I got this in an email from a friend :
Inflammatory Breast Cancer - many women have never heard about and even some doctors aren't aware of it.* We get our mammograms and think breast cancer*shows up there but not so with IBC.* Check out this website.* It is very informative.

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http://www.komotv.com/ibc/

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Well, it was no Goodburger.

they thought recently that my mum had that kind of cancer. fortunately it turned out to be recurrent breast infections. she's had the normal kind of breast cancer in the past as well

part of breast checking should always be to check the appearance of the breast too- the colour, if there's any dimpled skin, rashes, thick patches. also it's important to keep an eye on the temperature- if one breast feels hot or cold then the woman must see a doctor. and any changes in the nipple, if they get cracks or ooze or become inverted

most of the time women are only taught to check for lumps, it's a disgrace

my aunt was just diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer. she had a painful lump in her armpit. her mother had always said 'if it hurts it isn't cancer' so she wasn't too worried, she just assumed it was an ingrown hair. itwas painful though, so she went to the doctor anywhere, and it turned out it was cancer. she's having chemo now and apparently she should make a full recovery. i fucking hope so, it's terrifying.

because of this my mother went to go have a mammogram (it's her sister) and the doctor wouldn't give her one, she basically had to pretend she had found a lump for the doctor to take her seriously. even though she's a perfect candidate: she's in her 50s, she smokes and generally has an unhealthy lifestyle and her sister has breast cancer. it's a disgrace. she's got an appointment now, but she really had to fucking beg the doctor for it. my cousins now have breast cancer on both sides of their family, my uncle's (her husband) died of it. you go from not knowing anyone with cancer to a full scale cancer family crisis

we're waiting to find out if the cancer has spread anywhere, esp to her lungs as she's been a smoker for about 40 years.

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said thanks for the insults and compliments
you'll never forget my face no more

there's no screening program where you are, disco? what a shame

in my country after the age of 50 all women are invited to have a mammogram every three years. if there's a strong family history you can have your genes tested too.

perhaps her doctor isn't very good, maybe a female doctor could be a bit more understanding. does she know how to examine her breasts as well? also you should encourage her to stop smoking

i hope your aunt recovers. these days the treatment for breast cancer is very good, especially at the earlier stages like that

Reading about this makes me so paranoid..