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Jackie07 · 07-31-2008, 02:01 PM

I personally know 4 women in my mid-size town (50,000) who had breast cancer treatment and are still alive and well. One is my former supervisor in the local public library. She found cancer a couple of years (1993?) after she had retired at the age of 63 in 1991. The other three are my church members: one is my sunday school teacher who had the surgery during her early 40's. She worked 20 more years after that and retired several years ago as the high school librarian. Another church member who had treatment in her 40's is also a retired school librarian.

I often wondered if the dust in the library or chemicals emited from the processed books or (?) had caused breast cancer to the 4 of us. But the third church member is a housewife all her life. Did she get it from the household chemicals? We don't know.

I think I've been optimistic because all these 4 ladies I've known for 22 years are all still alive and well...

07-31-2008, 02:01 PM	#19
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	I personally know 4 women in my mid-size town (50,000) who had breast cancer treatment and are still alive and well. One is my former supervisor in the local public library. She found cancer a couple of years (1993?) after she had retired at the age of 63 in 1991. The other three are my church members: one is my sunday school teacher who had the surgery during her early 40's. She worked 20 more years after that and retired several years ago as the high school librarian. Another church member who had treatment in her 40's is also a retired school librarian. I often wondered if the dust in the library or chemicals emited from the processed books or (?) had caused breast cancer to the 4 of us. But the third church member is a housewife all her life. Did she get it from the household chemicals? We don't know. I think I've been optimistic because all these 4 ladies I've known for 22 years are all still alive and well... __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 07-31-2008 at 05:47 PM..