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Christine Heinen’s friend was recalling the time when she used to wear a lot of hats after her chemotherapy treatments. The friend had lost her hair and told Heinen that she found wigs too hot and itchy; she wore all sorts of hats instead. Then the friend told her that she had wished for a hat with hair. Read more.

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Past Features
Cancer survivors can fight back. Attitude and information are key components to successfully walking the road to recovery. Knowledge is power. Learning about your cancer empowers you, ultimately reducing stress as the fear factor is replaced by the facts. Read more.

True or false: Smoking is linked to breast cancer. Breast pain is not a sign of breast cancer. One out of nine women will get breast cancer. If you think you know the answers, you might be surprised. Read more.

Standard protocol is to wait two years after treatment before getting pregnant. The highly toxic drugs have to leave the system and the breast needs to restore after surgery and radiation. However, the true risk in getting pregnant too early is recurrence. Mammograms and treatment aren’t possible while pregnant. I could be putting my own life on the line by having a baby. Read more.

At the relatively young age of 36, Caldwell was not in a high-risk group. Her age combined with the fact that there was no history of breast cancer in her family was encouraging to the physician. She decided they should take a ‘wait and see’ approach, with the understanding that if Caldwell wanted further testing before the six month mark, that was up to her. Read more.

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