Fwd: A NEW TYPE OF BREAST CANCER (THIS IS NO JOKE)

[Hazel Steele]

I know this has nothing to do with FELV, but we have to stay healthy for our Babies.

                                                            Hazel

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Subject: FW: Hello my friends:)
 Just so you know, I checked this out on urbanlegends.com and this is

true.

Please Read and Pass It On.


This is very important information on a rare kind of breast cancer

that is

often misdiagnosed. Along my walk so far I've met two women that have

had
it

-- one is no longer with us. Please read this and pass it on to all

the

women in your address book. thank you. In Nov. I lost my sister

(B****
B****

of Troy, Al.) to a rare kind of breast cancer. She developed a rash

on
her

breast similar to that of young mothers who are nursing.


Because her mammogram was clear, the Dr. treated her with antibiotics

for

infections. After 2 rounds and it continued to get worse her Dr. sent

her

for another mammogram and this time showed a mass. A biopsy found a

fast

growing malignancy; chemo was started in order to shrink the growth;

then

mastectomy; then a full round of chemo; then radiation. After about 9

months

of intense treatment she was given a clean bill of health.


One year of living each day to its fullest--then it returned to the

liver

area. She took treatments and decided that she wanted quality of

life,
not

the after effects of chemo. We had 5 great months and she planned

each

detail of the final days. After just a few days of needing morphine,

she

slipped away saying she had done what God had sent her into the world

to
do

and now it was her time to go. I still have tears as I write, but our
message would be -- like the one below-- to be alert to anything that

is
not

normal--and be persistent in getting help as soon as possible.


J****** B***


Ladies, take note:


This is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the

breast,

on the nipple and aureole. It appeared as a rash which later became 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 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 could not be cleared up with all the creams prescribed

by my

doctor and dermatologist for the dermatitis on my eyes just prior to

this

outbreak. 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 aureola can be breast cancer.

What are the symptoms? Mine started out as a single red pimple on the
aureola. 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 infection, 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 mine did not itch or burn much, and had no oozing

I
was

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 aureola

area

with a whitish thick area in the center of the nipple).


3. Usually only one nipple is affected.


How is it diagnosed? Your doctor will do a physical exam and should

suggest

having 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 treatments. 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 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
importance enough to ne announced on her show last year. This is sad

as

women are not aware of Paget's disease. If by passing this around on

the

e-mail, we can make others aware of it, and its potential danger we

are

helping women everywhere.


Please, if you can, take a moment to cut and paste this information

into
an

e-mail and share it with a friend. It only takes a moment yet the

results

could save a life.



Have a nice day:-)

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