Learn more about an aggressive yet little known form of breast cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).
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Learn more about why IBC is misdiagnosed and why most Doctors are not familiar with this deadly diease.
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With staggering statistics showing that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, it’s no wonder that most of us know someone who has suffered from this heartbreaking and sometimes deadly disease.
But did you know there is one form of breast cancer that is so aggressive that symptoms literally appear overnight and spread so rapidly that it is considered the deadliest breast cancer with the highest mortality rate? I’m talking about a little known form of cancer called Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).
Give yourself a fighting chance against IBC. The only way to do that is to be more in tune with your body and learn everything you can about Inflammatory Breast Cancer.
“When breast cancer is found early, the 5 year survival rate is 96%.” – National Breast Cancer Foundation
Consider yourself, your sister, your mother, your daughter or your wife . . . then ask the question. . . Do you know enough about Inflammatory Breast Cancer to recognize it when you see it? Do your loved ones?
Don’t let a lack of awareness or hesitation be the reason you or a loved one dies of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Learn more through your doctor, online and by visiting http://www.ibcexplained.com and share this information with other women today!
There are many things that modern medicine cannot explain. Many who have been diagnosed with breast cancer do get better, and others who have the best medical care sometimes do not. Yes, early diagnosis is helpful, but even if you are in the later stages there are things you can do to tap into your spiritual healing energy. Below are 3 things that will help you connect to Spirit:
1) FAITH NOT FEAR
No matter what your religious beliefs, having faith and calling upon the infinite power of the Universe does help. Prayers are always answered if you ask in the right way. Fear can block your call for help and connection to this Power. If you have breast cancer the best time to ask your inner self for help is when you are going to bed at night or in the morning when you awaken. This is the time when your fearful conscious mind is not fully active, and you have a better connection to your subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is your direct connection to the infinite power of the Universe.
2) A POSITIVE MINDSET
Doctor’s still can’t explain why some patients “miraculously” get better and others do not. A shift in your mindset and the way you think and feel about yourself can have amazing results in helping you recover. However, when you are battling breast cancer keeping a positive mindset is easier said than done. You must use your mind to focus on a positive outcome. If you notice negative thoughts creeping in, do not dwell on them. Change your thoughts and replace them with positive thoughts. This will take practice but the more you monitor your thoughts the better you will become at changing them. This will allow spiritual energy to flow through your body and heal you. Focusing on negative thoughts can block the energy your body requires to heal. If you have trouble focusing on positive thoughts then engage in an activity that takes your mind away from the negative thoughts.
3) VISUALIZATION AND AFFIRMATIONS
It is a well documented fact that French Psychologist Emile Coue helped heal hundreds of patients by teaching them to repeat the following affirmation each morning and evening:
“Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better”
However keep in mind if you mindlessly repeat affirmations without visualizing the changes you want to happen, the results you desire may never come to fruition. Visualization allows your conscious mind to connect to your subconscious mind, and your subconscious mind has direct access to your powerful Inner Self. You also have to believe in the affirmations you are repeating. If you consciously repeat the affirmations but do not believe them your subconscious mind will respond by blocking your connection to Spirit. Below is a list of affirmations you can use:
» Divine Light heals me now
» My cells absorb healing energy and love
» My healthy cells produce a healthy body
» My body is cancer free
» I live a healthy life style
» My immune system is strong and healthy
» I release my fear
» The light is always with me
» You are a radiant and magnificent being
» I am blessed with strength and wholeness
» My cells absorb nourishment
» My cells are vibrant and healthy
» I am blessed with health
» I no longer have to struggle
» I am whole and well
» Healing energy flows through my body
» I let the power of love heal me
» I receive perfect health into my body
» My spirit can never be taken from me
» I give my body full permission to heal
» My cells are cancer free
» My treatment is effective
» Good health and I are one
» I let go of all negative ideas about my body
» The root cause of my pain heals now
» I am the source of my health
» I am deeply loved and cherished always
» I continue to receive healing power
» My cells absorb light and love
» You continue to receive healing energy
» Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better
Article Written by Tony Dosanjh: Founder of http://www.mindmaster.tv.
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Well-educated women and those who live alone are emotionally the hardest hit by breast cancer, according to the findings of a new Australian study announced during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
The MBF Foundation Health and Wellbeing after Breast Cancer Study, undertaken by Monash University Medical School’s Women’s Health Program, found that older women tended to experience lower levels of overall wellbeing compared to women of similar age in the community two years after their diagnosis.
“Up until now, there has been uncertainty about exactly what the impact of being diagnosed with breast cancer is in terms of mood and wellbeing over time. In our study, we found that two years post diagnosis women with breast cancer were not more likely to be depressed but were more likely to experience a lowered sense of control over their life, and lower general health, with lessened vitality being limited to older women,” explains Dr Susan R Davis, Professor of Women’s Health, Monash University Medical School, who was involved in the study.
“The experience of having breast cancer is a personal one and is often accompanied by very complex emotions due to the fact that it strikes at a woman’s very sense of self, purpose and sexuality.”
Co-chief investigator of the study, Associate Professor Robin Bell, added: “That women living alone were more likely to have a lower wellbeing is a novel and important finding and would suggest that such women may benefit by targeted provision of social support.”
More educated women are likely to be the best informed about their breast cancer and treatment, and their lower wellbeing results may reflect greater anxiety over decision making and their difficulty coping with a sense loss of control over their health and wellbeing.
“We would encourage health care providers to be sensitive to the fact that more highly educated women may deal less well with psychological aspects of their disease than others,” said Professor Davis.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Australia, affecting one in nine women by the age of 85 years, and is responsible for around 2,600 deaths annually. With improvements in detection and treatment of breast cancer, 87 per cent of women affected survive five years or more from the time of detection.
“At MBF Foundation we are all for women becoming advocates for their breast cancer and their health in general but, as this study has shown, it is important that providing accurate information isn’t at the expense of supporting their emotional needs,” commented Dr Christine Bennett, Bupa Australia Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the MBF Foundation steering committee, which has committed $300,000 to fund the study.
“As survival prospects for women with breast cancer continue to improve, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that each woman’s journey and coping mechanisms are different. We know from listening to the women in the study, that it is common for breast cancer survivors to experience a range of emotions and concerns once treatment ends. Indeed, some women, report experiencing feelings of isolation and abandonment once their regular appointments with their medical team stop,” added Dr Bennett.
On a positive note, the study found that women’s wellbeing two years out from being treated for the disease was overall only modestly lower than for Australian women in general.
Women who are struggling with their emotions following breast cancer treatment may benefit from sharing their feelings with those close to them and discussing their concerns with a health professional or breast cancer support group. Some excellent resources can also be found on the following websites: The National Breast & Ovarian Cancer Centre (http://www.nbocc.org.au) , Breast Cancer Network Australia (http://www.bcna.org.au) , National Breast Cancer Foundation (http://www.nbcf.org.au) and Beyond Blue (http://www.beyondblue.org.au).
It is very important for each and every one of us to know the signs and symptoms of breast cancer for us to be able to know what will be possible and most effective way to overcome such. Well, the first particular sign and symptom of this kind of disease is a lump that is different from the surrounding tissues around the breast. It is said that if a woman felt a lump in her breast, then it is a cancer, more than 80% of breast cancer cases are discovered in this manner, this is based on the Merck Manual. And the first objective indications or medical signs of breast cancer is discovered by a mammogram or is detected by a doctor. The lymph nodes located at the armpit are where the lumps are found and or the collarbone can also be a sign of breast cancer.
Signs and symptoms of breast cancer other than a lump may also include changes that may in the breast’s size and breast’s shape; also, dimples appear in the skin, inversion of nipples, or a single-nipple discharge that is spontaneous. Pain is not a reliable tool to determine the presence or the absence of a breast cancer, but it can also be a sign of other breast-related health problems like the mastodynia.
If a breast cancer cells enter the dermal lymphatic by force, the small lymph vessels in breast’s skin, the inflammatory breast cancer is the inflammation that resembles on the skin presentation. The signs and symptoms of the inflammatory breast cancer comprise pain, swelling of the breast, over all warmth and redness of the breast and also the texture of the skin that looks like an orange peel and is called or referred to as “peau d’orange”
Another complex symptom that is reported on this kind of disease is the Paget’s disease of the breast. And this disorder is known as the eczamatoid, in this manner, the skin changes in color, it will be red and the nipple skin will have a mild flaking texture. As the Paget’s disease of the breast moved forward, the signs may consist of itchiness and the increase of the sensitivity of the skin, burning and it will be painful too. Discharge from the nipple may also occur. Actually almost half of the women who are diagnosed with Paget’s are also suffering from lump in the breast.
The cancer that is spread further than the original organ is a metastatic disease. The metastatic breast cancer can cause signs and symptoms depending on the metastasis location. Metastasis’s common location may be found in the bone, in the liver, in the lungs and in the brain. The weight loss that is unexplainable can be sometimes the indication of a disease, the signs can also be determined as fevers and chills. Also, a bone and joint pains can be a sign sometimes, as well as the jaundice or a neurological signs. But these signs are not that specific, because it can also be a sign and symptom of any other illnesses.
Always remember that most signs and symptoms of breast disorder is not really the best representation. The mastitis and fibro adenoma of the breast are the benign breast diseases and are more common causes and signs of breast disorder. And both patient and the doctor must take seriously the new development of signs and symptoms that may occur, because there may be instances that breast diseases may occur at an early age too.
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer accounts for only 6% of all breast cancer cases reported in the US. Alarmingly, it also accounts for 25% of inflammatory breast cancer related deaths, with statistics confirming most women diagnosed with the disease will fall terminally ill within 5 years. (Source: Mayo Clinic)
What causes inflammatory breast cancer is the unknown question scientists researching the disease, are seeking an answer for. All researchers now know is, “Inflammation of the breast tissue is caused by clogging of the lymph vessels under the skin”.
What causes that blocking is still a mystery.
This raises the question to the medical community and scientific researchers at large:
“If chemicals like polybrominated diphenyl ethers, found in blue jeans and no stick frying pans (PFC’s), and other dominant chemicals in the home such as parabens, used to prevent the growth of bacteria in cosmetics, deodorants, shampoos, and other household items, are proven to cause inflammation in humans, could these chemical toxins be present in those women diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer, and could these toxins, in low doses, be built up over time with repeated exposure, leading to a blockage of the lymph vessels?”
(Parabens are linked to cancer and reproductive health problems. Researchers found 19 of 20 women whose blood was examined in lab studies revealed trace amounts of parabens. Source: Environmental Working Group)
Dateline NBC recently aired a two part report asking a similar question, “Do those living a green lifestyle have less chemical toxins in their blood stream than those who are not so green?”.
Dateline found two families willing to take part in extensive blood analysis testing. (Blood analysis tests were conducted at Axys Analytical Labs in Canada)
The first family, the “Browns”, live a “normal” lifestyle, while the second family, aptly named the “Greens”, are avid environmentalist, even living in a green home they designed and built themselves.
Their test results alarmingly proved a significant increase in toxic chemical build up in the Brown family over the Green family. Revealing chemicals such as:
Phthalates:
Found in plastics and linked to asthma, and an alteration in hormone levels of breast feeding males.
Triclosan:
Found in pesticides. Toxic to wildlife and disruptive to reproductive hormones. It also forms carcinogens when combined with chlorinated tap water. Carcinogens are cancer forming.
Bisphenol A/ BPA:
Found in baby bottles, water coolers and metal food containers. Recent studies have shown this chemical to cause early puberty, breast cancer and diabetes. It is also considered by scientists to be on of the top medical concerns for public safety.
More testing is certainly required before researchers can confirm a link between indoor air quality and the onset of inflammatory breast cancer, but the early testing of chemical exposures inside the home do show a cause for concern, and for consumers to take precautionary measures with the products they bring into their homes, or work environment.
Researchers advise: “Check your home for toxic chemicals. Read the labels of the products you want to bring into your home, and ask yourself if that particular product could be harmful to you or your children. If the answer is “maybe”, leave it on the store shelf and find an alternative”.
Authors Note:
If you, or someone you know are living with inflammatory breast cancer, a simple blood analysis test can detect chemicals that may be the cause of inflammation in your body. If these chemicals are found in your system, identify the source, and eliminate the products from your home.
Thomas Palmieri is an informed environmentalist and respected ezine author. For more information regarding toxic chemical exposures in your home, please visit his web site and view the network news videos, and reports. Cancer Causing Toxins
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You Are Not Alone
When diagnosed with IBC, there is very little time for making decisions. The rarest form of Breast Cancer there is. Very aggressive. These survivor stores are shared to give patients and care-givers love, support, courage, and strength to get through another day. Give your troubles to God and know you are never alone.
My mother got diagnosed last year in november with (IBC)! She has gone through so many rounds of chemotherapy and radiation but it seems like it keeps growing. She has a doctor from M.D. Anderson and they have a research study. She is starting a new experimental chemo for just IBC. But i was wondering if anyone survived this type of breast cancer?
Seek out support groups for this type of breast cancer in order to find out information and the best resources . . they will help you:
IBC Support http://www.ibcsupport.org/
Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation http://www.ibcresearch.org/
About IBC http://www.aboutibc.co.uk/
IBC Survivors http://www.ibcsurvivors.org/
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Learn more at www.mdanderson.org Inflammatory Breast Cancer is a rare type of breast cancer. Unlike more common breast cancer types, Inflammatory Breast Cancer appears as a rash or infection instead of a lump in the breast. MD Anderson is home to a clinic for women with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC), believed to be the first such clinic in the world. The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Clinic accepts patients who are newly diagnosed or previously treated, and offers the most innovative …
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