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Barbara Raymond <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 29 Sep 1999 16:22:03 -0500
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Just passing this information on.  Have any of you heard of it?


Read this and pass it on. This came to me from a good friend. I've read it
and believe every woman should read it to be aware of the risk.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >        PAGET"S DISEASE OF THE NIPPLE
> >> >
> >> >        Is a rare form of breast cancer, and is on the outside of the
> >> >     breast, on the nipple and areola, it appears as a rash which
> >later
> >> >     became a lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would not have ever
> >> >     suspected it to be breast cancer but it was. My nipple never
> >seems
> >any
> >> >     different to me, but the rash bothered me so went to my doctors
> >office
> >> >     for that. Sometimes it itched and was sore but other than that
> >it
> >> >     didn't really bother me, was just ugly and a nuisance, could not
> >clear
> >> >     it up with all the creams been given by doctor and dermatologist
> >for
> >> >     the dermatitis on my eyes had just prior to this outbreak,
> >therefore
> >> >     went in to doctors office for assistance. They seemed a little
> >> >     concerned but did not warn me it could be cancerous. Now I
> >suspect
> >> >     there are not many women out there who know a lesion or rash on
> >the
> >> >     nipple or areola can be  breast cancer. What are the symptoms?
> >Mine
> >> >     started out as a single red pimple on the areola.
> >> >
> >> >        One of the biggest problems with Paget's disease of the
> >nipple is
> >> >     that the symptoms appear to be harmless.  It is frequently
> >thought
> >to
> >> >     be a skin inflammation or infections, leading to unfortunate
> >delays
> >in
> >> >     detection and care.  The symptoms include:
> >> >          1.  A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your
> >nipple
> >> >     causing it to itch and burn. ( As I stated mine did not itch
> >much or
> >> >     burn, and no oozing I  was aware of, but it did have a crust
> >along
> >> >     outer edge on one side.
> >> >           2.  A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on
> >the
> >> >     areola area with a whitess thick looking area in center of
> >nipple)
> >> >         3. Usually only one nipple is affected.
> >> >
> >> >        How is it diagnosed?
> >> >     Your doctor will do a physical exam, and should suggest having a
> >> >     mammogram of both breasts done immediately.  Even though the
> >redness,
> >> >     oozing and crusting closely resemble dermatitia (inflammation of
> >the
> >> >     skin), your doctor should suspect cancer if the sore is only on
> >one
> >> >     breast. Your doctor should order a biopsy of your sore to
> >confirm
> >what
> >> >     is going on.  They will take a sample of your breast tissue in
> >that
> >> >     area to test for cancer.   If the cancer is only in the nipple
> >and
> >not
> >> >     in the breast, your doctor may recommend just removing the
> >nipple
> >and
> >> >     surrounding tissue or suggest radiation  treatments. Had my
> >doctor
> >> >     caught mine right away, instead of flaking it off as dermatitis
> >> >     perhaps they could of saved my breast and it wouldn't have gone
> >to
> >my
> >> >     lymph nodes.
> >> >
> >> >        This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as
> >many
> >of
> >> >     your friends as possible, it could save someone's life. My
> >breast
> >> >     cancer has spread and metastsized to my bones, this after
> >receiving
> >> >     mega doses of chemotherapy, 28 treatments of radiation and
> >taking
> >> >     tamaxofin. If this had been diagnosed in the beginning as breast
> >> >     cancer and treated right away perhaps it would not have
> >> >     spread......................
> >> >
> >> >       I did try to spread the word through Rosie O'Donnell show on
> >breast
> >> >     cancer awareness but it failed trigger importance enough to
> >annouce
> >on
> >> >     her show last year. This is sad as woman are not aware of
> >Paget's
> >> >     disease.  If by passing this around on the e-mail we can make
> >others
> >> >     aware of it and it's potential danger we are helping women
> >everywhere.
> >> >
> >> >       PLEASE SEND THIS TO ALL THE WOMEN YOU CARE ABOUT;   CANCER CAN
> >BE
> >> >     FOUGHT IF WE ARE ALL AWARE!
> >> >
> >> >       Thanks for taking the time to share.
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