I’ll most likely never experience this so I wanted to share this article with you to get your thoughts?

Even though the scientific evidence shows that women recover just as well at home after a mastectomy, I don’t believe women should be sent home the day after surgery.

In the late 1990s, the switch was made to sending women home quickly after surgery to remove a breast. The evidence suggested that women recover just as well at home as in the hospital. Prior to that decision, many women were in the hospital for several days — now it is up to doctors whether to keep a woman longer than the initial day of recovery. They need a medical reason for insurance to pay for the extended hospital stay.

But the evidence doesn’t address the emotional impact that breast cancer and losing a breast has on a woman. We especially need time to assess our feelings about losing a breast before returning to our busy lives. Although mastectomy is a less invasive surgery than many others, it can be a highly emotional one. Women just need more support and time to recover emotionally, and for many that might mean the opportunity to stay longer in a health-care facility. I think this would help prepare women for the ravages of treatment and the years it really does take to recover from breast cancer.

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Since my wife and I are having our first child in a few weeks I thought this would be a pertinent subject. As the father and Dad I obviously think that we are going to have a boy and as a result the chance is going to be very very small. If there is a history of breast cancer then as you know prevention and planning ahead can solve a lot of problems. Remember:

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

About 5% to 10% of breast cancers are thought to be hereditary, caused by abnormal genes passed from parent to child.

Genes are particles in cells, contained in chromosomes, and made of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA contains the instructions for building proteins. And proteins control the structure and function of all the cells that make up your body.

Think of your genes as an instruction manual for cell growth and function. Abnormalities in the DNA are like typographical errors. They may provide the wrong set of instructions, leading to faulty cell growth or function. In any one person, if there is an error in a gene, that same mistake will appear in all the cells that contain the same gene. This is like having an instruction manual in which all the copies have the same typographical error.

BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes

Most inherited cases of breast cancer are associated with two abnormal genes: BRCA1 (BReast CAncer gene one) and BRCA2 (BReast CAncer gene two).

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Hey Diddy,

With so many years of experience didn’t you think that you should have some proof that your cut of charity money was five figures? I’ve always been told that what keeps friends friends and business business is a contract.

This was either a hugh misunderstanding or the economy is worse than we think. BTY Diddy I hope you are going to have press release about this because this is just as low as stealing money for families with babies in cancer wards.

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P. Diddy Allegedly Shrugs Off Charity and Pockets $$

Diddy may be known as a lot of things, but one charity in New York is calling him a thief.

According to the New York Post, two breast cancer organizations claim that they were supposed to receive proceeds from a “Pinky Party” hosted by Diddy in Long Island.  The charities state that after the party was over Diddy left with over five figures and the charities received nothing.

“Nothing was written down, but we were told we would get part of the take,” Carolyn Spector, director of the Long Island Plastic Surgical Group Foundation said in the interview. “The terminology was ‘proceeds from the event.’ “

Diddy, who states that he is a big advocate for breast cancer awareness, told The Post that he did not negotiate the event nor did he agree to contribute to the charity.

“I didn’t know what the [club] owner promised — that had nothing to do with me,”Diddy said in the interview. “I had no information about the charity. When the event was booked, it was just for an appearance. I agreed to let him add the charity because I thought it was a good idea.”

Although Diddy himself claims there were no promises directly from him, the club owner states that he allowed the charities the opportunity to raise money on their own during the event by setting up tables, but the two in charge of collections began partying-thus leaving the charity with no money raised.

The charities refute the claim.

As of press time the club that hosted the party, Glo, states that due to poor attendance the charity lost money.

“It was agreed that if there was a profit, a portion of it would be given to the charity,”a Glo spokeswoman said. “But the night of the event, there was a torrential rainstorm. They expected thousands and only a few hundred showed up. So they lost money.”

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