http://breastcancerlive.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 28 Jul 2007 07:01:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Breast feeding can protect you against developing breast cancer.  We don't know exactly how breast feeding is protective but, after the publication of a large Cancer Research UK study in 2002, we know that it definitely is. The study compared breast feeding history in women who had breast cancer with women who ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/28/how-breast-feeding-relates-to-breast-cancer/ First it is necessary to restore your confidence. Look good… feel better program A program called Look Good…Feel Better can help with self-confidence during and after breast cancer treatment. It offers useful tips dealing with changes to your skin, hair and general appearance. This program is for women and men. Breast form ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/28/how-to-live-with-breast-cancer/ A cancer is made up of millions of cancer cells.  These form a tumour.  Some cells may break away and spread to another part of the body and form a new tumour.  Your doctor may call the new tumour a 'metastasis' or a 'secondary'.  The original cancer is known as ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/28/secondary-and-triple-negative-breast-cancer/ The new research has given this idea of increasing breast cancer by eating grapefruit. It can increase the risk of breast cancer by almost a third, a study suggests.It is thought the fruit boosts blood levels of oestrogen, the hormone associated with the risk of the disease. According to the research, ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/increase-breast-cancer-risk-by-eating-grapefruit/ This is to describe the possible effects of pregnancy before, during, and after a diagnosis of breast cancer, as well as some of the possible consequences of such a diagnosis on the pregnancy itself. For more in-depth information on breast cancer and its detection and treatment, see the American Cancer ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/pregnancy-breast-cancer-and-research/ Cancer prevention is action taken to lower the chance of getting cancer. By preventing cancer, the number of new cases of cancer in a group or population is lowered. Hopefully, this will lower the number of deaths caused by cancer. To prevent new cancers from starting, scientists look at risk factors ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/how-to-prevent/ While having this deadly disease, it is very important to cope with the situation. A diagnosis of breast cancer can be overwhelming. It may take some time to sort through all your emotions. But you can still be in charge of your life. You'll have many decisions to make in ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/coping-skills/ Following risk factors are involved in breast cancer:Estrogen (endogenous)Endogenous estrogen is a hormone made by the body. It helps the body develop and maintain female sex characteristics. Being exposed to estrogen over a long time may increase the risk of breast cancer. Estrogen levels are highest during the years a ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/risk-factors/ Few new technologies are there to screen the breast cancer. Mammography is the current standard test for breast cancer screening. MRI is also recommended along with mammograms for some women at high risk for breast cancer. Other tests, such as ultrasound, are now being studied as well. Magnetic resonance imaging ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/new-technologies-for-screening-of-breast-cancer/ There are many factors on which treatment of breast cancer depends, it includes:    the stage and grade of the cancer       your age       whether or not you have had the menopause       the size of the tumour      whether the cancer cells have receptors for certain hormones (such as oestrogen) or particular proteins (such as ... http://breastcancerlive.com/2007/07/27/treatment-for-breast-cancer/