Comments on: Prophylactic Mastectomy and Inherited Breast Cancer

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 04 May 2009 19:06:50 +0000

“The surveillance may be an inconvenience and a source of stress for women who do not have prophylactic mastectomy, but it would seem to be no more stressful or time-consuming than the follow-up care needed after having the mastectomy.”

Most of us who have inherited one of the genes has watched someone close die painful death. Spend a weekend waiting for results of an MRI– for me, the less stressful option was mastectomy. instead of waiting for the bomb to go off, I diffused it.

By: Ted Burrett

Ted Burrett — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:44:10 +0000

My friend on Orkut shared this link and I’m not dissapointed at all that I came here.

By: Carol

Carol — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:01:58 +0000

According to the National Cancer Institute, the lifetime risk of getting breast cancer for a woman with a mutation in the BRCA gene is 36% to 85%.
The surveillance may be an inconvenience and a source of stress for women who do not have prophylactic mastectomy, but it would seem to be no more stressful or time-consuming than the follow-up care needed after having the mastectomy. It should be kept in mind also when considering prophylactic mastectomy and reconstruction that most implants need replacing periodically.
Breast cancer risk and recurrence can be reduced with a healthy lifestyle (www.ReduceBreastCancerRisk.com). Regular physical activity can reduce breast cancer risk by around 30%. A prophylactic mastectomy reduces risk by around 90%.

By: kelly

kelly — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:20:46 +0000

Hi everyone! I am doing my thesis on the lived experience of a prophylactic mastectomy and have been reading through different stories from different websites. I feel everyone is so amazing and so strong. If anyone would be interested in participating, I need 4 women to interview (depending on human subjects approval) about their experience. I can be reached at the above email address. Thank you, Kelly

By: katbur

katbur — Tue, 06 May 2008 00:52:36 +0000

straycat I started to read blog that there are cancer informations.This blog makes me understand
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Thanks for the feedback straycat. It’s nice to know someone is reading.

By: straycat

straycat — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:31:15 +0000

I started to read blog that there are cancer informations.This blog makes me understand
or at least I know the little bit about them.Thanks for your good posts.