Sunday, August 28, 2011

My mother was diagnoise with breast cancer in 2001. The name of the breast cancer that is in her left breast i

My mother was diagnoise with breast cancer in 2001. The name of the breast cancer that is in her left breast i
The name of the breast cancer that is in her left breast is Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma. There is a lump on her right breast now. The question I am trying to ask is it okay for her to get a biospy on the lump that is on her right breast. Will the breast cancer spread to other parts of her body quickly.
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a biospy will take a few days tops, there is nothing else that you can do to keep it from spreading too quickly in that short span of time. its the best thing for her to do.
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The biopsy has nothing to do with the cancer spreading. It is necessary to biopsy to find out what it is and how to treat it. I am sorry for you and your Mom, my prayers are with you both.
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The general population does not know the answer to this -- only a doctor - oncology. My mother had breast cancer they could not operate on because if air hit it, it would have spread so they could not open her up. I had a type of ductal carcinoma that was caught early and was able to have surgery.....it depends......
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It's a COMPLETE misnomer that touch or cutting of any type causes cancer to spread. . . my Oncologist said: "If that were true we couldn't examine you!" It is A-OK for her to get a biopsy and she should so they can "Oncotype" this new tumor to see if it will respond differently to new chemotherapies and/or hormone therapies.
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Having cancer on one breast gives you a 50% chance of having another cancer on the other breast. I am not saying that the lump on the right breast is cancer, only a biopsy could confirm that. Catching the cancer early could help control the spread of the cancer to other parts of her body



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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Does anyone know what treatment Suzanne Summers rec'd for the breast cancer she had

Does anyone know what treatment Suzanne Summers rec'd for the breast cancer she had?
Suzanne Summers had breast cancer and according to all reports, she is cancer-free now. (She was diagnosed in 2001). I would like to know what alternative cancer treatment she received? My sister has breast cancer and we are looking at alternative treatments. Thanks!
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Ms. Summers, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2001, chose a controversial route of treatment that included conventional medicine lumpectomy and radiation therapy, along with a daily injection of Iscador she learned to give herself in the abdomen. The controversy that ensued was not simply over the use of Iscador, but her rejection of chemotherapy, which was widely recommended by her doctors for the type of estrogen-dominant breast cancer she had. I know a lady who gives herself Iscador injections for her lung cancer, she is doing well on it but also received conventional therapy. Good luck to your sister.
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Do not assume that Suzanne Summers' only treatments for her breast cancer were alternative treatments. Almost all of the people claiming to be cured by alternative treatments for serious cancers also had traditional treatment but they choose to give the credit for their cure to only the alternative portion of their treatments because this better fits the scheme of their belief system. The same is true for Lorraine Day who also claims to have been cured of breast cancer with alternative treatments but who had traditional treatment also. No the surgery and radiation didn't cure me. It was this herb that I'm selling for 99 bucks a bottle. If your sister has breast cancer then be aware that her window for curative treatment is limited and the time she wastes avoiding traditional treatment is time that the cancer will be spending dividing and spreading. Please do not waste your sister's window of opportunity chasing magic bullets because there are no miracle cures. Yes, surgery and radiation sucks but it does have a proven track record of success in treating and curing cancer. good luck
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the father of Anthroposophic Medicine, was a respected and well-published genius who came of age during the intellectually stimulating era of pre-war Austria. His desire to unite his spiritual epiphanies with his scholarly and innovative approaches to education (Waldorf Schools), the arts, economics, medicine and philosophy birthed a dozen movements throughout the world at the beginning of the twentieth century. , check out this site for detail story http://cancer-symptoms-and-treatments.blogspot.com/
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I agree with quijjibored; most people who make claims for miraculous cancer 'cures' have also had conventional treatment but claim - and believe - that it was an alternative treatment they also took that did the trick. This is apparently the case with Suzanne Summers. Please bear in mind that the word 'alternative' in this context means 'unproven'. If a medicine has been tested and proven to work, it is no longer 'alternative medicine' it is just 'medicine'. Wherever there's cancer there are people eager to part desperate people from their cash in exchange for ineffective and sometimes dangerous treatments. If you are tempted by any particular 'alternative', please do a search on http://www.quackwatch.org for some facts before investing money, hope and (most dangerous of all) time in something that will not work and will delay effective treatment. There is no way that Suzanne Summers or any other breast cancer patient can know that they are 'cancer-free' - breast cancer can recur at any time, even years after diagnosis and treatment. Conventional treatment isn't perfect, far from it, but we know - because it has been rigourously tested and proven in double-blind, peer-reviewed clinical trials - that it saves many lives and prolongs many more. No 'alternative' treatment has been tested and proven in this way. I sympathise with your wish to pursue less traumatic alternatives; when I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2003 I was something of an alternatives enthusiast. Nobody was going to give ME chemotherapy! I researched thoroughly and in the space of a month had changed my mind, realising that alternative treatments were not only ineffective but a multi-million pound industry out to take my money. Summers apparently decided against chemo; I know people who have done this and in every case their cancer was low grade and early stage - having looked into it they decided the benefits of chemo in their particular cases were not worth it. This is the sort of information you do not have about Summers' cancer - its stage and grade, how many lymph nodes affected - factors she will have taken into consideration before declining chemo and that her doctors will have taken into consideration before deciding how strongly to recommend chemo. I had stage 3 grade 3 breast cancer, with 13 lymph nodes involved (that's aggressive, late stage and likely to spread). I had surgery, chemo , radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Over four years after diagnosis I am fit and well, with no sign of cancer at my most recent routine check-up. My best wishes to your sister for her treatment
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I was diagnosed with cancer and my oncologist had said that chemotherapy would be the best chance of survival. Chemotheraphy is very difficult, but it saved my life. I did not waste 1 minute trying to find a way around this, if I did, I may not be alive to tell my story. I would hope that I shed some light on this for you. Good luck for your sister


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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Does plucking your armpit hair increases the chance of getting breast cancer

Does plucking your armpit hair increases the chance of getting breast cancer?
Does plucking your armpit hair increases the chance of getting breast cancer?
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It shouldn't.. Cancer is the over-development and production of cells.. causing tumors and bad stuff like that. Plucking armpit hair won't cause your breasts to get cancer.
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NO WAY
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Not that any one knows of to the best of my knowledge no one has ever checked this thought out. But since it is not caused by hair on or not on the skin and since extra cells in the breast tissue that causes tumors causes cancer. I would say if you want to pluck you pits go for it. But I don't ever want my pits plucked I will shave it thank you. Besides after doing chemo you loose so much hair that is one place I don't have much hair any way. Please understand it is when you get a extra cell that is out of control that is in a area like breast or lung or any part that is when it mutates into the cancer cells. I hope your mom did not tell you that plucking your arm pit hair will cause breast cancer. But you did the right thing by asking others who have had it or are nurses or doctors. Any time you have a health question your best bet is to ask questions about it not reilly on myth or legends ok. You did good by asking. I hope you never get cancer ever.
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This is not currently considered to increase your risk. That doesn't mean it can't cause breast cancer (although I would think it highly unlikely) just that no-one has done a study that shows it does.
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If you are one of those people who get ingrown hairs a lot when you pluck or shave. It would seem that it may be a significant contributor



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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

More women die of lung cancer or heart disease than breast cancer

More women die of lung cancer or heart disease than breast cancer?
So, why do they focus so much in those pink ribbons and breast cancer when the other diseases kill more women? I just think all these cancer awareness is just full of it. The are just looking for cure but not prevention when we know cancer is 5-10% passed in our genes the rest is natural cause. And we know our foods have something to do.
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IDK but I do wish more attention would come to heart disease and lung disease. I am 33 5 ft 9 in tall 135 pounds. Eat healthy and excercise and I had a heart attack at age 29 and I now have COPD and have never smoked a day in my life. I know one of these 2 things will kill mme and it stinks cause I take very good care of myself.
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It isn't the medical community that is focusing on breast cancer . . the breast cancer awareness campaign is fully in the private domain and funded by private organizations . . the breast cancer awareness came about because of Evelyn Lauder who had breast cancer about 30 years ago . . she is the founder of the cosmetic company Estee Lauder. She wanted to engage her company and businesses in bringing about breast cancer awareness using pink ribbons on her products . . which she did back in 1992 . . she openly promoted the idea to other businesses . . and along with the Susan Komen foundation established a strong and popular breast cancer awareness campaign that has grown throughout the years. It was not like this in the beginning . . trust me . .it has grown throughout the years. You have no idea what cancer was like in 1971 or why a 'war was declared' on the disease . . nor do you have any understanding that women were dying because no one wanted to say the word 'breast' out loud . . the early focus was on children with Leukemia and not on women or men with cancer. Most people just died anyway. But the issue of breast cancer, the idea that no one could say 'breast' on television or in public, and the fact that women were dying from the disease silently created a powerful grassroots movement and anger among women's groups. It didn't happen all at once . . it took years. Cancer is an ancient disease. It has nothing to do with food. No one knows what 'causes' one person to get cancer while someone else will not get it. It is rarely hereditary and other factors are considered 'risks' but do not tell the whole story since not everyone exposed to 'risks' ever develops cancer. There are absolutely no societies, groups or cultures in the world in which cancer is not present . . not one . . with over 200 different types of cancer you will find cancer in every single one. If there were such a group than it would be well documented . . and that evidence does not exist . .except in urban legend. The History of Cancer - an ancient disease http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/cid/documents/webcontent/002048-pdf.pdf
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Yes, cancer does has a lot to do with the food we eat. Did you know no cancer will ever form in your body where the enzymes are released from the pancreas into the duodenum (first section of the small intestine). Cancer cannot grow in an enzyme rich environment. Enzymes are present in raw uncooked foods like fruits and vegetables but are killed when exposed to heat. All cancer free societies around the world eat natural unprocessed healthy foods full of enzymes and are not exposed to the toxins we are exposed to. "Researchers found at an average of 91 "industrial compounds, pollutants and chemicals" in the blood and urine of nine volunteers and a total of 167 chemicals in the group. According to the research, conducted by Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York with the Environmental Working Group, "76 cause cancer in humans or animals, 94 are toxic to the brain or nervous system, and 79 cause birth defects or abnormal development." None of the people tested worked with chemicals or lived near an industrial facility." http://www.advancedhealthplan.com/toxicbody.html
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Most lung cancers in women are preventable. NO ONE can protect you from breast cancer.
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Because the data you are looking at is modern. The campaign has been quite effective in reducing the mortality of breast cancer due to screening and early detection. It was once far, far worse. Breast cancer also appears to be mostly genetic in origin. In contrast, most lung cancers are environmental, smoking.
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I think it is because of how treatable breast cancer is caught early. If caught at stage 0 or 1, its almost always curable. And if regular check-ups starting at age 30 are conducted, breast cancer deaths could drop by a huge amount. That being said, you do have a point though. Because we could say the same thing about colon cancer, and a variety of other cancers also. Women have just been very effective at being vocal about breast cancer. Which is a good thing!
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Why not. We know a lot more about what causes lung cancer and heart disease than we do with breast cancer. We have only spent a lot of money on breast cancer for about 10 years we have spent tons of money on heart disease for much longer (keep in mind that we still have a long way to go and money to spend on women's heart disease and treatment as it is not the same as men's). If you are not aware of it you can treat or cure it in time. I just went through prostate cancer surgery. I was lucky as everything and everybody said I didn't have cancer based on the normal procedures but I took it one step further and had a biopsy performed and they found cancer which I had to have surgically removed. A similar thing happened to my mother and the advancements then weren't as far as they are now and she died from it. So what is the cause there are a lot of things that need to be addressed to remove this or make more strides forward to helping women with this terrible disease. I hope this helps and you get yourself involved in solving the issue and not condemning what is being done. good luck



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Friday, August 12, 2011

Can a 10 year old boy get breast cancer

Can a 10 year old boy get breast cancer?
My right nipple hurts a little everyday so is it possible for me to get or have a breast cancer.
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I have never heard of this before. Maybe it is just growing pains or a pulled muscle. If you are worried, see a doctor for tests. If it is cancer, the sooner it is removed, the better you are. But give it a couple of days. Soreness is not the usual way to discover cancer. Usually people who have breast cancer have no idea they have it until they have a test.
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No. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning twice while watching Elvis land a UFO on the Loch Ness monster than you do of being diagnosed with breast cancer as a ten year old male (or female come to that). What you describe is almost certainly normal hormonal development. Talk to one of your parents, or if you feel you can't do that, talk to your school nurse, who will be able to reassure you. Males do get breast cancer, but fewer than 1% of those diagnosed with breast cancer are maleand most men diagnosed with it are over 60. 80% of all people diagnosed with breastcancer are over 50. It's rare in women under 40, fewer than 0.1% of women diagnosed are under 30, and it's almost unheard of in under 25s. So you can see how unlikely it would be for a young boy to have breast cancer
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Yes it is possible, but unlikely



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Monday, August 8, 2011

Do you think there is a conflict of interest between Prostate and Breast Cancer

Do you think there is a conflict of interest between Prostate and Breast Cancer?
It seems like Prostate cancer groups are trying to do the same things like Breast Cancer with fundraisers and marathons. This should not be a competition. professor.. men with Breast Cancer is rare. rowdy... that is just a lie helen... men need to be encouraged to see the doctor than persevering their pride.
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No. All cancer is a tragedy.
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Prostate Cancer FTW!!!
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Good for them- but make sure their experts are on the same wave length. I have heard some of them, the experts, lately telling older men (45+) NOT to have their PSA tested. And men can get breast cancer! It can actually be in the same individual. edit Actually, depending on the year, 1-3% breast cancer is in men- its not that rare. Its just that men don't tell you they have it- they are embarrassed to have the woman's disease. AND yes rowdy that is a lie.
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It seems that you feel that marathons and fundraisers are the sole property of breast cancer groups. That sounds a bit selfish to me. There are a lot of very nice and productive people who, even though they are not female, will be missed when they die of prostate cancer. There is room in this country and world for good-faith efforts to reduce the occurrence of these, and ALL, types of cancer. Please don't try to turn this into a debate.
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Mainstream feminist organizations made it a competition when they actively lobbied Congress to prevent an Office of Men's Health and prevent prostate cancer research from being as well-funded as breast-cancer research. Indeed there are now 10 federal Offices of Women's Health and ZERO Offices of Men's Health. And federal spending on breast cancer is double that of federal spending on prostate cancer. So the successes of mainstream feminism in this area are quite impressive. I am sure that they are proud! Today, astonishingly enough, there is still no even remotely reliable early prostate cancer detection scheme. And mainstream feminists consistently lie about the statistics of prostate cancer when compared to breast cancer (see link of these data by the American Cancer Society). That is why it is a competition, and the competition will grow more intense. http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@epidemiologysurveilance/documents/document/acspc-026216.pdf
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I don't think they are really trying to compete but the truth is that breast cancer has had far more publicity than prostate cancer and therefore people are more aware of it and recognise the need to donate to charities that are searching for a cure. Women's awareness of breast cancer also means that it tends to be detected early and the survival rates are very good. The prostate cancer charities are trying to raise awareness to the same level as for breast cancer. Men are not so willing to go to the doctor with symptoms especially of the more embarassing kind and so many men with prostate cancer get diagnosed late on in the course of the disease and therefore the survival rates aren't very good. There is also the fact that in the long run any money donated to any cancer charity will help all people with cancer.
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Somewhat Prostate awareness groups ARE trying to get more publicity and raise more money by following the steps breast cancer took as every year with fundraisers and marathons, millions of dollars are raised. I agree that in some context that it should not be a competition but prostate cancer affects just as many men as breast cancer affects females. Because of this it doesn't seem fair at all that one of these gets a boat load more publicity and money than the other. At the end of the day lives are at stake. Whether its a competition or not all that matters is the money that is being raised. And the fact that prostate cancer is just as bad as breast cancer, makes it all the reason for their to be more publicity.
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No. They have a right to find a cure for their prostate cancer, just as much as we do. My Father had Breast Cancer, it may be rare, but he wasn't so lucky



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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Is piercing your breast nipples a leading cause to developing breast cancer

Is piercing your breast nipples a leading cause to developing breast cancer?
okay so my lover recently got her nipples pierced i for one totally love it but some rumors have been going saying she has a higher risk for developing breast cancer... is this true? or what other infections should she be worried about? what are the pros and cons of having your breast nipples pierced can anyone help me........
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Breast cancer is from a lot of different risks. Nipple piercings being VERY low on the charts, that is, if you take care of it. It would maybe infect the nipple if not taken care of. Breast CANCER is from a cell going bad and infecting the other cells. So, it is highly unlikely that it will cause cancer.
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Pros: none Cons: infection risk, how the hail do you wear a bra?, trashy Probably no relation to developing cancer unless a carcinogenic metal is used
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NO. There has been zero correlation found between piercings and cancer. Her only real risk is infection (which MAY, though rarely) cause potential complications if she plans to breastfeed. As long as you keep an eye on them healing, you should both be fine. As for "pros"... well, that's a personal thing. Does it look good to you? Does it feel good for her? Otherwise, no real pros.
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I've never heard of nipple piercings being associated with breast cancer. You can search on nipple piercing issues and see what problems people with them typically have...but I don't think cancer should be a concern (from them).
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No, it is not.
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While there is no definitive study linking piercings to cancer, consider this: Cancer is a disease of opportunity. Everyone has cells that are pre-cancerous in nature, but the body's immune system usually takes care of them. When the immune system gets weak, or depressed, it may not be able to take care of these 'pre-cancer' cells as easily and they can turn into cancer. When you get a piercing, you temporarily depress the immune system in that area, as it is not a 'natural' occurrence. You have literally put a hole through the body's main line of defense, the skin. That's one reason why it's so easy to get an infection after a piercing. An infection, even after it is gone, can still leave behind a depressed area of the body where the immune system isn't as strong. Considering this and other factors, nipple piercings can increase the chance of breast cancer slightly. One other thing to consider is the material the nipple rings are made of. If they are from China, there is a good chance there is lead in them, and lead depresses the immune system. Zeba http://www.JigsawADay.com
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no dont worry about it as long as you take care of it chances of that happening are EXTREMELY low
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No scientific documented evidence exists that piercing your breast nipples causes or even places a person 'at risk to develop breast cancer'.
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why would that happen.... having a tight fitting bra would make more sense as it cuts circulation of the lymphs....but keep ur immune system strong, avoid processed food
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Absolutely not. Nipple piercings have no connection to breast cancer risk at all. As long as she is cleaning it properly, she will not develop an infection. Infected piercings are very rare. When most people say their piercing is "infected," it's not. It's just irritated. However, sometimes your body can reject a piercing, meaning it will gradually push it out of the skin. This can happen to any piercing. If her piercing begins to reject, she should take it out immediately to prevent scarring. Once a piercing has started rejecting, it won't stop


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Monday, August 1, 2011

what are the chances of me getting breast cancer

what are the chances of me getting breast cancer?
it runs in my family i guess since my grandma got it. im 15 & latina. i don't know if that matters but what do you think are the possibilities of me getting breast cancer? and what are some things that can prevent it?
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At your age, your risk is zero. As a female, you have a lifetime risk of 1 in 8. Fewer than 10% of breast cancers are due to inherited factors and having a grandmother with breast cancer is not considered to increase your risk.
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At your age your risk is very low If it runs in your family start screening at the age of 45
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breast cancer is caused by a combo of factors. A large one is an excess of estrogen for a prolonged period so being on the pill for a long time and not having a baby or not breast feeding long enough increases the risk greatly. The milk hormone, prolactin counter acts estrogen and prevents the tissue from thickenning and making a place for cancer to grow. Regular nipple stimulation can prevent cancer by increasing the amount of prolactin in your system. The best cure is long term breastfeeding.
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Most cancers are not passed down from parent to child. However there are some cancers that do have a genetic component. Check out this online fact sheet about hereditary cancer here: http://www.nowwhat.org.au/info/factsheets/hereditary-cancer It's got some helpful information



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