally, the Doctor ran a CA-125 blood test and I was properly diagnosed. I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER AND, YET, THIS SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME ... Not as part of my annual physical exam and not when I was symptomatic. This is an inexpensive and simple blood test! PLEASE, PLEASE, P-L-E-A-S-E tell all of your female friends and relatives to insist on a CA-125 blood test every year as part of their annual physical exams. Be forewarned that their doctors might try to talk them out of it, saying "It isn't necessary." BELIEVE ME, HAD I KNOWN THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW, WE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT MY CANCER MUCH EARLIER (BEFORE IT WAS A STAGE 3 CANCER)!!! Insist on the CA-125 blood test; DON'T TAKE "NO" FOR AN ANSWER. The normal range for a CA-125 blood test is between zero and 35. (Mine was 754!) If the number is slightly elevated, you an have another one done in three or six months and keep a lose eye on it just like women do when they have fibroid tumors. Having the CA-125 test done annually an alert you early, and that's the goal in diagnosing any type of cancer -- CATCH IT EARLY. I hope I haven't bored you with all of this. But I hope I HAVE scared you enough to motivate you to action. Do YOU know 55 women? If so, at least one of them will have this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer -- and maybe, just maybe, it might be YOU. I hope not. Please, go to your doctor as soon as it is feasible for you, and insist on a CA-125 test -- and have one done EVERY YEAR for the rest of your life. 
Go to "Sign Up Here" and then enter #322979 or call Marsha at 1-303-755-2669. The following warning about Paget's disease was submitted by the Devenham Family - Thank You! It reads: In Nov. I lost my sister (Betty Botts of Troy, Al.) to a rare kind of breast cancer. She developed a rash on her breast similar to that of young mothers who are nursing. Because her mammogram had been clear, the Dr. treated her with antibiotics for infections. After 2 rounds and it continued to get worse her Dr. sent her for another mammogram and this time showed a mass. A biopsy found a fast growing malignancy; chemo was started in order to shrink the growth; then mastectomy; then a full round of chemo; then radiation. After about 9 months of intense treatment she was given a clean bill of health. One year of living each day to its fullest--then it returned to the liver area. She took 4 treatments and decided that she wanted quality of life, not the after effects of chemo. We had 5 great months and she planned each detail of the final days. After just a few days of needing morphine, she slipped away saying she had done what God had sent her into the world to do and now it was her time to go. I still have tears as I write, but our message would be --like the one below--to be alert to any thing that is not normal--and be persistent in getting help as soon as possible. Juanita Bush Ladies, take note: This is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the breast, on the nipple and aureola. It appeared as a rash which later became a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have ever suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never seemed any different to me, but the rash bothered me so went to my doctor for that. Sometimes it itched and was sore, but other than that it didn't really bother me. It was just ugly and a nuisance, and could not be cleared up with all the creams prescribed by my doctor and dermatologist for the dermatitis on my eyes just prior to this outbreak. They seemed a little concerned but did not warn me it could be cancerous. Now I suspect there are not many women out there who know a lesion or rash on the nipple or aureola can be breast cancer. What are the symptoms? Mine started out as a single red pimple on the aureola. One of the biggest problems with Paget's disease of the nipple is that the symptoms appear to be harmless. It is frequently thought to be a skin inflammation or infection, leading to unfortunate delays in detection and care. The symptoms include: 1. A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple causing it to itch and burn. (As I stated mine did not itch or burn much, and had no oozing I was aware of, but it did have a crust along the outer edge on one side). 2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on the aureola area with a whitish thick looking area in center of nipple). 3. Usually only one nipple is affected. How is it diagnosed? Your doctor will do a physical exam and should suggest having a mammogram of both breasts done immediately. Even though the redness, oozing and crusting closely resemble dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), your doctor should order a biopsy of your sore to confirm what is going on. They will take a sample of your breast tissue in that area to test for cancer. If the cancer is only in the nipple and not in the breast, your doctor may recommend just removing the nipple and surrounding tissue or suggest radiation treatments. Had my doctor caught mine right away, they could of saved my breast, and it wouldn't have gone to my lymph nodes. This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as many of your friends as possible; it could save someone's life. My breast cancer has spread and metastasized to my bones after receiving mega doses of chemotherapy, 28 treatments of radiation and taking tamaxofin. If this had been diagnosed in the beginning as breast cancer and treated right away, perhaps it would not have spread. I did try to spread the word through Rosie O'Donnell show on breast cancer awareness, but it failed to trigger importance enough to announce on her show last year. This is sad as woman are not aware of Paget's disease. If we can make others aware of Paget's, and it's potential danger we are helping women everywhere.  Please, if you can, take a moment to tell your friends about this website so they can get this critial information. It only takes a moment yet the results could save a life. Let this be your good deed for today... it only takes a second. Go to the site below. All you do is click a button and a woman gets a free mammogram at no cost to you. It is paid for by corporate sponsors (who gain advertising in the process because you see their logo.) All you do is go to the site and click on the free button. It takes one-second. However, you're only allowed ONE donation so please pass the word. Subject: Breast Cancer Stamps It would be wonderful if 2001 were the year a cure for breast cancer was found! The notion that we could raise $16 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! The US Postal Service has released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters, friends. Instead of the normal $.33 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The additional $.07 will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book costs $6.60. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital research. Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp out sold the lottery this week. What a statement it would make that we care. I urge each of you to do two things TODAY: 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. 2. Tell your friends to do the same. Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. Please help! Thank YOU. We can each make a difference. Thanks. 
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