Why oh why do I let myself find this stuff...

weety

I don't know if this link will work, so I will also post the title and abstract for anyone to google if they can't get the link to work. Why do I let this stuff find it's way into my life? I've made it to my 4 year mark, was feeling pretty optimistic, and then...wham...I find something lke this article that takes me back to all the negative thoughts and worries.

Pregnancy-associated breast cancer

and metastasis

Pepper Schedin

Abstract | Pregnancy-associated breast cancer, which has a poor prognosis, is often

overlooked by clinicians and researchers alike. With the trend towards delayed childbearing,

an increase in the occurrence of breast cancer complicated by pregnancy is

anticipated. The mechanisms that have been proposed to account for this poor

prognosis, including increased hormone exposure, might not contribute significantly to

the observed increase in metastasis seen in these patients. Instead, the mammary

microenvironment might become tumour-promoting after pregnancy because of the

remodelling of the mammary gland to its pre-pregnant state. This remodelling, which is

associated with pro-inflammatory and wound-healing mechanisms, is proposed to

support tumour-cell dissemination. This hypothesis will be discussed.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?hl=en&q=http://www.researchgate.net/publication/7222583_Pregnancy-associated_breast_cancer_and_metastasis/file/e0b4951a92f02e55d1.pdf&sa=X&scisig=AAGBfm2gdGW8Tqub3discTWftW19WSIYVA&oi=scholarr

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16557280

Edited by Mods to add a working link

Novagirl

I know exactly what you mean weety. I was diagnosed in May 2013. I was one year postpartum which falls under pregnancy associated breast cancer. I am currently in chemo and one day I would like to have another child. I have read all of Dr. Schnedin's papers and most of the work they are doing out of the University of Colorado. It freaked me out at first but now I realize cancer just makes you think about death. I did not think or fear my death before cancer. The fact of the matter is I could die tomorrow driving on the belt way or my husband could have been killed a couple of weeks ago while he was at work at the Navy Yard. You are happy and healthy and 4 years out. You have to just celebrate the positives in life and not worry about the what ifs. I struggle with this so much too. That is just my crazy mentality to help me cope. Maybe that will work for you:)