http://www.yesesl.com/listeningpractice/voa-special-english-debate-over-new-guidelines-for-breast-cancer-screening A Portal of English as a Second Language Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:06:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.yesesl.com/listeningpractice/voa-special-english-debate-over-new-guidelines-for-breast-cancer-screening/comment-page-1#comment-96 Harriette R. Ellis Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:07:02 +0000 http://www.yesesl.com/?p=1028#comment-96 Seems as if doctors don't think women over 74 should be candidates for breast cancer! Are we too old? I am now 85 and a survivor of breast cancer. My first diagnosis was at age 81 (2001) with a resultant lumpectomy on right side at age 82. I had radiation treatment and felt fine during the whole series. Since I am very active and still working at the time (full days and sometimes weekends)and there was never any history of breast cancer in my family (my mother died at 93 and I have two older sisters--93 and 95-- who have few medical problems)I could have neglected seeing my doctor, if I had subscribed to the new findings. I am grateful that my gynecologist is such a fine diagnostician and saw through my dense breasts. With mammograms and ultrasound she discovered the cancer had returned in March of this year. Fortunately, I had a mastectomy in May and reconstructive surgery three weeks ago. Discovering it so early I don't need anymore radiation or any other medications, according to my oncologist. Perhaps the findings of the recent study would have found me too old to undergo surgery! (Or too costly?) I worry about younger women under 50! How much weight did they give too much radiation vs. early detection of breast cancer?--Harriette Ellis, Cypress,CA Seems as if doctors don’t think women over 74 should be candidates for breast cancer! Are we too old? I am now 85 and a survivor of breast cancer. My first diagnosis was at age 81 (2001) with a resultant lumpectomy on right side at age 82. I had radiation treatment and felt fine during the whole series. Since I am very active and still working at the time (full days and sometimes weekends)and there was never any history of breast cancer in my family (my mother died at 93 and I have two older sisters–93 and 95– who have few medical problems)I could have neglected seeing my doctor, if I had subscribed to the new findings. I am grateful that my gynecologist is such a fine diagnostician and saw through my dense breasts. With mammograms and ultrasound she discovered the cancer had returned in March of this year. Fortunately, I had a mastectomy in May and reconstructive surgery three weeks ago. Discovering it so early I don’t need anymore radiation or any other medications, according to my oncologist.
Perhaps the findings of the recent study would have found me too old to undergo surgery! (Or too costly?)
I worry about younger women under 50! How much weight did they give too much radiation vs. early detection of breast cancer?–Harriette Ellis, Cypress,CA

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