Of interest to everyone! >-----Original Message----- >From: Striplin, E Diane > >----- >Subject: Breast Cancer Warning > >From: "Nancy Nesbit" > >My sister Toni says this is true. She used to do mammographies >for a living. Nancy> >--Subject: Breast Cancer Warning > >I've had a number of my friends diagnosed with breast cancer in >the past few years. But I never heard of this. Please read to >the very bottom and pass on...... >-------------------------------------------- > > PAGET'S DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE >Is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the >breast, on the nipple and areola, it appears as a rash which later >becomes a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have ever >suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never >seemed any different to me, but the rash bothered me so went to my >doctor's office for that. >Sometimes it itched and was sore but other than that it didn't >really bother Me, it. was just ugly and a nuisance, and would not >clear up with all the creams given by doctor and dermatologist for >the dermatitis on my eyes that I had just had prior to this >outbreak. >Therefore, I went in to the doctor's office for further >assistance. They seemed a little concerned but did not warn me it >could be cancerous. Now I suspect there are not many women out >there who know a lesion or rash on the nipple or areola can be >breast cancer. > WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? >Mine started out as a single red pimple on the areola. One of the >biggest problems with Paget's disease of the nipple is that the >symptoms appear to be harmless. It is frequently thought to be a >skin inflammation or infections, leading to unfortunate delays in >detection and care. The symptoms include: > >1. A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple >causing it to itch and burn. (As I stated mine did not itch much >or burn, and no oozing was I aware of, but it did have a crust >along the outer edge on one side). >2. A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on the >areola area with a whitish thick looking area in the center of my >nipple). >3. Usually only one nipple is affected. > > HOW IS IT DIAGNOSED? >Have a mammogram of both breasts done immediately. Even though the >redness, oozing and >crusting closely resemble dermatitis (inflammation of the skin), >your doctor should suspect cancer if the sore is only on one >breast. Your doctor should order a biopsy of your sore to confirm >what is going on. They will take a sample of your breast tissue in >that area to test for cancer. If the cancer is only in the nipple >and not in the >breast, your doctor may recommend just removing the nipple and >surrounding tissue or suggest radiation treatment. > >Had my doctor caught mine right away, instead of flaking it off as >dermatitis perhaps they could have saved my breast and it wouldn't >have gone to my lymph nodes. > >This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as many of >your friends as possible, it could save someone's life. My breast >cancer has spread and metastasized to my bones, this after >receiving mega doses of chemotherapy, 28 treatments of radiation >and taking tamaxofin. > >If this had been diagnosed in the beginning as breast cancer and >treated right away perhaps it would not have spread. > >I did try to spread the word through Rosie O'Donnell show on >breast cancer awareness but it failed to trigger enough importance >to receive an announcement on her show last year. This is sad as >people are not aware of Paget's disease. If by passing this >around on the e-mail we can make others aware of it and it's >potential danger we are helping >everywhere. > >PLEASE SEND THIS TO ALL THOSE YOU CARE ABOUT; CANCER CAN BE FOUGHT >IF WE ARE ALL AWARE > >Thanks for taking the time to share. > >Thank You, >Shiho Kim > >(Now read this:) >We need those of you who are great at forwarding on info with your >email network. Please read and pass on. Peace and good health. >It would be wonderful if 2000 were the year a cure for breast >cancer was found!!!! > >This is one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we could >raise $16 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! > >As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its >new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. >The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It >is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills >and maims so many of our families and friends. > >Instead of the normal $.33 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The >additional $.07 will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book >costs $6.60. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in >line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are >sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital >research. Plus its tax >deductible. > >Just as important as the money is our support. > >What a statement it would make if the stamp out-sold the lottery >this week. >What a statement it would make that we care. I urge each of you >to do two things TODAY: > >1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. >2. E-mail your friends to do the same. >Many of us know families whose lives are turned upside-down by >breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. > >Please help! Thank YOU >