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Many breast cancer surgery survivors report lingering pain

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:42:01 GMT

Almost half of women who have breast cancer surgery still have pain or numbness two to three years later, according to a new study. Women younger than 40 who receive lumpectomies are at the greatest risk.

New help for moms with postpartum depression

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:42:41 GMT

Shortly before last Mother's Day, 28-year-old Lauren Meehan-Machos broke down in front of her startled husband. "This is more than I can handle," she sobbed.

What women's symptoms really mean

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:56 GMT

If only your body were a little more honest, figuring out what's wrong when you don't feel right would be so much easier. But often a symptom -- maybe it's a sore back, cracked lips, tingling in your legs -- has an odd or unexpected explanation.

Pregnant mother, pregnant daughter battle H1N1

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:40:24 GMT

Nancy Brizendine's slow-paced life in California's Antelope Valley has become something of a slick race track.

11 instant energy boosters

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:44:48 GMT

By the time you hear your child's early-morning stirrings, you've probably already worked out for 90 minutes, meditated for 30, and enjoyed a healthy, balanced breakfast, which of course included a low-fat pomegranate smoothie. Why, there's nothing left to do besides jog happily over to your beloved offspring's room, sweep him out of bed, and shower him with all the joyous light, wonder, and oneness you're feeling with the universe.

Pregnant with cancer -- One woman's choice to put treatment on hold

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:52:56 GMT

My son is not a hugger. He's almost 2 years old, and I can count on one hand the times he's squeezed his chubby arms around my neck (they all involve my husband running the vacuum). I'm okay with this because on the rare occasion when I do get a hug, I get very emotional. I imagine most moms experience these my-heart-might-burst moments when a seconds-long embrace makes them feel like the luckiest person in the world. But for me, it's a little different. A little sweeter. And I am a lot luckier. See, I wasn't supposed to have a baby. I'm a cancer patient. Seven years ago I was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a slow-moving form of blood cancer. I'm in remission, thanks to a medication I take every day that states right smack on the bottle: Do not get pregnant while taking this drug. But I did. Then I stopped my lifesaving medication and endured nine long months of what-ifs: What if the brief exposure to the drug affects the baby? What if my cancer comes back? What if I leave my child motherless? I took a big risk, but it paid off even bigger. Now I want to do it again.

Tweens challenged by grown-up malady: Breast cancer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:18 GMT

Hannah Powell-Auslam of La Mirada, California, had surgery this month to check her lymph nodes, just in case the breast cancer had spread.

Breast cancer patients: Don't rush, consider all your options

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:14:57 GMT

Less than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day for the plastic surgery.

Breast cancer patients advised to consider options

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:22:44 GMT

Women's health problems doctors still miss

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:04 GMT

Ashley Price felt terrible. She was tired, dizzy spells came and went, dark splotches popped up on her chest for no reason, and she'd gained 50 pounds in two years. Some days she was starving; other days she could barely eat. Her doc suggested that her problems would go away if Price just ate less and exercised more, even though she was dieting and working out regularly. Price demanded thyroid tests, only to have them come back normal.