This site is dedicated to my wife Carol, who is dealing with breast cancer and the emotional issues that comes with finding out that you have breast cancer. She is doing well having gone through four surgeries, six chemotherapy treatments and 25 radiation treatments, not to mention the 80 trips to the doctor, hospital and clinics in ten months.
This article is written from a man’s perspective and comments from my wife about wearing a wig. For starters, a nice wig provides a sense of normalcy to a situation that is both frightening and difficult to deal with.
My wife had no symptoms of cancer and none in her family, yet she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer! In fact the doctor, although he knew were to look for it he could not find it even with a physical examination of the breast. My wife Carol had gone for a her regular mammogram every two years and ....
Breast Cancer awareness is a subject that many people do not even think about until they or someone close to them find out that they have breast cancer. My wife has breast cancer and is now hopefully cured, however until it happened to us, I was a perfect example of what I am talking about in this article.
There are many kinds of breast cancer and the breast cancer treatment will be different for every person, almost tailor made. You need to listen to your doctor very closely to properly understand the options you have. Unfortunately when you are emotionally in a turmoil, you need to make some very important decisions that will .....
Breast Cancer in the state of California is much the same as other states were cancer is running rampant in women over 40 years of age, even when there is no history of cancer in the family.
Many people like to show their support for cancer research by purchasing bracelets and other things such as earrings and ribbons. These are great symbols to show your emotional support for our mothers, sisters, wives and daughters and I would not...
Imagine you have no signs of cancer in your breast, you have no cancer anywhere in the family, you eat well, don't smoke and only drink moderately. Why should you worry about breast cancer?
If you have been told that you will receive chemotherapy, chances are that you are going to lose your hair within a couple of weeks after the first treatment. In fact within the first week, your hair is actually dead and you will find that it is more difficult to style it and even wash your hair in the shower.
If you have decided to purchase a wig, there are a few items to consider. First of all timing can be important for some people. Some women decide that they will purchase a wig either just prior to their first chemotherapy treatment or just after. Their intention is to avoid any embarrassment of losing hair in public or ....
Some people when the find out that they have breast cancer would just like to curl up and avoid people, their friends even their family. What they do not realize is that they are going to need all of the help they....
Breast cancer patients in general must be their own best advocates when it comes to arranging for doctors visits and tests as well as operations that are required.
Breast Cancer - Caring Takes its Toll - Edgar was driving to the doctors office when his wife called and told them she had cancer again. His wife of 38 years and the mother of his 2 grown children and grandmother had interoperable brain cancer that had metastasized from the breast cancer they had fought 10 years earlier.
A third of breast-cancer survivors suffer from fatigue for up to 10 years after their initial diagnosis, according to a UCLA study published yesterday. According to the study, ..............
Cancer researchers are urging people to take more vitamin D to lower the risk of colon, breast and ovarian cancer, ......
Breast cancer patients who are over weight may have a somewhat poorer survival odds than leaner women with the disease.