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. ---------- *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html