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How To Avoid The Dangers Of Paget's Disease Of The Breast
By Alfred Jones, Thu Dec 8th
Many of you will have heard of Paget's Disease, which is aserious bone disease, but many of you will not have heard ofPaget's Disease of the breast, so I am hoping that the ladiesout there reading this article will take notice of the content,because they could come in touch with this disease at some timein their life. What Is Paget's Disease Of The Breast? It is an eczema typechange in the skin of the nipple, and most women that developit, will have an underlying breast cancer. Paget's Diseaseoccurs in about 1 or 2% of women that have breast cancer, itappears firstly as a scaly, red rash affecting the nipple andthe areola. It can be very sore, may bleed and it will not goaway. The disease can be difficult to diagnose, because it can be verysimilar to other skin problems like eczema or dermatitis, butthis disease usually affects the nipple first then spreads tothe areola, whereas the other skin problems usually start in thesurrounding areas, first before spreading to the nipple.
I have been asked to include the following in this article, itis taken from an actual case, where the person with the diseasewanted this message passed on by you, to all the ladies in yourlife, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Aunts and Friends. "A lady developed a rash on her breast, similar to that of youngmothers who are nursing. Because her mammogram had been clear,the doctor treated her with antibiotics for infections. Aftertwo treatments it continued to get worse, her doctor sent herfor another mammogram, and this time it showed a mass. A biopsy found a fast growing malignancy. Chemotherapy wasstarted in order to shrink the growth; then mastectomy; then afull round of Chemotherapy; followed by radiation treatment. After about 9 months of intense treatment, she was given a cleanbill of health. She had one year of living each day to itsfullest. Then the cancer returned to the liver area. She tookfour treatments and decided that she wanted quality of life, notthe after effects of Chemotherapy. She had 5 great months, andshe planned each detail of the final days. After just a few days of needing morphine, she slipped awaysaying she had done what God had sent her into the world to do." PLEASE be alert to any thing that is not normal. Her message is shown below: "Paget's Disease: This is a rare form of breast cancer, and ison the outside of the breast, on
the nipple and areola. Itappeared as a rash, which later became a lesion with a crustyouter edge. I would not have ever suspected it to be breastcancer, but it was. My nipple never seemed any different to me,but the rash bothered me, so I went to the doctor for that.Sometimes, it itched and was sore, but other than that it didn'tbother me. It was just ugly and a nuisance, and could not becleared up with all the creams prescribed by my doctor anddermatologist for the dermatitis on my eyes just prior to thisoutbreak. They seemed a little concerned. Mine started out as a single redpimple on the areola. One of the biggest problems with Paget'sdisease of the nipple is that the symptoms appear to beharmless. It is frequently thought to be a skin inflammation orinfection, leading to unfortunate delays in detection and care. What are the symptoms? The symptoms include: A persistent redness, oozing, and crusting of your nipplecausing it to itch and burn. (As I stated, mine did not itch orburn much, and had no oozing I was aware of, but it did have acrust along the outer edge on one side.) A sore on your nipple that will not heal. (Mine was on theareola area with a whitish thick looking area in center ofnipple). Usually only one nipple is affected. How is it diagnosed? Yourdoctor will do a physical exam and should suggest having amammogram of both breasts, done immediately. Even though theredness, oozing and crusting closely resembles dermatitis(inflammation of the skin), your doctor should suspect cancer ifthe sore is only on one breast. Your doctor should order abiopsy of your sore to confirm what is going on. This message should be taken seriously and passed on to as manyof your relatives and friends as possible; it could savesomeone's life My has spread and metastasized to my bones afterreceiving mega doses of chemotherapy, twenty eight treatments ofradiation and taking Tamaxofin. If this had been diagnosed asbreast cancer in the beginning, perhaps it would not havespread". TO ALL READERS: This is sad as women are not aware of Paget'sdisease. As we all know, early diagnosis is so important with all kindsof diseases, so if you are in any doubt about any medicalproblem, for goodness sake, make an appointment to see aPhysician, soon as possible. If you would like to see more health information, that can helpyou, Please visit my web site.
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