Four years ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. The cancerous tumor could not be felt by me or my gynecologist or the surgeon who performed my mastectomy. My film mammogram and my ultra sound were inconclusive, but I had a radiologist that wouldn’t stop. The tumor finally showed up on a diagnostic mammogram. It was difficult to see and impossible to feel because the tumor was in the back of my breast close to the chest wall. I am one of those very fortunate women who have not become a statistic. Over 40,000 women die every year from breast cancer. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths of women in the United States. (Lung cancer is first.) While there are no guarantees in life, there are measures to take to give you an edge.
There are two types of screening mammograms: digital and film. Get a yearly digital mammogram. They are more definitive than a film mammogram. A digital mammogram takes an electronic image of the breast and stores it on a computer. Images can be enhanced and brightened for a clearer reading by a radiologist. Digital mammograms use less radiation than a film mammogram. A film mammogram takes a picture of the breast on film, like a picture. It can’t be altered, magnified, or brightened. Continue reading ‘October is Breast Cancer Month’ »
Posted by admin on March 27, 2011 at 1:10 pm under Cancer.
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Asthma is a disease characterized by inflammation of the air passages. The symptoms of asthma can be caused by many things called triggers like pollen, dust, dirt, and even exercise. Yes, even exercise can cause asthma. If you start feeling the symptoms of asthma like coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath, and extreme fatigue in 5 to 20 minutes since you started exercising, you may be experiencing exercise induced asthma symptoms.
Exercise induced asthma symptoms are just like the usual symptoms of asthma. The only difference is that these symptoms are triggered by exercising. In children, aside from the usual symptoms of asthma, exercise induced asthma can have discreet representations. You may consider the following examples as exercise induced asthma symptoms: children who avoid or do not like participating in physical activities or games; children who complain of difficulty in playing games and sports with their peers. Those are the symptoms in children can lead to problems with socialization or low self-esteem. Continue reading ‘How to See Exercise Induced Asthma Symptoms’ »
Posted by admin on January 6, 2010 at 8:11 pm under Asthma.
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