Tuesday, October 28, 2008

if your wife had breast cancer and the removed one breast would you still be with them

if your wife had breast cancer and the removed one breast would you still be with them?
i was 26 yrs old when they removed my breast because of cancer. my husband stood by my side and loves me with only one breast. Do you think you could ever fall in love with someone that lost a breast? Reconstruction is not an option because my cancer is to high risk.
Polls & Surveys - 24 Answers
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im not a lesbian
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If I was a male I would. Same with testicles.
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aww =[
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yes
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im straight. but thats what you call a true love ;) hope your breast cancer will be okaay .
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Good for your husband. I think if you really love someone, you should be by their side no matter what.
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im not a lesbian but yes i would its not all about the outside.
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Im a woman, but the man must be a real a**hole to leave over something like that.
9 :
so sorry to hear about having breast cancer. Sounds like things are going well though. I say if the spouse truley loves you, there is no question. If they were to leave you because you only had one breast...then that person never really loved you
10 :
Yes of course,I fell in love with her not her breast.
11 :
YES! Of course. That would be sooooooooo fcked up if someone left their wife over a breast. You should love your wife for WHO she is NOT what she has.
12 :
Hey! Of course I could but im a girl so........ yeah not seeing that in my future.lol But you found a good guy just make sure you stick by him like he stuck by you.... God bless!!!!
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yes. if i was married we were in the same situation, i'd still love her and stand by her. i'd hope she would do the same for me if i got sick or something.
14 :
Obviously, I can't answer your question, but just to comment. You've got a great husband. He realizes that you are not your breasts.
15 :
I couldn't fall for a girl with only one breast but if it happened to my wife, yes of course I would stand by her...
16 :
that b*** better still be with me
17 :
Absolutely! I mean, I am a woman but if my boyfriend or husband had cancer and they had to remove his testicles or something I would stand by his side. I guess it really depends on how stable the relationship is before the cancer. Also, you are a very lucky woman to have such a good man by your side! :)
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I think yes, if a man couldn't still love you than he definitley has his own issues.
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of course I would stay with that person, if I loved them. You are more than a breast and you wouldn't consider leaving if he had a testicle removed now would you. When we grow up, we are supposed to see the entire person, not just the wrapping.
20 :
Yes. any marriage based on looks isn't a real marriage.
21 :
absolutely, yes!
22 :
It will be sad if they say no.
23 :
My foster mom had breast cancer, luckily they caught it in the beginning stage, but she had to have 3 surgerys to remove it plus the reconstructive surgery. She had chemo and radiation of course and she started having even more dramatic mood swings, hair loss, etc.. Her husband of (at the time) 33 or 34 years was right by her side every sick day, along with all of her foster children and real children and family. It was a long 3 years of struggle but we never gave up and knew she was too stubborn to die from this. She is now cancer free. But even without the reconstructive surgery we all still would have been by her side every step of the way. Her husband would be there every second that he could. He is a great man and my foster dad! ;) So absolutely yes, and if someone says they would leave.. well your just selfish and messed up!
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Oh hell yes i would stay with my wife. Nothing would tear me away from my wife (if i was married). Yes i think i would cause things like that don't matter to me

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Inspirational quotes for a girl with breast cancer

Inspirational quotes for a girl with breast cancer?
A very good friend of mine is suffering from a very rare form of breast cancer. I am making a scrapbook for her that I would like to fill with inspirational quotes about surviving, perserverence, and living life to the fullest. Please share your favorite quote so I might add it to the scrapbook. Thank you very much, and I know it would mean worlds to this girl.
Cancer - 8 Answers
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Every day gives life to a new beginning.
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But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
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Don't worry, for thou shalt have expired by then.
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I am just finishing up treatment, when I first found out I was having a real hard time and these are a few quotes that helped allot. I will be praying for your friend, believe she is going to be okay, the mind is an unbelievably strong tool. Live strong is exactly I guess what it says. Itâ€™s one thing to live, but itâ€™s another thing to live strong, to attack the day and attack your life with a whole new attitude. This was a gift for me. I guess before the illness I just lived. Now, after the illness, I live strong. Iâ€™m Lance Armstrong, and Iâ€™m a seven-year cancer survivor. If children have the ability to ignore all odds and percentages, then maybe we can all learn from them. When you think about it, what other choice is there but to hope? We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up, or fight like hell. ~Lance Armstrong These two are my favorites: The block of granite which was an obstacle in the pathway of the weak, became a stepping-stone in the pathway of the strong. ~Thomas Carlyle I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me! ~Dr. Seuss
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"The body knows how to heal itself, all you need to do is assist it" Dr Richard SHulze "Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve." "The greatest pollution problem we face today is negativity. Eliminate the negative attitude and believe you can do anything. Replace 'if I can, I hope, maybe' with 'I can, I will, I must." Mary Kay Ash "Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others." "We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it." "If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart." Budda Best of health to you and your friend
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Look at the people who died without any notice from Allah but who is going to God almighty and knows in advance are lucky ones as they can do lots of good deeds to please Him so my dear be happy and kind to the ones to whom you are most dearer this world is the practical lab and our examination is going on real life is after death in the heaven if we clear the examination .Every one will go there one day or another and waiting for the invitation from God
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in my chuch we believe in what the bible say', jesus said ,everything belong to me inclue her, you and i. he also said ,by my stripe we are healed, i am praying for her.i lost my son about 3 years ago , jesus let him live for two weeks before he took him home, but he let him live long enought to repent, before he took him home; and with the incourgeing word;s that you give her , her life will be full , i pray that she have repented , to jesus and ask him to forgive her for her sin
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These four words are huge in the 'breast cancer community' Hope Faith Strength Courage

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Monday, October 20, 2008

Is any one out there a young survivor of breast cancer

Is any one out there a young survivor of breast cancer?
My best friend just found out she has breast cancer, she is 23 and i am trying to find somone that she could connect with, that she could ask questions and email. she has a young son and had lots of worries. we never thought breast cancer would be a worry at this age she starts cemo this monday july 13th , 2009. if any one knows anyone please lets me know. i can giver her your email. Thanks
Cancer - 2 Answers
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Your friend is extraordinarily young to have breast cancer, so may find it hard to find others in the same position. I suggest she tries the forums on these two websites - both have a forum for younger women: http://www.breastcancer.org http://www.breastcancercare.org.uk Both sites have a lot of useful information too, especially the first one
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She can try connecting with Young Survival Coalition which supports young people with breast cancer. Young women indeed get breast cancer: http://www.youngsurvival.org/ She might also wish to connect with other young adult cancer patients . . the younger patients tend to get gather together by age rather than by cancer types. Planet Cancer http://www.planetcancer.org/html/index.php I'm too young for this http://i2y.com/ Young adults with cancer http://www.vitaloptions.org/yawc.htm Lance Armstrong Foundation (focus on young adults with cancer) http://www.livestrong.org/site/c.khLXK1PxHmF/b.2660611/k.BCED/Home.htm Good luck to your friend

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Thursday, October 16, 2008

How can i get sponsors?.... to gain money for breast cancer

How can i get sponsors?.... to gain money for breast cancer?
I have this great idea about running for prom Princess and having a sponsor donate a certain amount of money to breast cancer for every vote i get. I think this is a great idea because there is a teacher at my school who is currently going through breast Cancer and by doing this i can help and bring together the school, not only to help her but others also. so my question is how do i get sponsors? what sponsors are willing to commit to my plan? how do i approach the sponsors? and Where or who do i give the money to?
Community Service - 1 Answers
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go to your mall and visit each store and see if they are willing to donate

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Sunday, October 12, 2008

What are my chances of getting breast cancer

What are my chances of getting breast cancer?
Right now I'm 15. When I was 10 my mom got breast cancer, she died from it when I was 12. She was 43 when she passed away. This is just always on my mind... =/
Cancer - 2 Answers
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It must be hard not to think about it when it was your mom, and it was so recent. For most women in the US, the chances of getting breast cancer in their lifetime are about 1 in 8. Some women have a gene that is known to be strongly related to breast cancer. Most typically, someone with this gene would have multiple female relatives who got breast cancer at a young age (younger than 50). There is a test they can perform, but they will not likely do that test on a 15-year-old, reason being that it is almost unheard of for someone so young to get breast cancer. When you are older, they may recommend that you get the test for the gene.
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I'm sorry you lost your mother so young. Breast cancer isn't often hereditary - only 5 - 10% of all cases are. Where it's hereditary, it's due to a rare inherited faulty gene. If your mother's cancer was due to one of these genes, then you will have had a 50% chance of having inherited the gene from her. If you had inherited it, it wouldn't mean you would definitely get breast cancer; if you hadn't inherited it, your risk of breast cancer wouldn't be increased. If your mother has been the only one in your family to have had breast cancer, it's unlikely to have been hereditary. Your mother was very young for breast cancer; only 20% of all those diagnosed are under 50; only 5% are under 40, fewer than 0.1% are under 30 and it's almost unheard of in under 20s. Even in those rare families where breast cancer is hereditary, the chances of someone your age developing it are just about zero. Is there someone you can talk to about this; your father or an aunt perhaps

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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

If a woman has larger breasts, does that increase her chance for breast cancer

If a woman has larger breasts, does that increase her chance for breast cancer?
And in the opposite sense of the question, does a female with smaller breasts have less of a probabalistic statistic to develop cancer of the breasts?
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Yes- the more breast tissue a woman has, the more area cancer has to develop.
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size doesn't matter when it comes to breast cancer. the chances are not dependent on the size of the breast. genetics, age, where you live, diet, activity, those are things that increase and/or decrease the chances of any type of cancer.
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It's a fact
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A number of studies have been done looking into breast size as a risk for breast cancer. Most studies show no link between breast size and cancer. However, one study did show that women who were lean with bigger breasts were more likely to develop breast cancer after menopause. If you want to know what they considered "lean" and "big" - a chest of less than 34 inches with a cup size of B or bigger. So if you're a 32 C before giving birth then there might be an increased risk once you're past menopause, but more studies need to be done

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Saturday, October 4, 2008

why doesnt the media give nearly as much attention to other types of cancer as it does to breast cancer

why doesnt the media give nearly as much attention to other types of cancer as it does to breast cancer?
as someone who suffers from cancer, i can say im sick of all the attention towards just breast cancer alone. the donations are unbalanced...why can't we have a "general cancer fund" instead of garnering so much support and resource for only one type of cancer?
Cancer - 7 Answers
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Because boobs kick a**.
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You know I asked this same question months back, since my sister died from colon cancer. I didn't get that many good answers and hope that you get better ones than I did. I totally agree with you, it should be a mutual fund raiser and distributed equally to each organization. Cancer is awful no matter what type you have. I wish you well and hope that your able to over come yours.
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yeah it's not fair. They do focus a little more on leukemia too but mostly in children. I guess it's just because breast cancer is more common but that shouldn't stop other cancer groups from getting donations too!
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I agree that awareness needs to be raised about other cancers, and while I hate 'competitive illness' I can see why there is resentment about an imbalance in awareness raising and fund raising. But the reason breast cancer has a consistently higher profile than other cancers is simple - sheer hard work. People who campaign around illnesses are usually concerned with the illness that's affected them or their family. I know a couple who have a child with a very rare and life-threatening condition (not a cancer). Much of their time is now taken up with campaigning around this condition - fundraising and agitating for more funding for research, more education, more awareness etc. Individuals don't have unlimited time, and choose their campaigns. Similarly, breast cancer awareness campaigns and Breast Cancer Awareness Month were started by ordinary women, most of them with breast cancer or who had lost family members to breast cancer, to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation and hard work by women made it grow into something nationally, then internationally, recognised (and then big business cashed in). There are other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc; but no cancer campaign has had the sheer hard work put into it that breast cancer awareness has. There are many fundraising events for other types of cancer, and the imbalance is sometimes not as great as your question suggests. For example, Cancer Research UK, the largest cancer charity in Britain, does not hold a national event specifically for breast cancer - they do hold the annual Race for Life which is exclusively for women - but this is to fundraise for cancer in general, not a specific cancer. They do, however, host a national series of runs for men only to raise funds and awareness for bowel cancer. Any group of people can start an awareness campaign for any illness - but if they want it to be as successful as the breast cancer campaigning, they'll have to be prepared to be as dedicated and work as hard. As someone in remission from breast cancer, I'm not actually a supporter of BC Awareness month and all the pink crap that goes along with it. I lean more towards the Think Before You Pink and Pink Stinks! campaigns, which were started by women with breast cancer too. http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/?page_id=13 But it does sometimes annoy me a little when people complain about the attention breast cancer receives in comparison to other cancers. The reason is hard slog by breast cance campaigners, and the solution is not less attention for breast cancer, but more attention for other cancers.
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I agree with you. The Komen foundation is very, very well organized and spends about a quarter-billion dollars a year funding cancer research specifically for breast cancer. This represents probably around one-half of one percent of all cancer funding. The remaining 99.5% of cancer funding comes from national governments, especially the US government, and the pharmaceutical sector. Though it is a small portion of overall funding it is a very impressive sum for a grass-roots organization and it has most certainly raised breast cancer awareness. I don't think any of us have ever seen anything like the Komen. I wish there were some way to raise awareness without turning every teenage girl into a breast cancer hypochondriac, and I wish the formidable resources and organization of the Komen would branch out and focus on other cancers as well. In truth, many of the treatments developed to fight cancer will work on several different types, including breast cancer. Breast cancer remains a big problem in the world, but so do colon, lung, and ovarian, and prostate cancers. If you are unlucky enough to develop a cancer that is rare and not well studied there are few options for you. The big money, almost all the money, is going into the Top 5 cancers, including breast cancer.
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Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer, and by targeting breast cancer, they may be able to cure that one, then concentrate on the others. It's like a "sprinkle-spray" method--they can either pour all their efforts into one of the most common types and try to cure it or sprinkle the funds all over when the money wouldn't be enough to support any one program. I wish there was enough money to go around. I have stage 3 colon cancer, but it's not trendy to wear a brown ribbon.
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I agree with you, but you have to understand. It wasn't always like this. Breast cancer used to be ignored. Think back to the emphasis that used to be put on "The Jerry Lewis" marathon for muscular dystrophy. I loved the way money poured into that. I wish there could be an equal amount of money for all org. but someone got fed up after loosing to many family members and decided on her own to bring awareness to women every where. It was through her very difficult work, tirelessly going from door to door, campaigning, until she and a lot of other women were heard. I believe that was for Susan G. Komen started by her sister when Susan died of breast cancer. Anybody can do this. If you want a specific cancer to be addressed and have funds donated to scientific research, then you be that one person to get the ball rolling. For breast cancer it took on courageous woman, so you be another courageous person. Stand up for your rights. Let your voice be heard that you want more funding to go to other cancer researches. If you don't want to do that, then you can't complain about it. This is how Danny Thomas started the St Jude Hospital for children. Yes, he had the money to build this hospital, but it took money to maintain it and he had to advertise and beg for money to keep this wonderful hospital open. Now his daughter, Marlo has taken over since Danny died. It doesn't matter how much money or fame you have, it's always going to take hard work and strong effort to something going. Maybe you're that person. I hope so. We need more kinds of cancer research and we need it now. God bless always

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Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Why is everything breast cancer awareness

Why is everything breast cancer awareness?
I just noticed that everything somehow squeezes in breast cancer awareness. they even have pink cows on farmville on facebook. why all of a sudden?? I think it's great that people are finally seeing the message, but I'm just curious as to why now.
Cancer - 6 Answers
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Because, if you havent noticed, there is always a disease of the year kind of thing, sort of like a high school fad. A while ago it was lung cancer, now no body talks about it or has any awareness programs. Heart disease and arthrities are much more common than breast cancer, yet breast cancer is focused on like a laser beam. I don't know why or how they choose what disease focus on, potentially started out by a famous person suffering from the disease.
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It's all about money. The pharmaceutical industry is nothing more than a big monopoly that profits off of you being sick, that is all. Just think of all the money they rake in from "research", "awareness", and "prescription drugs". Then think of how much they would make if they were to introduce cures, they would make next to nothing. Please do your own research.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
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Other cancers are just as important but barely ever spoken of
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Originally the Estee Lauder company started the 'Pink' campaign 25 years ago. They wanted to help cancer patients, and have done a tremendous amount for us ever since. However, sadly other companies have realised that this is a massive field, and have jumped on the bandwagon, so that survivors like myself are sick and fed up with the pink tat that is around about now. What is even worse, here in Britain, is the cancer charities that follow the herd, and sell pink rubbish on their websites - one wonders how much of the amount raised actually goes to cancer patients. If you go to www.after-cancer.com/cancer-in-the-news I have a big rant on there! Please don't stop giving to cancer charities, but make sure you give where your donation will do the best - which is often for a small local cancer charity. And I don't want any fluffy pink teddy bears - I want mediclaly-proven skin creams that will sooth my 'druggie' skin caused by the cancer drugs. Verite R
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Well, currently it's Breast Cancer Awareness month, which is why breast cancer is high profile 'all of a sudden'. But yes, breast cancer is generally much higher profile than other types of cancer., and the reason is simple - sheer hard work. People who campaign around illnesses are usually concerned with the illness that's affected them or their family. I know a couple who have a child with a very rare and life-threatening condition (not a cancer). Much of their time is now taken up with campaigning around this condition - fundraising and agitating for more funding for research, more education, more awareness etc. Individuals don't have unlimited time, and choose their campaigns. Similarly, breast cancer awareness campaigns and Breast Cancer Awareness Month were started by ordinary women, most of them with breast cancer or who had lost family members to breast cancer, to raise awareness so that people knew the symptoms, examined themselves regularly, attended their routine mammograms etc. Enthusiastic participation and hard work by women made it grow into something nationally, then internationally, recognised (and then big business cashed in). There are other cancer awareness months, ribbons etc; here's a list: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/MED/content/MED_1_Cancer_Calendar.asp - but no cancer campaign has had the sheer hard work put into it that breast cancer awareness has. Any group of people can start an awareness campaign for any illness - but if they want it to be as successful as the breast cancer campaigning, they'll have to be prepared to be as dedicated and work as hard. As someone in remission from breast cancer, I'm not actually a supporter of BC Awareness month and all the pink crap that goes along with it. I lean more towards the Think Before You Pink and Pink Stinks! campaigns, which were started by women with breast cancer too. http://thinkbeforeyoupink.org/?page_id=13

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