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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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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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..

same.
there's a history of it in my family and im always panicking

instead of panicking, visit a nurse or doctor and get told thoroughly how to self examine. and do it regularly so it becomes part of everyday life

also you can enquire about the genetic screening programmes and take measures like keeping to a healthy weight, avoiding cigarette smoke, not drinking heavily, not having HRT if you are postmenopausal (not likely on this site though i guess), eating enough fruit and vegetables...

only 10% of breast cancers are inherited, factors like smoking, obesity and HRT are much more important

thank you for the article hg.

whoever started or even believes that old wives tale should be taken out and shot.

well i think everybody in my family has learnt that lesson

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if only there was a screening program for detecting ovarian cancer at an early stage.
ironically(?), i finally received an appointment for my first colonoscopy (my mother had colo-rectal cancer) the same week that i was diagnosed with stage three ovarian.

sorry, i'm a bit sensitive as someone recently tried to foist that idea on me.

my mother was using state healthcare and basically, i guess they get paid badly and work in rubbish conditions, they're jsut apathetic.

my aunt is really rich and luckily can afford all the best doctors and treatments, and even wigs. it's lucky they found it early. i wonder if my mother had gone to a doctor with the same complaint as my aunt, if they'd even look for cancer? it's worrying.

lol everyone on my family is trying to stop smoking. it's funny. i've never smoked though.

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it's understandable. next time they try and tell you that, tell them about my aunt

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i actually had a breast specailist say this to me
he also said that it wouldn't be movable and would be attached to the chest wall

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i don't understand what you mean by this?

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a cancerous lump
i don't fully understand it myself as far as where it would be attached "to the chest wall"
especially considering like you said about your aunt it can be in the armpit
but i guess he meant closer to your body as opposed to closer to your skin, like deeper into the base of the breast?

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

hmm that is strange. they aren't removing anything now, she's having chemo

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thats good

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should i choose a noble occupation
if i did i'd only show up late and sick
and they would stare at me with hatred
plus my only natural talent's wasted

i'm very sorry to hear that...are you better now? i wish there was screening for ovarian cancer too.

i think women with a family history of that, or of breast or colorectal cancer at the very least should be screened, as those cancers are connected. i am more frightened of ovarian cancer than breast cancer because it's less easily diagnosed. also i have endometriosis and the symptoms are similar. so i get worried that if i did have ovarian cancer, the doctors would always attribute the symptoms to the endo.

my mom died of breast cancer

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