Breast Cancer

- Chosen by Voters Many early breast cancers are found in the shower, but most lumps when evaluated turn out to be benign. At age 48, you should be evaluated by your primary care physician as soon as convenient. There is not a huge rush. Anytime in the next few weeks should be OK. People think that breast cancers just jump up in days. Most have been developing for years before the lump is found. The bruise is not a sign of breast cancer – but the new lump "could" be. Do not ignore this for six months as so many women do. Source(s): MD medical oncologist – cancer specialist doctorOne of every six patient I saw over 20 years had breast cancers.Dozens of them told me they had found the initial lump in the shower.That does NOT mean you have breast cancer. It means you should be checked. 2 years ago 100% 1 Vote 3 people rated this as good

- Chosen by Voters You have same possibility of getting or not getting breast cancer as any girl of your age. Source(s): WW 7 months ago 75% 3 Votes 1 person rated this as good

- Chosen by Voters There has been a hoax email circulating for some time making this false claim. There have been several questions about this recently, so I assume the email is doing the rounds again.No, it is not true.There are in fact a number of myths circulating about plastic water bottles causing cancer.These links give the facts behind these rumours/hoaxes about plastic water bottles and cancer:http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/medical…http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pet…http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-cance…http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/coo… 4 years ago 67% 2 Votes

Baba, you don't have breast cancer. I'm sorry I didn't answer your email; for some reason I couldn't access my email account for a few days.But here's my reply:The chances of breast cancer at 17 are so close to zero that it makes almost no difference. Really, if a 17 year old had breast cancer her case would be written up in medical journals the world over; it would be of HUGE interest to the medical profession.Breast cancer is almost unheard of in under 25s(let alone teens); fewer than 0.1% of all those diagnosed with it are under 30, only 5% are under 40 and most (80%) are over 50. The average age at diagnosis is a little over 60.When I was first diagnosed, I was allocated to the breast care nurse whose special interest was 'breast cancer in younger women'; I was 50 years old.You're worried about a lump – you've asked a couple of other questions about it.Most breast lumps, even in women over 50, aren't breast cancer. Over 80% of breast lumps considered suspicious enough to be biopsied turn out to be benign.Breasts are pretty lumpy things anyway; and if you feel them with your fingers rather than the flat of your hand, you'll almost always find lumps.If you're still at school, talk to your school nurse; she will be used to girls having worries like this and will be able to reassure you that you don't have breast cancer.Or if you're still concerned, see your doctor for reassurance.In answer to your question, breast cancer develops over a long time – years, not months; by the time a lump can be found, it has been developing for some years. 2 years ago 1 person rated this as good thank you.xx

There’s two key points that make a successful drive. The extremely initial element of golf drive is to master in driving distance. The second key element to improve your drive is accuracy.

Here are seven crucial ways for dring the golf ball more accurately and farther down the fairway.

Tip one: Let the driver work for you. The golf clubs are designed in such a strategy to make you hit the ball with precision and force. Taking the benefit of it actually makes sense. In general, the beginners believe that they require to drive the ball faster and farther by hitting the ball as difficult as doable. An essential tip to beginners is not to concern concerning the power of your swing. Always hit the ball with a nice even stroke by focusing to hit the ball at its center. This makes your body to have a more natural swing, which inturn enable your driver to do its factor much more perfectly.

Tip two: Visualize the swing. Execute the shot by visualizing the ball heading straight as an arrow down the course. You are able to make this only soon after a couple of practice swings. Always concentrate on feeling a smooth and steady swing. Prior to you really strike the ball, play the shot within your brain 1st. So that it’s going to truly gives you a good deal of confidence.

Tip three: Shorten your backswing. Instead of going for a large hit, shorten your back swing and you’ll genuinely get much more better outcomes. A three-quarter length of back swing is very good rule of measure; turning your body and bending your wrists naturally. Many of the golfers ends up with much more missed shots just by taking the back swing too far. So you ought to never take the back swing too far as a way to beat your opponents.

Tip four: Often maintain your swing on the ground. Generally a lot of golfers make a mistake by not correctly positioning their anchor foot. The anchor foot will the correct foot for right handed golfers and also the anchor foot will likely be the left foot for the left handed golfers. You’ll want to be sure that you do not lift that foot too early although driving the ball. By keeping this foot down longer, it allows you to put more power to flow by way of your swing and it also keeps your body behind the ball. Next time you watch the pro’s you like may Tiger Woods or any other you like. Observe them that how lengthy they preserve their anchor foot on the ground.

Tip 5: Don’t forget about your arms. Generally most of the times, the emphasis is placed on your feet position or on your trunk stability. You’ll want to forget the role of the arms play inside your swing. Attempt this to increase consistency inside your swing. Before you go for a forward swing, go for a back swing of the club as you commonly would. Don’t stop there although. You need to take back swing and then swing the club forward again. Before you take rest, repeat this back and forth motion upto 10 instances. You will consistently boost your accuracy by practicing this physical exercise as many instances as possible.

Tip six: If you swing your club use a shirt on the club to handle it. This is a very old trick, which several proffessional golfing coaches teach you. A tiny tip is the fact that you can slow down your swing by hanging a shirt on your club. The cause for slicing or hooking the ball is probably by swinging the driver too quickly. Try to swing the club commonly with a natural motion. After only a couple of weeks, you ought to observe a whole lot distinction inside the distance you hit, in case you combine this tip with tip number one.

Tip seven: Lower your swing gradually. Gradually lowering your swing will support you improve the distance of the swing, but constantly trying to hit the golf ball the same way you swing the baseball doesn’t function. Commence practicing some slow baseball kind swings together with your club. You should swing the club above your waist level as just like you hit a base ball. You need to improve the force of the swing gradually as in case you are trying to hit the baseball into the outer center field. Now slowly lower the height of the swing till the head of the club is just touching the ground. Practice this tip as a lot of occasions as doable till you master it. The you will be driving the ball more distance in no time than your buddies drive.

And remember and never forget the most important thing about these golfing guidelines. Practice far more and a lot more. If you do not practice, none of them will function. Playing golf gives you a great enjoyable and it also offers exercise to your body. Enjoy hitting that little white ball farther and far more accurately on your subsequent trip towards the golf course.

any LUMP that is found should be checked by a doctor.. they can do ultrasounds and mammogramsThe sooner the better…Good luck and please see a doctor ASAP 5 years ago 1 person rated this as good I wish I could give all of you 10 points. Thank you all very much.

It is the same as this recipe, but in a wine glass, without the hearts, and add extra cool whip:http://kraftfoods.com/main.aspx?s=recipe… 4 years ago 2 people rated this as good I've actually scene this recipe and it never occured to me to just change the ratio (cupid's cups are half jello, half jello/whip; wine glass recipe is mostly jello) to fit the recipe for the wine glasses and omit both the candy hearts on top and the chocalate heart on the cup. Thanks so much!

lol!!! You make a valid point here. From a holistic point of view, why give attention to something negative? However, breast cancer survivors look at it as a victory over something bad and devastating, kinda like celebrating that fact that they looked DEATH in the face, challenged DEATH, and WON!!!! That is truly something to celebrate as long as you learn the lesson associated with it (from a spiritual point of view). 4 years ago 1 person rated this as good Excellent answer.

my wife did..she signed up and then switch to a weight watchers group.. 1 year ago 1 person rated this as good Thank you.

All cancer deserves equal funding. It is an absolute horror no matter what age, stage or grade or type of cancer you have. A horror. I cannot in good conscience try to pick out one cancer that should receive more attention and more funding than another, including breast cancer. I am glad that they have the support and organization to lead the fight against their cancer. On the other hand, I have a child with a rare cancer. There is always a sinking feeling in my gut because children and young people with his disease are dying. Pretty much all of them . . and it is a rotten, rotten cancer that robs these young people of life. Their bellies fill up with multiple huge tumors that become so heavy they can no longer stand up. I cannot even convey how misearable this disease is. It is so difficult when the little ones, the five to ten year old children have this cancer. I know that there are other diseases out there that deserve funding and research, but my heart aches for the young people suffering from abdominal sarcoma. There are no pink ribbons for them. There are no advocates for them. They are invisible in our society. They die slowly and painfully and out of the way so that no one notices. And, it's nobody's fault.But, back to the question, the reason for the disparity is simply . . large numbers of people, survivors, and a good solid organization dedicated to education and advocating for funds to stop breast cancer. Rare cancers do not have the organization because they don't have the numbers of people needed for a campaign and truthfully, few survivors are left to advocate for their disease. And, although the medical community is intrigued by this rare cancer, currently funding is limited for cancers that could save so few people, and there is no active research taking place. People with rare cancer at the moment . . are expendable. They are the part of the statistics rattled off casually.But what can you do? There is little we can do about it. So, we just do the best that we can and always stay focused and hopeful. And, yeah, we support research for all cancer.Maybe someday I'll have the energy to do more. But, for now, I do what I can by doing research and have created a patient database searching for treatments that may benefit them all. Source(s): Experience. Teen son diagnosed with stage IV rare abdominal sarcoma. 5 years ago 1 person rated this as good I wish you and your son the very best!