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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=2>Subject</font> <br>
<font size=2>Unusual form of Breast Cancer</font> <br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> This is just because I love you gals and want you to
take care of </font><br>
<font size=2> yourself!!! Pass it on to other important women in
your life!!!! </font><br>
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<font size=2> Subject: unusual form
of Breast Cancer </font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> A woman in our church
also has this type of cancer which </font><br>
<font size=2> began as a rash on the
back of her neck. She went to a </font><br>
<font size=2> dermatologist for two
months before her regular doctor </font><br>
<font size=2> biopsies it. Last
Monday evening the cancer doctors from </font><br>
<font size=2> Little Rock had a
forum, and not one of them mentioned this </font><br>
<font size=2> rash as a symptom.
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<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> New kind of Breast
Cancer - DO NOT DELETE </font><br>
<font size=2> Please forward to all
of the women in your lives . Mothers, </font><br>
<font size=2> daughters, sisters,
aunts, friends, etc. </font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> In November, a rare
kind of breast cancer was found. A lady </font><br>
<font size=2> developed a rash on her
breast, similar to that of young </font><br>
<font size=2> mothers who are
nursing. </font><br>
<font size=2> Because her mammogram
had been clear, the doctor treated her </font><br>
<font size=2> with antibiotics for
infections. After 2 rounds, it </font><br>
<font size=2> continued to get worse,
so her doctor sent her for another </font><br>
<font size=2> mammogram. This time it
showed a mass. </font><br>
<font size=2> A biopsy found a fast
growing malignancy. Chemo was started </font><br>
<font size=2> in order to shrink the
growth; then a mastectomy was </font><br>
<font size=2> performed; then a full
round of Chemo; then radiation. After </font><br>
<font size=2> about 9 months of
intense treatment, she was given a clean </font><br>
<font size=2> bill of health.
</font><br>
<font size=2> She had one year of
living each day to its fullest.! Then </font><br>
<font size=2> the cancer returned to
the liver area. She took 4 treatments </font><br>
<font size=2> and decided that she
wanted quality of life, not the after </font><br>
<font size=2> effects of Chemo. She
had 5 great months and she planned </font><br>
<font size=2> each detail of the
final days. After a few days of needing </font><br>
<font size=2> morphine, she died. She
left this message to be delivered to </font><br>
<font size=2> women everywhere:
</font><br>
<font size=2> Women, PLEASE be alert
to anything that is not normal, and </font><br>
<font size=2> be persistent in
getting help as soon as possible. </font><br>
<font size=2> Paget's Disease: This
is a rare form of breast cancer, and </font><br>
<font size=2> is on the outside of
the breast, on the nipple and aureole. </font><br>
<font size=2> It appeared as a rash,
which later became a lesion with a </font><br>
<font size=2> crusty outer edge. I
would not have ever suspected it to be </font><br>
<font size=2> breast cancer but it
was. My nipple never seemed any </font><br>
<font size=2> different to me, but
the rash bothered me, so I went to the </font><br>
<font size=2> doctor for that.
Sometimes, it itched and was sore, but </font><br>
<font size=2> other than that it
didn't bother me. It was just ugly and a </font><br>
<font size=2> nuisance, and could not
be cleared up with all the creams </font><br>
<font size=2> prescribed by my doctor
and dermatologist for the dermatitis </font><br>
<font size=2> on my eyes just prior
to this outbreak. They seemed a little </font><br>
<font size=2> concerned but did not
warn me it could be cancerous. </font><br>
<font size=2> Now, I suspect not many
women out there know a lesion or </font><br>
<font size=2> rash on the nipple or
aureole can be breast </font><br>
<font size=2> cancer. Mine started
out as a single red pimple on the </font><br>
<font size=2> aureole. One of the
biggest problems with Paget's disease of </font><br>
<font size=2> the nipple is that the
symptoms appear to be harmless. It is </font><br>
<font size=2> frequently thought to
be a skin inflammation </font><br>
<font size=2> or infection, leading
to unfortunate de lays in detection </font><br>
<font size=2> and care. </font><br>
<font size=2> What are the symptoms?
</font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> 1. A persistent
redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipple </font><br>
<font size=2> causing it to itch and
burn. (As I stated, mine did not itch </font><br>
<font size=2> or burn much, and had
no oozing I was aware of, but it did </font><br>
<font size=2> have a crust along the
outer edge on one side.) </font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> 2. A sore on your
nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on </font><br>
<font size=2> the aureole area with a
whitish thick looking area in center </font><br>
<font size=2> of nipple).
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<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> 3. Usually only one
nipple is effected. How is it diagnosed? </font><br>
<font size=2> Your doctor will do a
physical exam and should suggest </font><br>
<font size=2> having a mammogram of
both breasts, done immediately. Even </font><br>
<font size=2> though the redness,
oozing and crusting closely resemble </font><br>
<font size=2> dermatitis
(inflammation of the skin), your doctor should </font><br>
<font size=2> suspect cancer if the
sore is only on one breast. Your </font><br>
<font size=2> doctor should order a
biopsy of your sore to confirm what i! </font><br>
<font size=2> s going on.
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<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> This message should be
taken seriously and passed on to as </font><br>
<font size=2> many of your relatives
and friends as possible; it could </font><br>
<font size=2> save someone's life.
</font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> My breast cancer has
spread and metastasized to my bones </font><br>
<font size=2> after receiving mega
doses of chemotherapy, 28 treatments of </font><br>
<font size=2> radiation and taking
Tamaxofin. If this had been diagnosed </font><br>
<font size=2> as breast cancer in the
beginning, perhaps it would not have </font><br>
<font size=2> spread... </font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> TO ALL READERS:
</font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> This is sad as women
are not aware of Paget's disease. If, </font><br>
<font size=2> by passing this around
on the e-mail, we can make others </font><br>
<font size=2> aware of it and its
potential danger, we are helping women </font><br>
<font size=2> everywhere.
</font><br>
<font size=2> </font> <br>
<font size=2> Please, if you can,
take a moment to forward this message to </font><br>
<font size=2> as many people as
possible, especially to your family and </font><br>
<font size=2> friends. It only takes
a moment, yet the results could save </font><br>
<font size=2> a life.
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