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By: Colleen | October 22, 2008 | Category: Health

doctorBefore I dive into the serious stuff, I have to give a public shout-out to the Phillies, who are playing in their first World Series in fifteen years, starting tonight. Here we go Phils! "Why can't us?"

While baseball seems like the most important thing to me right now, Breast Cancer Awareness Month brings me back to reality, where we are all hard pressed to find anyone whose life hasn't been touched in one way or another by cancer. Personally, my maternal grandfather passed away due to cancer and by the young age of 20, I'd already had minor surgery to remove skin cancer cells.

When someone gets such devastating news, it is important to have an honest discussion with your doctor regarding the course of treatment that is best for you. Sadly, there is always someone out there looking to make a profit by being dishonest to consumers. Because of this, FTC recently launched a new site that encourages cancer patients who are curious about new treatments to ask their doctors first.

This site was developed in response to a group of companies who were selling fake cancer cures to cancer patients. FTC is suing 11 of these companies for false and deceptive claims. This site gives tips and advice to help people distinguish legit companies from scammers.

Always ask your doctor about any product you may have seen advertised, and do your research on the different treatments available to you.

How have you helped a loved one deal with a diagnosis of cancer?

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Comments (4):

blue comment bubble Posted by Dazzie on October 23, 2008 at 09:46 AM EDT

Thank you sp much for this . I have a family member thats battleing with cancer right now who would think that people would do something like that just to make a dollar.

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blue comment bubble Posted by dantes on October 24, 2008 at 01:44 PM EDT

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is time to think seriously about this condition. You're right, being diagnosed having breast cancer is a very devastating news. It is more devastating if you're a man an get the news you have breast cancer. Yes, breast cancer isn't a woman's disease any longer, it may occur also in men. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, about 1,990 new cases of breast cancer in men will be diagnosed, and that breast cancer will cause approximately 480 deaths in men.

You may read more about risks and treatment of male breast cancer here:
http://www.askmenhealth.org/!!breast_cancer_in_men.php

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blue comment bubble Posted by Dantes on October 28, 2008 at 03:39 PM EDT

Hi,

Please edit my previous message and make this link
http://www.askmenhealth.org/!!breast_cancer_in_men.php
alive. This way people will find more about male breast cancer just clicking. Please, do not cut their chance to be informed

I think that adding contetn to this blog worth it. If you do not agree, please delete all my comment.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Gov Gab Editor on October 31, 2008 at 10:25 AM EDT

Dantes,
For all our readers' protection, our blog software doesn't allow any live links in comments. If people are interested in visiting your site, they'll have to cut and paste the address into their browsers' address bars. I would also suggest the following websites for more information on men's health and male breast cancer in particular:
http://www.cdc.gov/men/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/malebreastcancer.html
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malebreast/patient
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/male-breast-cancer/DS00661

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