Comments on: Breast Ultrasound for Teenage Girls http://www.blisstree.com/articles/breast-ultrasound-for-teenage-girls/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:37:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peggy Rowland http://www.blisstree.com/articles/breast-ultrasound-for-teenage-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-320736 Peggy Rowland Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:27:59 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=96033#comment-320736 Cynthe, Sorry to hear about your daughter in law. I agree with you about not overusing mammograms. I wish they didn't involve radiation. Thanks for sharing. Cynthe, Sorry to hear about your daughter in law. I agree with you about not overusing mammograms. I wish they didn’t involve radiation.
Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Cynthe http://www.blisstree.com/articles/breast-ultrasound-for-teenage-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-319751 Cynthe Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:16:23 +0000 http://www.blisstree.com/?p=96033#comment-319751 Lost my 31-year-old daughter-in-law to metastatic breast cancer October 2008. She was originally diagnosed at age 28, followed by a right breast mastectomy within a month just before her 29th birthday. Her mother, maternal great-aunt, paternal grandmother all died from breast cancer. Early breast scanning for lumps and for routine well-checks *especially for young women, ages 18-30, with cancer histories in their families is crucial to stem the current breast cancer epidemic. Early breast screenings may have saved Briana's life...( Read more about Bri: http://www.FigsWithBri.com ) Non-invasive thermograms are known to detect breast abnormalities up to 7 years before a malignancy forms. Ultrasound is a wise idea as a follow-up for worrisome lumps. It's crucial not to overuse mammograms, which expose breast tissue to radiation - a known cancer causing modality - even though dosages have been greatly reduced in current protocols. All women need to be totally familiar with their breasts and to keep an eye on them for texture, skin, and other changes. We are our best advocates! Lost my 31-year-old daughter-in-law to metastatic breast cancer October 2008. She was originally diagnosed at age 28, followed by a right breast mastectomy within a month just before her 29th birthday. Her mother, maternal great-aunt, paternal grandmother all died from breast cancer.

Early breast scanning for lumps and for routine well-checks *especially for young women, ages 18-30, with cancer histories in their families is crucial to stem the current breast cancer epidemic. Early breast screenings may have saved Briana’s life…( Read more about Bri: http://www.FigsWithBri.com )

Non-invasive thermograms are known to detect breast abnormalities up to 7 years before a malignancy forms. Ultrasound is a wise idea as a follow-up for worrisome lumps.

It’s crucial not to overuse mammograms, which expose breast tissue to radiation – a known cancer causing modality – even though dosages have been greatly reduced in current protocols.

All women need to be totally familiar with their breasts and to keep an eye on them for texture, skin, and other changes. We are our best advocates!

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