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24. I am so sorry for your loss
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 09:12 PM
Feb 2014

You and your family must have gone through hell in the last nine months!

I hope that she did not suffer at the end, that her last days were peaceful.

I hope that you and your family are left with memories that you can cherish, from when she was healthy. That some day you will even be able to smile, remembering a special fond event.



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Mammograms - DO IT! [View all] question everything Feb 2014 OP
No thanks... ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #1
OK. I've heard objections to ultraound and thermography but still, question everything Feb 2014 #6
I've done a lot of research but I don't claim to be an expert. ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #14
I'm intimately familiar with similar harms from mammograms zazen Feb 2014 #29
As somebody who was detected before 49 and whose tumor was caught very early on by mammogram and MRI Mass Feb 2014 #2
This is great! Glad that so far so good question everything Feb 2014 #8
I should be getting one soon shenmue Feb 2014 #3
The study was a long term (25 year) study of 90,000 people. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #4
What if that "anecdotal data" includes you or a woman you love? question everything Feb 2014 #5
How would you suggest evaluating medical procedures? Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #7
By real observation. Probably a dream question everything Feb 2014 #9
I have no idea what "real observation" is that is not contained within Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #12
What if the woman who gets breast cancer ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #16
If you or a woman you love had a tiny cancer removed that was slow growing pnwmom Feb 2014 #32
There are questions about the design of this study. LisaL Feb 2014 #11
Good. Somebody should design and conduct an even better study. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #13
No, but a good study will see whether better equipment makes a difference. Mass Feb 2014 #17
What is dishonest about it? It is a fact that the equipment that was in use at the time kcr Feb 2014 #36
Any long term study will have this quality. Warren Stupidity Feb 2014 #39
It depends on the study and what data is being used kcr Feb 2014 #40
I don't think any medical people are suggesting that mammograms be given up. pnwmom Feb 2014 #33
23andme tested me for $99 Sienna86 Feb 2014 #10
That's great! question everything Feb 2014 #22
And for those who choose to get a mammogram... Contrary1 Feb 2014 #15
Great advice! question everything Feb 2014 #23
My mother died last week of breast cancer Beaverhausen Feb 2014 #18
I am so sorry for your loss question everything Feb 2014 #24
Rec'd highly and babylonsister Feb 2014 #19
Looks like you beat it! This is great! question everything Feb 2014 #25
DCIS here! I agree with you! phylny Feb 2014 #20
Good luck! question everything Feb 2014 #27
I had my first mammogram ever recently RainDog Feb 2014 #21
Not to worry you but most women who get it have no family history... Phentex Feb 2014 #26
I've heard a similar story about a young woman question everything Feb 2014 #28
I'm getting my annual PasadenaTrudy Feb 2014 #30
If you're under 50 and without family history, many doctors no longer recommend it. pnwmom Feb 2014 #31
Mammograms aren't perfect but Cairycat Feb 2014 #34
Thank you for a first person story question everything Feb 2014 #37
OK! I had to cancel last Fridays appt. due to snow.. Walk away Feb 2014 #35
Good luck. And try to follow the advice of Contrary1, above #15 question everything Feb 2014 #38
Thank you for posting this Ruby the Liberal Feb 2014 #41
Glad it was caught on time question everything Feb 2014 #42
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