The Diet Cancer Story
The Diet Cancer Story: "The Diet Cancer Story
Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.
My wife has had 10 tumors removed from her breasts. The first two and the last two (1 each breast each occurrence) were benign. The six in between (four in the right breast, two in the left breast) were malignant. Although the diagnosis of breast cancer is a devastating experience, most women face up to and cope well with it. In fact, studies show that many respond with renewed vigour and enjoyment of life and stronger interpersonal ties. But there is an inevitable period of adjustment, usually improved by knowing as much as possible about the disease.
My wife was been �free of cancer� for well over 5 years, but at her last mammogram checkup they discovered a growth they could not otherwise account for and want to do another byopsy-type lump removal. This inevitably raises the heady and frightening spectre of �cancer� once again. As I write, this �ectomy� is still in our future, so the results and reactions are also �still in our future. We�ve been there, several times, but that won�t make a diagnosis of malignancy any easier, any less emotionally traumatic, even though the �period of adjustment� is eased somewhat.
So after 8-9 years cancer free she was diagnosed in January, 2005 with another lump and it was removed in early April, 2005. Yes, it was malignant, but, in the doctor�s words, it was a �friendly� tumor. Our �period of adjustment� has been much easier this time around.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in North America (after heart and other "
Copyright 2005 by http://www.organicgreens.us and Loring Windblad. This article may be freely copied and used on other web sites only if it is copied complete with all links and text intact and unchanged except for minor improvements such as misspellings and typos.
My wife has had 10 tumors removed from her breasts. The first two and the last two (1 each breast each occurrence) were benign. The six in between (four in the right breast, two in the left breast) were malignant. Although the diagnosis of breast cancer is a devastating experience, most women face up to and cope well with it. In fact, studies show that many respond with renewed vigour and enjoyment of life and stronger interpersonal ties. But there is an inevitable period of adjustment, usually improved by knowing as much as possible about the disease.
My wife was been �free of cancer� for well over 5 years, but at her last mammogram checkup they discovered a growth they could not otherwise account for and want to do another byopsy-type lump removal. This inevitably raises the heady and frightening spectre of �cancer� once again. As I write, this �ectomy� is still in our future, so the results and reactions are also �still in our future. We�ve been there, several times, but that won�t make a diagnosis of malignancy any easier, any less emotionally traumatic, even though the �period of adjustment� is eased somewhat.
So after 8-9 years cancer free she was diagnosed in January, 2005 with another lump and it was removed in early April, 2005. Yes, it was malignant, but, in the doctor�s words, it was a �friendly� tumor. Our �period of adjustment� has been much easier this time around.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in North America (after heart and other "
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