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New sickle cell screening program for college athletes comes with serious pitfalls, experts say

New sickle cell screening program for college athletes comes with serious pitfalls, experts say
The Johns Hopkins Children’s Center top pediatrician is urging a “rethink” of a new sickle cell screening program, calling it an enlightened but somewhat rushed step toward improving the health of young people who carry the sickle cell mutation.

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Male Breast Cancer? Uncommon but Serious

At 41, Brian Place found a lump near his left nipple and dismissed it as a sort of injury from the rough games he had been involved with for most of his life.  He thought that the lump was probably a result of a collision with another rugby player.  Though his doctor didn’t think much of the lump either, nevertheless, he advised Place to get a mammogram test.  When the ultrasound of the breast and a biopsy came out, the diagnosis shocked Place and his colleagues from the Royal Air Force in Britain where he works as a Communications Technician: breast cancer.
Staff at his local breast clinic even assumed that Place was accompanying a female patient during his check up. The confusion is understandable. Only about less than 1% of breast cancers diagnosed occur in men. The rarity of breast cancer in men leaves so much room for research regarding the condition.   According to Dr. Larissa Korde, staff clinician at the National Cancer Institute’s clinical genetics branch, “In women, we have studies based on hundreds of thousands of patients.”  However, there are no studies of that scale in men. “Though much can be extrapolated from research in women,” said Korde, ” it’s a little bit harder to make recommendations for men based on evidence.”
One of the surest risk factors to consider is family medical history, that is, for both men and women.  At the time of Place’s diagnosis, two female relatives of his had died of breast cancer and a third of ovarian cancer.  However, several genes may contribute to breast cancer, such as mutations which are known to increase the possibilities of both breast and ovarian cancers. Although most men might never even meet a man with breast cancer, those who have several relatives diagnosed with breast cancer should be wary for signs of their own breast tumors. Based on studies, certain populations with an unusually high proportion of people carrying BRCA2 mutations may have a higher incidence rate of breast cancer in men, such as in Sweden, Hungary, Iceland, and among Ashkenazi Jews.
There are similarities in the survival rates for men and women as they adjust in the stage of the disease at diagnosis.  But since men do not undergo a regular screening like women do, they are more likely to be diagnosed at a later stage.  The lumps may not always be detected by medical scanning equipment.

Medical treatment usually includes surgery, to be followed by some combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy.  With men, an additional hormone treatment is necessary because almost all men with breast cancer have tumors characterized as hormone-receptor-positive.
After two years of medical treatment and therapy, Place is now doing well.  Two years after his diagnosis, Place is well enough to play contact sports. The mastectomy was successful, and Place has decided to discontinue his hormone treatment due to its side effects like hot flashes which he found to be very unpleasant.
Brian Place is now an active participant in online discussions and support group communities for cancer patients.  He tries to answer questions regarding male breast-cancer conditions.  Place also gives talks to people who contact him through the U.K. nonprofit Breast Cancer Care. Although there are women who are not yet accustomed to men with breast cancer condition, time and awareness can help address the issue.

Carnival theme at Relay for Life brings fun to serious fundraising

Carnival theme at Relay for Life brings fun to serious fundraising
Four-year-old Kaleb Brosz of McCook handed his candy sucker to his grandma and swung the dowel stick fishing pole over the board.

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Am I Covered In Cancer?? SERIOUS ANSWERS ONLY PLZ!!?

im only 16 years old.. but im scared i may have a few types of cancer..2 are concernin me most.

For a few years now, (Probly 3- 4) i have had a lump in each breast. i read that when your breasts start to develop grow “buds” which feel like lumps. but i havent really grown. im still very flat chested (30A). & the lumps have changed in size, sometimes they feel small sumtimes larger & they hurt too.

I have also noticed that when i go to the toilet, i sometimes have blood in my faeces & i have heard this is a sign of bowel cancer. i also sometimes have problems such as stomach problems and irritations when using the toilet.

& i have looked up throat cancer, & i have some of the symptoms shown, such as painful swallowing etc.

im 2 scared 2 go 2 the doctors. does anyone know how they test 4 cancer in these cases?

i know im only 16 &most ppl with cancer r older. but my friend knows a girl who had breast cancer at 17.

and there have been 6 cases of cancer in my family.

Serious question on breast cancer….can u help me please!! and soon!?

(started worrying about 3 days ago!!)i am very scared that i might have breast cancer but im not ready to tell anyone or doctors….when u have a breast lump is on both breats? and what are other symtoms of breast cancer?

please help me, any answers will help me.

Very serious question regarding pregnancy and breast cancer?

My very good friend is 16 weeks pregnant and just found out she has breast cancer. Unfortunatley, she is in the late stages and needs immediate treatment. They won’t put her under general anesthesia because of risks to the baby. They say that chemo and radiation at the same time is the best way to treat it. What effects will these treatments have on her unborn baby? One doctors even suggested she consider terminating her pregnancy so that she could have a better chance to beat this. What should she do?

Breast and Ovarian Cancer Link – Serious Replies Only!?

I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer but have a long family history of Breast Cancer (paternal grandmother, her sisters, their daughters, etc., many have died from it). Am I at a higher risk with developing Breast Cancer, considering I have been diagnosed with one type of Cancer and my family history combined?

Need serious answer please regarding Breast Cancer?

I found a lump on my breast a month ago. It hurts when I touch it, haven’t gone to the doctor but I heard that if the lump hurts it means it’s not cancer.. Please help. thank you
I’m HONESTLY TERRIFIED!!!!!!

serious breast cancer question?

I am 22 and have a two year old. I had an exam in august but when i was showering yesterday i felt a lump or something but ive always heard a lump for cancer feels hard like a stone well mine dont quite feel like that plus my breast is kinda firmer than usual. I have nothing coming out of my breast. What are the possiblities that someone in their 20s could get breast cancer?

Serious question- breast cancer at the age of 16?

My friend says that the left side of her breasts hurts when she touches it….her mum has had breats cancer before but she unsure if u could get it at that age and how would u know if it really is cancer?