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Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
Breast thermography: Technology, benefits, and cancer signs – Medical News TodayIn this article, learn about how thermography works, the process of a thermograph, what thermographs detect, the technology, and the benefits of their use. -
logophile joined the group Alzheimer’s Disease Advocate Network
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 1 Diabetes Advocate Network
Omega-3s may help to treat type 1 diabetes – Medical News TodayA new study finds omega-3 fatty acid supplementation improves blood sugar metabolism, decreases type 1 diabetes occurrence, and may regenerate beta cells. -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
Living with breast cancer: Statistics on survival rates by stage – Medical News TodayWhat is the outlook for people with breast cancer and what factors may affect the outlook? What is the 5-year and 10-year survival rate by stage?-
I still feel in many ways what they know about survival
rates and why it comes back for some women regardless of stage is like throwing spaghetti at a wall and seeing what sticks.
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
Breast cancer: A visual guide to self-examination – Medical News TodayA monthly breast self-examination can identify abnormalities and help catch cancer in its early stages. Learn more about how it works in this article.-
The first time a girl goes to her OBGYN she should be taught the proper way to do self exams and given a fake breast with tumors to feel so she knows what to look for. I did exams all the time and I routinely said I have no idea what I’m supposed to feel. I had dense breasts on top of that so to me they always felt lumpy.
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 2 Diabetes Advocate Network
Getting smart about diabetic foot ulcersWhile wearing appropriate footwear can help treat and prevent diabetic foot ulcers, the leading cause of limb… -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 2 Diabetes Advocate Network
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Antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs can effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, research… -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 1 Diabetes Advocate Network
Antidepressants and anti-seizure drugs can effectively treat diabetic nerve pain, research… -
Gracie007 posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
This was talked about on KATU news last night in how it particularly can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Interesting because it didn’t help me. Though I didn’t take it for 20 or 30 years. I was on prescription strength dose for migraines for about 5 years in my twenties. Which led to GERD And diverticulosis and I still got breast cancer 15…[Read more]
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
A lipoxygenase inhibitor in breast cancer
brain metastases
D. F. Flavin1
(1) Foundation for Collaborative Medicine and Research, 24 Midwood Drive, Greenwich,
CT 06831, USA
D. F. Flavin
Email: Dana_FK@hotmail.com
Phone: +1-203-6610911
Received: 23 July 2006 Accepted: 11 August 2006 Published online: 26 September 2006
Abstract The complication of…[Read more]-
What I would like to know is why patients aren’t given all the options to chose from. Why do we have to try “standard” therapy first and go through all the horrors of chemo and radiation and only then are we candidates for newer and better therapies.
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group Alzheimer’s Disease Advocate Network
Five of the best Alzheimer's blogs – Medical News TodayAlzheimer’s-related blogs may help to support people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. We take a look at five of the best Alzheimer’s blogs.-
Ruth lets look at getting these blogs in RSS feeds to our Alzheimers info page !
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
Inflammatory breast cancer: Symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment – Medical News TodayInflammatory breast cancer accounts for just 1-5 percent of all breast cancers diagnosed in the U.S. Learn more about this rare and aggressive cancer.-
It is also misdiagnosed in many women. A dear friend just passed away from IBC. She was misdiagnosed and 2 months were wasted while the cancer spread.
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Gracie007 posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
Leukemia risks higher in certain breast cancer chemotherapy treatments.
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Thank you Gracie for posting this! Many of the women with leukemia that I was treated with, and who subsequently died, were ex-breast cancer patients. It was disgraceful!
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 1 Diabetes Advocate Network
'Medicinal food' diet counters onset of type 1 diabetes – Medical News TodayMonash University’s Biomedicine Discovery Institute researchers have led an international study that found – for the first time – that a diet yielding high amounts of the short-chain… -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 2 Diabetes Advocate Network
Scientists discover new class of anti-diabetes compounds that reduce liver glucose production – Medical News TodayScientists may have found a new tool for studying – and maybe even treating – Type 2 diabetes, the form of diabetes considered responsible for… -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
More women opting to remove a healthy breast after cancer diagnosis – Medical News TodayNew study shows that in five states, half of women with cancer in one breast opt to surgically remove their unaffected breast as a preventive measure.-
I did because my type of cancer (lobular) has a higher chance of coming back in the other side and it’s also more difficult to detect early. So for piece of mind I chose to do both.
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Eric Drew posted an update in the group General Breast Cancer Advocate Network
Mammography vs. thermography: Comparing the benefits – Medical News TodayMammography and thermography are two methods of detecting abnormalities that may indicate breast cancer. Learn more in this article. -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group Type 2 Diabetes Advocate Network
Anti-diabetes diet
Diet tips to improve insulin resistance – Medical News TodayIn this article, learn about how to reduce insulin insensitivity and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Which foods should you eat? Which foods should you avoid? -
Eric Drew posted an update in the group Chronic Pain Advocate Network
Important info on over the counter NSAIDs
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Getpitched joined the group Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia / Lymphoma (ALL) Advocate Network
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I will have to send this to my mom. I was just telling her about this. She has to get a mammogram every six months on the breast she has breast cancer and I wanted her to ask her doctor if they could use this at six months to monitor and then the normal yearly mammogram.