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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 17, 2009 0:41:03 GMT -6
IBC: The Silent Killer - Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Can look like a bug bite. Nipple is an innie instead of an outie.
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Post by Phalon on Oct 17, 2009 4:06:39 GMT -6
A good reminder, especially during Breast Cancer Awareness month that it's important to keep up with self-exams and schedule regular mammograms.
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Post by Siren on Oct 17, 2009 9:01:39 GMT -6
Yes, indeed. I need to get that mammogram rescheduled. Thanks for the reminder, Jox.
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Post by vox on Oct 17, 2009 14:00:21 GMT -6
It's certainly worth doing, I've just had the results of mine and thankfully it was all clear! I do think thery should bring the screening age down tho, over here it's from the age of 50! I feel that it would benefit much younger women, there have been so many reports in the news lately of younger women getting breast cancer. What's the age at which you can get screened over there?
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 17, 2009 18:44:13 GMT -6
You're welcome guys. I think I've posted this video before, but I couldn't find it and decided to post it again. This type of cancer is different from the 'lump' kind, and as you've seen in the video, can kill a young woman in her teens.
Vox. I think the age is either 45 or 50.  I started getting mammos a lot earlier (late 30s, early 40s) because I've been taking female hormone pills since I was 16. (My pituitary gland doesn't work. And that's also why I'm short.)
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Post by Phalon on Oct 17, 2009 22:29:46 GMT -6
The typical age in the U.S. to begin getting mammograms is 40.
Thanks again for the information, Joxie. It's scary that the majority of women, and even cancer hot-lines they spoke to in the video had never heard of inflammatory breast cancer. I had a scare like that a few weeks ago - I woke up one morning to find one of my breasts was red in one area, tender, and slightly swollen. Instant visit to the doctor, who thought it might be an infection caused by trauma to the area - I had been doing some extremely heavy lifting the day before, and wheeling around heavy trees on a hand-truck. More likely than not, I injured myself without knowing it at the time - a clue this might be the cause was my rib cage was also very tender. Antibiotics cleared up the infection in a week, but my doctor commended me for coming in so quickly.
A lot of women, she said in her experience, play the "wait and see" game, or are even too embarrassed, thinking the doctor will wave it off and say 'oh, it's nothing'. She stressed that any changes that a woman notices in her breasts should be brought to her doctor's attention immediately.
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Post by Mini Mia on Oct 17, 2009 23:06:38 GMT -6
You're very welcome, Phalon. I know I started my Mammos earlier than normal, so I must have been in my early to mid thirties. I think I was around 5 years or so earlier than I was suppose too. Another reason was that my maternal granny had her left breast removed due to cancer.
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