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Our mission is to support research efforts to achieve the primary prevention
of breast and ovarian cancers. The focus of our efforts is to obtain
federal funding for a “Women’s Health Initiative” to facilitate
clinical trials for the primary immune prevention
of breast and ovarian cancer in otherwise healthy, cancer-free women.
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Unexplained Breast Pain After Mastectomy - You could have Phantom Breast Syndrome
Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS) and Phantom Breast Syndrome (PBS) that Plague Breast Cancer, especially Mastectomy Patients Post...
Judy Fitzgerald
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Is Breast Cancer Color-Blind? Why are women of color more susceptible to TNBC?
Why should women of color be more concerned about Triple Negative Breast Cancer? In researching the Internet, I found innumerable...
Judy Fitzgerald
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Healthy Hormones
What are hormones? Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted by cells in one part of the body and bind to cells in another part...
Judy Fitzgerald
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How Does Breast Cancer Evade the Immune System and How Does Chemotherapy Work
How does cancer evade the immune system?
Judy Fitzgerald
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Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome (PMPS) and Phantom Breast Syndrome (PBS)
The question I would like you to reflect on before reading this post is if your treatment plan included a mastectomy, were you ever...
Judy Fitzgerald
6 min read
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The Psychological Challenges of Breast Cancer and Living Beyond
Today’s discussion deals with one of the most important parts of the recovery process. The challenge of dealing with the emotional and...
Judy Fitzgerald
4 min read
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Is Breast Cancer an Epidemic?
The Epidemic and NED: Is there a breast cancer epidemic? How many women are presently being treated for breast cancer and how many are...
Judy Fitzgerald
4 min read
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Cancer is A Word, Not A Sentence
One of the pitfalls one can fall into when diagnosed with Cancer is to look at what the statistics say regarding chance of survival. As...
Judy Fitzgerald
2 min read
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Oncotype DX Scores Result in No Chemotherapy for Most Early Breast Cancers
No Chemotherapy for Most Early Breast Cancers Striving for NED…Chemotherapy is one of the most stressful elements of any cancer...
Judy Fitzgerald
3 min read
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What is the OncoType DX Test?
When I was diagnosed in 2009, a new genomic test had just been announced for early stage breast cancer. In my case, it would save me...
Judy Fitzgerald
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Understanding Your Pathology Report
Since I am not medically certified to explain this topic, I used credentialed resources to gather and summarize this complex topic. The...
Judy Fitzgerald
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The Difference Between Tumor Grade and Staging
Striving for NED…Since I am not medically certified to explain this topic, I used credentialed resources to gather and summarize this...
Judy Fitzgerald
2 min read
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Newly Diagnosed
What to do and ask your doctor?
Judy Fitzgerald
1 min read
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Which is Better for Breast Cancer Diagnosis – Mammogram or Sonogram?
Which is better for diagnosing breast cancer, a mammogram or sonogram? I recently read an article by Dr. Robert L. Bard concerning the...
Judy Fitzgerald
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