I am sure all here have read the opinions of medical professionals who believe that a large percentage of breast cancer is caused by the mammograms looking for breast cancer.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 11:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS> breast lump to Wendy >Subject: RE: CS>breast lump to wendy > >Betsy Coffey wrote: > > >Wendy, are you sure that this lump isnt an infected > >cyst of some kind? I used to get something similar > >when I was breastfeeding (with subsequent mastitis). > >Mastitis is a perisistant thing once you get it. I had > >it once real bad with my first child and also got it > >in the same breast with my other children. After the > >bouts of mastitis, I would sometimes get hard lumps . > >Have you tried applying heat or getting in a hot > >shower and massaging the tissue? Also taking vitamin E > >supplements is very helpful for this condition. Just my two cents worth on the subject here, speaking as a survivor of breast cancer, and also as person who has switched to thermograms from mammograms. The doctor who wrote my thermogram report stated unequivocally that a suspicious spot on a thermogram will need to be followed up for verification of its status by one of the usual methods -- biopsy, mammogram, sonogram, etc. They do a great job of initial screening, and in a non-invasive, non painful and radiation free manner, but they are the first line of defense against cancer, not the single solution. My cancer came late in life, but I had a long history of cysts, most fluid filled which yielded an instant "cure" by needle aspiration, but one which was removed surgically and was benign. That made me optimistic that the suspicious spot found on a routine mammogram would be just another one of the harmless kind. WRONG! Thankfully, relatively "minor" interventions allow me to be talking about it more than nine years later (lumpectomy and radiation, followed by Tamoxifen. No mastectomy and no chemo! I am a collector of alternative means of dealing with cancer from here on out, however.) My concern for you, Wendy, is that breast cancers in younger women often are notoriously more aggressive than those found in most post menopausal patients. I hope you will go and find out for sure that your lump is non-cancerous first, and THEN cast about for supplements, treatments, massage, and other means to deal with it. Your lump probably is non-cancerous -- the great majority of them are, but finding out for sure is certainly a wonderful relief. Good luck, and God bless! Marlys -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
