If your biopsy shows breast cancer, your breast surgeon will examine you, take a medical history, and review the breast imaging and the pathology reports. Your surgeon will make a reasonable determination of the size of the cancer, whether or not lymph nodes are involved, whether or not there is
“I became interested in nursing because my mother was a nursing instructor. She served as a nursing instructor for a time at the Beebe School of Nursing,” said Sarah Lewis, BSN, RN, OCN, clinical research nurse coordinator for Beebe Oncology Services. “When my mother passed away suddenly when I was
Once you receive a breast cancer diagnosis, you may be wondering what you can do to stay as healthy as possible. Diet, exercise, and emotional wellbeing all play a role. The good news is, many of the things you did to stay healthy pre-cancer will be helpful to you during your treatment. Diet A
After you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, you will likely talk to a medical oncologist or breast surgeon who will discuss your type of breast cancer and your stage of breast cancer. There are several different disease processes that might be considered a “positive biopsy” of your breast
After you are diagnosed with cancer, you may be concerned about sharing your news with your friends and family. Often, patients feel conflicted about sharing their cancer diagnosis, thinking about how it will affect those in his or her life. It is important to know, however you share your news and
It is rare for a woman or a man to receive a cancer diagnosis and not be surprised by it. The human condition is that we are naturally optimistic creatures. We hope for the best. So, when a cancer diagnosis comes through, we are often shocked, speechless, and unsure what to do next. Breast Cancer is
“A few years into retirement, I was just lumbering and laboring more than the age aspect. After blood tests and a sample of bone marrow, the doctors were able to determine it was Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Doctors were able to determine from the marrow sample that
All you have to do is say the word “colonoscopy” and most older adults cringe. I don’t even have to describe what the night before feels like, the fullness, the cramps in the abdomen, the nausea, the hours glued to the toilet, if you are over 60 (Well, I hope I don’t have to describe it to you. If I
November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month. This topic is very close to heart, as I lost my father-in-law to pancreatic cancer in July of this year. He was 61 years old. His diagnosis was sudden and unexpected. It turned our world upside down. I will never forget my husband waking me up
I am sure that when you read the title of my blog you may have instantly thought this was going to be about St. Patrick’s Day, since this is my March blog and St. Patty’s Day falls on March 17th! Yes, I am named after the Patron Saint of Ireland; I am an unknown fraction of Irish descent and my