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Abortion/breast cancer linked
Oh, I know this is bound to be a hot topic, but I don't intend it to be a political or philosophical debate at all. I just want to share info that many may not have ever heard before, me included. (I personally don't fall in lockstep with either philosophical viewpoint, I have my own value system and beliefs that are gray area/independent of the two distinct paradigms.)
Following are 3 good links that offer the science and biology behind this risk factor, as well as birth control pills. Admittedly, the links tend to have a bit of a philosophical point of view, but are not heavy handed. Ignore any judgment and just read the whys and wherefores and biology of how it all creates a higher risk environment for breast cancer to develop.
http://www.abortionbreastcancer.com/The_Link.htm
http://www.lifenews.com/2009/01/01/nat-5850/
http://www.drwalt.com/blog/?p=3790
(Other than a few specific programs that I trust within Komen, I have become pretty wary of them in recent years. My new sticky points I have learned through this research is: 1. Why Komen affiliates donate over $750,000 a year to Planned Parenthood for providing mammograms, when PP doesn't provide mammograms. They only provide a phone # and address that women can go to for mammograms. 2. Why Komen contributes $3.3mil annually to their abortion services when they know about the connection to risk factors and they know that PP doesn't warn or council of the increased BC risk caused by abortions and birth control pills. )
Why do the NCI, the American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and other cancer fundraising businesses make no efforts to reduce breast cancer rates by issuing nationwide warnings to women? It's a statistically significant 40% risk increase for women who have had abortions and is listed among "known and suspected risk factors.
"Obviously, more women will die of breast cancer if the NCI fails in its duty to warn about the risks of OCs and abortion and if government funds are used to pay for both as a part of any healthcare bill."
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Brenda
NOV 2012 - 9 yr anniversary
JULY 2012 - 7 yr anniversary stage IV (of 50...)
Nov'03~ dX stage 2B
Dec'03~ Rt side mastectomy, Her2+, ER/PR+, 10 nodes out, one node positive
Jan'04~ Taxotere/Adria/Cytoxan x 6, NED, no Rads, Tamox. 1 year, Arimadex 3 mo., NED 14 mo.
Sept'05~ micro mets lungs/chest nodes/underarm node, Switched to Aromasin, T/C/H x 7, NED 6 months - Herceptin only
Aug'06~ micro mets chest nodes, & bone spot @ C3 neck, Added Taxol to Herceptin
Feb'07~ Genetic testing, BRCA 1&2 neg
Apr'07~ MRI - two 9mm brain mets & 5 punctates, new left chest met, & small increase of bone spot C3 neck, Stopped Aromasin
May'07~ Started Tykerb/Xeloda, no WBR for now
June'07~ MRI - stable brain mets, no new mets, 9mm spots less enhanced, CA15.3 down 45.5 to 9.3 in 10 wks, Ty/Xel working magic!
Aug'07~ MRI - brain mets shrunk half, NO NEW BRAIN METS!!, TMs stable @ 9.2
Oct'07~ PET/CT & MRI show NED
Apr'08~ scans still show NED in the head, small bone spot on right iliac crest (rear pelvic bone)
Sept'08~ MRI shows activity in brain mets, completed 5 fractions/5 consecutive days of IMRT to zap the pesky buggers
Oct'08~ dropped Xeloda, switched to tri-weekly Herceptin in combo with Tykerb, extend to tri-monthly Zometa infusion
Dec'08~ Brain MRI- 4 spots reduced to punctate size, large spot shrunk by 3mm, CT of torso clear/pelvis spot stable
June'09~ new 3-4mm left cerrebellar spot zapped with IMRT targeted rads
Sept'09~ new 6mm & 1 cm spots in pituitary/optic chiasm area. Rx= 25 days of 3D conformal fractionated targeted IMRT to the tumors.
Oct'09~ 25 days of low dose 3D conformal fractionated targeted IMRT to the bone mets spot on rt. iliac crest that have been watching for 2 years. Added daily Aromasin back into treatment regimen.
Apr'10~ Brain MRI clear! But, see new small spot on adrenal gland. Change from Aromasin back to Tamoxifen.
June'10~ Tumor markers (CA15.3) dropped from 37 to 23 after one month on Tamoxifen. Continue to monitor adrenal gland spot. Remain on Tykerb/Herceptin/Tamoxifen.
Nov'10~ Radiate positive mediastinal node that was pressing on recurrent laryngeal nerve, causing paralyzed larynx and a funny voice.
Jan'11~ MRI shows possible activity or perhaps just scar tissue/necrotic increase on 3 previously treated brain spots and a pituitary spot. 5 days of IMRT on 4 spots.
Feb'11~ Enrolled in T-DM1 EAP in Denver, first treatment March 25, 2011.
Mar'11~ Finally started T-DM1 EAP in Denver at Rocky Mountain Cancer Center/Rose on Mar. 25... hallelujah.
"I would rather be anecdotally alive than statistically dead."
Last edited by hutchibk; 06-17-2011 at 09:31 AM..
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