Women Who Rock with Success

WOM EN WHO ROCK WITH SUCCESS

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WOM EN HEART FELT STORIES 1

FALL PUM PKIN RECIPES

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DEN ISE KLIN TER D en i se K l i n ter ? D en i se i s a 55 y ear ol d br east can cer su r v i vor f r om th e H ar t l an d , W I ar ea. A f ter bei n g d i agn osed w i t h br east can cer , D en i se d i d n ot w an t to d o ch em oth er ap y, so sh e w as gi ven th e al ter n ati ve op ti on of p ar ti ci p ati n g i n a cl i n i cal tr i al w h i ch i n volved tar get ed th er ap y. Sh e agr eed to p ar ti ci p ate, an d th e tr i al i n volved tw o p ar ts: tr eatm en t (H er cep ti n an d Per jeta) an d r econ str u cti on (th e u n i l at er al m astectom y an d th e D I EP Fl ap r econ str u cti on ). A s a r esu l t, th er e i s n o ev i d en ce of th e d i sease i n D en i se

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M OLLIE DIGGS - M ol l i e D i ggs ? M ol l i e i s a f i ve- t i m e br east can cer su r v i vor , an d a m ot h er of th r ee th at cu r r en t ly r esi d es i n th e N ew O r l ean s ar ea. Sh e i s 64 y ear s ol d an d w as f i r st d i agn osed w i t h br east can cer i n 20 0 1. A f t er goi n g th r ou gh a l u m p ect om y, r ad i at i on f or 10 w eek s an d bei n g p l aced on t h e Tam ox i f en , M ol l i e ex p er i en ced f i ve ad d i ti on al r ecu r r en ces of br east can cer (20 0 5, 20 0 7, 20 0 9, 20 13, 20 15). A s of tod ay, sh e i s st i l l i n r em i ssi on an d con t i n u i n g tr eat m en t on K ad y l a (D r u g ap p r oved

by FD A i n 20 13 f or H ER2+)

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Execut ive Chef & Ow ner Alex Gat es "T he realization that life can potentially be very short is at the forefront of my life now. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in July 2015, going through treatment and coming out on the other side still intact, it gave me the strength to pursue my dreams and truly appreciate those that gave me courage throughout the entire process.

For me, my cancer diagnosis was not a death sentence, but a new chance at life.

No one ever expects a cancer diagnosis, but it is very prevalent. T hankfully, today there are great doctors, treatments and support.

Light- heartedness, kindness and constant appreciation drives me to create a loving environment in every aspect of my life; for me, that's where people can enjoy a meal. I love feeding people ? especially my husband and daughter ? and enjoy working with them along my side.

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KIM BI A ?K n ow i n g th at I d i d n ot n eed to h ave r ad i ati on ever y si n gl e d ay an d th at I cou l d h ave I O RT w i t h th e X of t Sy stem i n m i n u tes al l ow ed m e to con ti n u e to l i ve m y l i f e, go to w or k , tr avel an d go d an ci n g w i t h m y h u sban d . I d i d n ot h ave to th i n k abou t m y can cer an y m or e or w or k i t i n to m y d ai ly r ou t i n e.? ? Kimbi A., IORT Patient treated with the Xoft System

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JACKIE L. "I w as ver y exci ted abou t I O RT w i t h th e X of t Sy stem becau se I d i d n 't w an t to go th r ou gh w eek s of r ad i ati on i f I d i d n 't h ave to. A f ter I h ad th e tr eatm en t, I w as ju st so th r i l l ed , an d I 'm d oi n g gr eat. I t r eal ly d oes save y ou f r om al l th e tr i p s an d th e f ati gu e an d som e of th e si d e ef f ects of r ad i ati on ."

? Jack i e L ., I O RT Pat i en t tr eated w i t h th e X of t Sy stem

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DIAN E F. ?I O RT w i t h th e X of t Sy stem al l ow ed m e to r etu r n to m y aer obi cs cl ass af ter su r ger y i n ju st tw o w eek s. I t m ean s ever y th i n g to m e to be abl e to stay acti ve an d I w ou l d r ecom m en d th i s to an y on e.? ? D i an e F., I O RT Pat i en t tr eated w i t h th e X of t Sy stem

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Dian a Raab, Ph D, M or e t h an a m i l l i on w om en ar e d i agn osed w i th br east can cer ever y y ear , w or l d w i d e.

Each of t h ose w om en m u st f i n d a w ay to h eal f r om t h e p h y si cal an d em ot i on al scar s th at br east can cer br i n gs. For m e, w r i t i n g abou t m y th ou gh t s, f eel i n gs, an d ex p er i en ces w as key t o r egai n i n g m y sen se of em ot i on al h eal t h .

Fr om N or m al L i f e to A bn or m al M am m ogr am I n ever t h ou gh t I ?d be a p ar t of th ose br east can cer st at i st i cs. I n 20 0 1, at age 47, I w as r ai si n g t h r ee ch i l d r en , h ad ju st cel ebr ated m y 25th w ed d i n g an n i ver sar y, an d w as l ead i n g a f ai r ly su ccessf u l l i t er ar y l i f e, w h en m y an n u al m am m ogr am cam e back ?abn or m al .?

A f ter a f ew m or e m am m ogr am s, u l tr asou n d s, M RI s, con su l t at i on s, an d tear s, m y d i agn osi s w as D CI S (d u ct al car ci n om a i n si tu), w h i ch , i f f ou n d ear ly en ou gh , h as an excel l en t p r ogn osi s.

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Af t er Tr eat m en t : Th e Sam e Per son , Bu t Dif f er en t I op ted to h ave a m ast ectom y an d r econ st r u cti on . T h e su r ger y an d i m m ed i ate r ecover y w as u n even tf u l ; h ow ever , i n th e d ay s p r i or to m y p ost - op er ati ve v i si ts, I star ted h av i n g u n con tr ol l abl e p an i c attack s r el at ed t o th e p ossi bi l i t y of m y can cer r ecu r r i n g. I k n ew th er e w as a ch an ce th e can cer m i gh t r ecu r i n t h e oth er br east at a l ater d ate.

I tr i ed to r em ai n p osi ti ve an d of t en th ou gh t of th e ol d ad age, ?Gr an t m e th e ser en i t y to accep t th e t h i n gs I can ?t ch an ge, t h e cou r age to ch an ge th e th i n gs I can , an d th e w i sd om to k n ow th e d i f f er en ce.?

O n e of th e p h y si cal d r aw back s of h av i n g br east can cer su r ger y i s ex p er i en ci n g som e d egr ee of d ef or m i ty, w h i ch can af f ect h ow y ou f eel abou t y ou r sex u al i ty. For m e, i t cer tai n ly h el p ed to h ave a su p p or ti ve h u sban d w h o u n d er st ood th at I w as th e sam e p er son I w as bef or e su r ger y.

A n oth er d i f f i cu l t i ssu e r el at ed to h av i n g br east su r ger y i s th e com p l ete l oss of p h y si cal sen sat i on on t h e m astect om y si d e. You ?r e l ef t w i th n o er oti c sen sati on s at al l ; th e n i p p l e an d su r r ou n d i n g ar eas ar e com p l etely n u m b. Bu t accor d i n g to m y p l asti c su r geon , over ti m e, som e w om en d o get som e of th ese sen sati on s back .

Em oti on al H eal i n g T h r ou gh Sp on t an eou s W r i t i n g To m ai n t ai n a sen se of em ot i on al san i ty d u r i n g th e ear ly p ost- op er ati ve d ay s, a f ew th i n gs w er e cr u ci al f or m e, i n cl u d i n g: - Seei n g a t h er ap i st w h o sp eci al i zed i n br east can cer p ati en ts - D ai ly m ed i tat i on - D ai ly jou r n al i n g L u ck i ly, I ?d been jou r n al i n g si n ce th e age of 10 , w h en m y m oth er gave m e a jou r n al to h el p m e cop e w i th m y gr an d m oth er ?s su i ci d e.

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Si n ce t h en , I h ad t u r n ed to th i s p r act i ce d u r i n g tu r bu l en t or t r an si ti on al ti m es i n m y l i f e, an d h av i n g a br east can cer d i agn osi s cer t ai n ly cou n ted as on e of th ose ti m es.

Each d ay, I began by ch r on i cl i n g m y p h y si cal an d em ot i on al h eal t h an d m y f ear s an d con cer n s. T h en I w an d er ed of f i n to str eam - of - con sci ou sn ess w r i ti n g, or w h at i s som et i m es cal l ed sp on tan eou s w r i t i n g.

M an y w om en h ave u sed jou r n al s to r ecor d th ei r br east can cer ex p er i en ces, ei t h er to sh ar e th em w i t h t h ei r f am i l i es or to r ef er back to at a l ater d at e. Som e of th ese jou r n al s or book s h ave been p u bl i sh ed , su ch as th ose by Au d r e L or d e, M ay Sar t on , Bett y Rol l i n , Rose K u sh n er , H i l d a Raz, an d El i zabet h Ber g, to n am e a f ew.

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Som e of m y w r i t i n gs en d ed u p bei n g p u bl i sh ed as ar ti cl es or p oem s. A l th ou gh I ?d w r i tt en a cou p l e of book s p r i or t o h av i n g can cer , I h ad n o i n ten ti on of tu r n i n g m y can cer jou r n ey i n to a book , bu t m an y col l eagu es an d f r i en d s su ggested th at m y w r i t i n gs w ou l d h el p oth er s n av i gate th ei r jou r n ey. W i th t h ei r en cou r agem en t , n i n e y ear s af t er m y d i agn osi s, H eal i n g w i t h W or d s: A W r i ter ?s Can cer Jou r n ey w as r el eased .

14 Year s L at er , t h e L i n ger i n g Ef f ect s of Can cer Even th ou gh al l m y i n ci si on s h eal ed an d I even tu al ly r etu r n ed to m y d ai ly r ou t i n e, th e em oti on al an d p h y si cal scar s of h av i n g h ad br east can cer r em ai n even n ow, 14 y ear s l ater . For ex am p l e, w h en com p l eti n g m ed i cal f or m s an d bei n g asked i f I ?ve ever h ad can cer , I ?m r em i n d ed of al l I ?ve been th r ou gh .

T h an k f u l ly, I h ad a w ay to tu r n m y n egati ve ex p er i en ce i n to a p osi t i ve on e by w r i ti n g, an d al so by h el p i n g ot h er s.

W h at I l ear n ed i s th at of ten , em oti on al h eal i n g takes l on ger t h an p h y si cal h eal i n g. A f ter m y d i agn osi s I d eci d ed to su r r ou n d m y sel f w i t h p eop l e w i th good en er gy an d tr i ed to r em ove al l tox i c i n d i v i d u al s f r om m y l i f e.

I ?ll n ever f or get m y jou r n ey, bu t I h ave r eal i zed th e f r agi l i ty of l i f e. T h e d i agn osi s h as d r i ven m e to f ol l ow m y d r eam s, an d as a r esu l t, I w en t back to sch ool to get m y M FA i n w r i t i n g an d su bsequ en tly m y Ph D i n p sy ch ol ogy.

I n th e en d , i t ?s p r obably n ot a good i d ea to d w el l on th e f act th at y ou ?ve h ad br east can cer , bu t i t ?s al so i m p or t an t n ot to f or get i t, ei th er . Ever si n ce m y d i agn osi s, I ?ve tr i ed to m ake ever y d ay a cel ebr at i on of l i f e!

D i an a Raab , Ph D , i s a m em oi r i st , bl ogger , p sy ch ol ogi st , w or k sh op l ead er , an d aw ar d - w i n n i n g au th or of ei gh t book s an d m or e th an 50 0 ar t i cl es an d p u bl i sh ed p oem s. Sh e bl ogs f or Psy ch ol ogy Tod ay, T h e H u f f i n gton Post , Psy ch A l i ve, an d Br ai n SPEA K

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Ash l ey Ar m st r on g W h en br east can cer tu r n ed m y w or l d u p si d e d ow n , I l ear n ed t o stan d on m y h ead .

A l i ttl e abou t m e: w h en I w as d i agn osed w i th br east can cer at t h e age of 34, I star t ed th e I n stagr am accou n t @br east can cer y ogi to con n ect w i t h ot h er y ou n g w om en af f l i ct ed w i th t h e d i sease. I w as af r ai d of ever y t h i n g br east can cer cou l d take aw ay f r om m e- - m y f i tn ess, m y y oga p r act i ce, m y l i f e- - bu t I soon r eal i zed t h at t h e y oga p r act i ce I f ear ed l osi n g w as ex act ly w h at I n eed ed to get th r ou gh tr eatm en t. I t gave m e th e r esi l i en ce I n eed ed to r ecover f r om aggr essi ve su r ger i es an d d ebi l i t at i n g en d ocr i n e th er ap i es. I 'm p r ou d to sh ar e t h at I 'm st r on ger th an I ever w as bef or e can cer , an d I u se m y p l atf or m to h el p ot h er w om en d i scover t h ei r ow n r ad i an ce an d bu i l d a bal an ced l i f e.

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BEST PUM PKIN SUGAR COOKIES IN GRED I EN T S FO R T H E C O O K I ES 2 1/ 4 c. al l - p u r p o se f l o u r 1 t sp . b ak i n g so d a 1 t sp . p u m p k i n p i e sp i ce 1/ 2 t sp . k o sh er sal t 1 c. (2 st i ck s) b u t t er , so f t en ed 1 1/ 4 c. gr an u l at ed su gar , p l u s m o r e f o r r o l l i n g 1/ 2 c. p u m p k i n p u r ee 1 l ar ge egg 2 t sp . p u r e v an i l l a ex t r act

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Apr i l Jor den "Ear ly d et ect i on saved m y l i f e! I n ow m ake ever y d ay cou n t i n p u r su i n g m y d r eam s an d goal s."

D ed r a Jor d en O w n er / Cr eat or , D i d I t For L ove N at u r al H an d m ad e Sk i n Car e

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Del ph y n e Lom ax - Tay l or W h en D el p h y n e L om ax Tay l or w as d i agn osed w i th t r i p l e- n egat i ve br east can cer , sh e h ad n ever h ear d of "t r i p l e- n egat i ve" an d assu m ed th e d i agn osi s m ean t t h at sh e d i d n 't h ave br east can cer . T h at r eacti on i s m or e com m on th an m ost w ou l d ex p ect f or a can cer d i agn osi s, si n ce m an y associ at e negative r esu l t s w i th a good d i agn osi s.

A f ter a su ccessf u l tr eat m en t i n to r em i ssi on , D el p h y n e assi st ed th e CD C D i v i si on of Can cer Pr even ti on an d Con tr ol an d h eal t h si m u l at i on com p an y Kogn i t o to d evel op a n ew ap p , ?Tal k to Som eon e.? T h e ap p en ab l es p at i en t s t o ?t al k ? w i t h a v i r t u al t r i p l e- n egat i v e b r east can cer su r v i v o r n am ed L i n d a i n or d er to bet ter u n d er st an d t h ei r d i agn osi s, th e ad v an t ages of ch em ot h er ap y, an d w h at to ex p ect f r om tr eatm en t. T h i s v i r t u al h eal t h coach stan d ar d i zes p at i en t com m u n i cat i on , l ead i n g to cl ear er ex p l an at i on s an d u l ti m ately a bet ter u n d er st an d i n g of d i agn osi s an d tr eat m en t op ti on s.

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Daph n e Or t i z I ?m a p u bl i ci st, bu t al so i n y ear 3, al m ost 4 of bei n g can cer f r ee.

D u e to th e l i n e of w or k I am i n , I w as p r om oti n g a f r i en d ?s f ath er i n l aw w h o w as tr eati n g br east can cer v i a cr y oabl asty? .f r eezi n g an d k i l l i n g th e tu m or i n a 20 - m i n ou tp ati en t p r oced u r e w h i ch cost l ess th an $3k . I r equ i r ed n o ch em o or r ad i ati on .

Yet m y i n ter n i st of over 15 y ear s d em an d ed I h ave su r ger y w h en br east can cer tu r n ed u p i n m y bi op sy r ep or t. Fr om bei n g d i agn osed , to th e w ai ti n g r oom , to a n ew k i n d of tr eatm en t th at m ost p eop l e d i d n ot car e to h ear , w as a ter r i f y i n g an d h u m bl i n g ex p er i en ce. M y boy f r i en d of 8 y ear s i s a w i d ow w h ose w i f e d i ed of br east can cer .

T h i s ex p er i en ce h as tau gh t m e so m u ch abou t m y sel f , p eop l e an d abou t bei n g op en m i n d ed an d n ot gi v i n g i n to w h at ?ot h er p eop l e th i n k ? bu t stay i n g p osi t i ve. I r ef u sed to l et p eop l e i n m y h om e w h o w er e sad or w or r i ed f or m e, th e r u l e w as to br i n g y ou r best att i t u d e an d al l th i n gs p osi t i ve? .n o n egati v i ty al l ow ed .

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PHYLLIS M ORGAN - W om en d i agn osed w i t h br east can cer ar e su r v i vor s, n ot v i ct i m s.

- Br east can cer i s a jou r n ey an d su r v i vor s ar e so i n sp i r i n g. Br east can cer su r v i vor s teach y ou h ow to l i ve y ou r l i f e on p u r p ose an d w i t h cou r age.

- Ph y l l i s M o r gan , acad em i c coor d i n ator f or W al d en U n i ver si ty ?sM SN p r ogr am , Sh e h as been a cer ti f i ed f am i ly n u r se p r acti t i on er (FN P) f or sever al y ear s, i s a f el l ow of th e A m er i can A ssoci at i on of N u r se Pr acti ti on er s, an d a m em ber of sever al p r of essi on al an d com m u n i t y or gan i zati on s. Sh e al so f ocu ses h er r esear ch ex p er i en ce on br east an d p r ost ate can cer s, p ar ti cu l ar ly am on g A f r i can A m er i can s.

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DR. Ren ee Su n day 1. T h e on ly p er son y ou n eed to com p ete w i t h i s YO U ! N obod y can be y ou , y ou ar e beau t i f u l an d w on d er f u l ly m ad e. You ar e th e BEST YO U th at y ou can be! I t's ti m e to m an i f est!

2. You 've taken ch an ces on ever y th i n g an d ever y on e el se BU T y ou ! I t's ti m e to f l i p th e scr i p t an d take a ch an ce on YO U ! You 'r e w or t h i t!

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L ove i s av ai l abl e to y ou . A l l y ou h ave to d o i s accep t i t!

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You 'l l n ever k n ow th at y ou h ave w i n gs u n ti l y ou ju m p . Bu t i n ju m p i n g com es th at l i ber ati n g f eel i n g of k n ow i n g y ou 've con qu er ed y ou r bi ggest f ear A N D y ou can f i n al ly see th e w i n gs th at w er e th er e al l th e ti m e!

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DR. Ren ee Su n day 22

Dian a " Dee" Paez

D i an ely s ?D ee? Paez i s an u l tr asou n d tech n i ci an at th e D i agn osti c Cen ter f or W om en i n Fl or i d a.

A f ter h el p i n g m an y w om en sh e w as d i agn osed w i th br east can cer h er sel f . Sh e tel l s h er stor y.

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Th e Lyn n Sage Sch olar s Pr ogr am In vest s

T h i s seed f u n d i n g p r ov i d es t i m e an d r eso u r ces t o ad v an ce t h e Sch o l ar s?m o st i n n ov at i v e i d eas. T o d at e, al l L y n n Sage Sch o l ar s h av e l ev er aged t h i s i n v est m en t i n t o ad d i t i o n al gr an t s f r o m n at i o n al l y r eco gn i zed i n st i t u t i o n s an d m ad e ad v an ces t ow ar d er ad i cat i n g b r east can cer .

Ev er y d o l l ar co n t r i b u t ed t o t h e L y n n Sage Sch o l ar s f o r t i f i es o u r ef f o r t s t o f u n d em er gi n g sci en t i st s. T h e Fo u n d at i o n w elcom es con t r ibu t ion s of an y am ou n t .

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GRAVEYARD CHICKEN EN CHILADA

by ET H A N C A L A B RESE

IN GRED I EN T S 2 c. sh r ed d ed p ep p er Jack ch eese 1 c. en ch i l ad a sau ce 1 c. sh r ed d ed r ot i sser i e ch i cken 12 oz. cr eam ch eese, sof ten ed 14 oz. can gr een ch i l es 1 t bsp . Taco Season i n g 4 f l ou r t or t i l l as Tor ti l l a ch i p s, f or ser v i n g

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DIRECTIONS - Pr eh eat oven to 350 d egr ees F. I n a l ar ge bow l , com bi n e p ep p er jack , en ch i l ad a sau ce, r oti sser i e ch i cken , cr eam ch eese, gr een ch i l i s, an d taco season i n g.

- T r an sf er d i p to a cast- i r on sk i l l et an d bake u n ti l w ar m ed th r ou gh an d bu bbly, 20 to 25 m i n u tes.

- M ean w h i l e, m ake tor t i l l a gr aves: Cu t tor ti l l as i n to gr ave sh ap es an d p l ace on a bak i n g sh eet. Bake u n ti l stu r d y, 5 to 7 m i n u tes.

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WHAT IS A M AM M OGRAM ?

A m am m ogr am i s a l ow - d ose x- r ay ex am of th e br east s to l ook f or ch an ges th at ar e n ot n or m al . T h e r esu l ts ar e r ecor d ed on x- r ay f i l m or d i r ectly i n to a com p u ter f or a d octor cal l ed a r ad i ol ogi st to ex am i n e.

A m am m ogr am al l ow s th e d octor to h ave a cl oser l ook f or ch an ges i n br east ti ssu e th at can n ot be f el t d u r i n g a br east ex am . I t i s u sed f or w om en w h o h ave n o br east com p l ai n t s an d f or w om en w h o h ave br east sy m p t om s, su ch as a ch an ge i n th e sh ap e or si ze of a br east , a l u m p , n i p p l e d i sch ar ge, or p ai n . Br east ch an ges occu r i n al m ost al l w om en . I n f act, m ost of th ese ch an ges ar e n ot can cer an d ar e cal l ed "ben i gn ," bu t on ly a d octor can k n ow f or su r e. Br east ch an ges can al so h ap p en m on th ly, d u e to y ou r m en str u al p er i od .

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W h at i s t h e b est m et h o d o f d et ect i n g b r east can cer as ear l y as p o ssi b l e?

A h i gh - qu al i ty m am m ogr am p l u s a cl i n i cal br east ex am , an ex am d on e by y ou r d oct or , i s th e m ost ef f ect i ve w ay to d et ect br east can cer ear ly. Fi n d i n g br east can cer ear ly gr eat ly i m p r oves a w om an 's ch an ces f or su ccessf u l tr eatm en t.

L i ke an y t est , m am m ogr am s h ave both ben ef i t s an d l i m i t at i on s. For ex am p l e, som e can cer s can 't be f ou n d by a m am m ogr am , bu t th ey m ay be f ou n d i n a cl i n i cal br east ex am .

Ch eck i n g y ou r ow n br easts f or l u m p s or ot h er ch an ges i s cal l ed a br east sel f - ex am (BSE).

Stu d i es so f ar h ave n ot sh ow n th at BSE al on e h el p s r ed u ce t h e n u m ber of d eath s f r om br east can cer . BSE sh ou l d n ot take th e p l ace of r ou ti n e cl i n i cal br east ex am s an d m am m ogr am s.

I f y ou ch oose t o d o BSE, r em em ber th at br east ch an ges can occu r becau se of p r egn an cy, agi n g, m en op au se, m en str u al cy cl es, or f r om tak i n g bi r t h con tr ol p i l l s or ot h er h or m on es. I t i s n or m al f or br east s to f eel a l i tt l e l u m p y an d

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FO R T H E FRO ST I N G 1 (8- oz.) b l o ck cr eam ch eese, so f t en ed 2 c. p ow d er ed su gar 1 t sp . p u r e v an i l l a ex t r act 1/ 4 t sp . gr o u n d ci n n am o n , p l u s m o r e f o r sp r i n k l i n g Pi n ch k o sh er sal t

D I REC T I O N S - Pr eh eat ov en t o 350 ° an d l i n e t w o l ar ge b ak i n g sh eet s w i t h p ar ch m en t p ap er . I n a m ed i u m b ow l , w h i sk t o get h er f l o u r , b ak i n g so d a, p u m p k i n p i e sp i ce, an d sal t .

- I n a l ar ge b ow l u si n g a h an d m i x er , b eat b u t t er , su gar , p u m p k i n , egg, an d v an i l l a u n t i l co m b i n ed . A d d d r y i n gr ed i en t s an d st i r u n t i l j u st co m b i n ed .

- Sco o p a t ab l esp o o n o f co o k i e d o u gh t h en r o l l i n su gar . T r an sf er t o p r ep ar ed b ak i n g sh eet an d r ep eat w i t h r em ai n i n g d o u gh , sp aci n g co o k i es 2 i n ch es ap ar t .

- B ak e u n t i l co o k i es ar e l i gh t l y go l d en , ab o u t 10 m i n u t es. L et co o l co m p l et el y.

- M ean w h i l e, m ak e f r o st i n g: I n a l ar ge b ow l , b eat al l i n gr ed i en t s u n t i l sm o o t h an d cr eam y. Fr o st t h e t o p o f each co o k i e w i t h cr eam ch eese f r o st i n g an d sp r i n k l e w i t h ci n n am o n .

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T h e r ad i ol ogi st w i l l l ook at y ou r x- r ay s f or br east ch an ges t h at d o n ot l ook n or m al an d f or d i f f er en ces i n each br east . H e or sh e w i l l com p ar e y ou r p ast m am m ogr am s w i t h y ou r m ost r ecen t on e to ch eck f or ch an ges. T h e d oct or w i l l al so l ook f or l u m p s an d cal ci f i cat i on s.

- L u m p o r m ass. T h e si ze, sh ap e, an d ed ges of a l u m p som et i m es can gi ve d oct or s i n f or m ati on abou t w h et h er or n ot i t m ay be can cer . O n a m am m ogr am , a gr ow th th at i s ben i gn of t en l ook s sm oot h an d r ou n d w i th a cl ear , d ef i n ed ed ge.

Br east can cer of t en h as a jagged ou t l i n e an d an i r r egu l ar sh ap e.

- C al ci f i cat i o n . A cal ci f i cati on i s a d ep osi t of th e m i n er al cal ci u m i n th e br east ti ssu e. Cal ci f i cati on s ap p ear as sm al l w h i te sp ot s on a m am m ogr am .

T h er e ar e t w o t y p es:

WHAT CAN MAMMOGRAMS SHOW?

M acr o cal ci f i cat i o n s ar e l ar ge cal ci u m d ep osi ts of ten cau sed by agi n g. T h ese u su al ly ar e n ot a si gn of can cer .

M i cr o cal ci f i cat i o n s ar e ti n y sp eck s of cal ci u m th at m ay be f ou n d i n an ar ea of r ap i d ly d i v i d i n g cel l s.

I f cal ci f i cat i on s ar e gr ou p ed togeth er i n a cer t ai n w ay, i t m ay be a si gn of can cer . D ep en d i n g on h ow m an y cal ci u m sp eck s y ou h ave, h ow bi g th ey ar e, an d w h at th ey l ook l i ke, y ou r d oct or m ay su ggest th at y ou h ave oth er test s. Cal ci u m i n th e d i et d oes not cr eat e cal ci u m d ep osi t s, or cal ci f i cat i on s, i n th e br east.

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