Help writing a paper..Please

I think the most important fact you shoud try to convey is that the general opition (bc is curable and a "good" cancer) is very wrong. BC can and does kill, and it does so quite frequently because it is so frequent. Also, you should try to make people aware that for bc sufferers chemo and radiation might not be the hardest time to go through, but that it is rather the uncertainty about future propects. And this uncertainty only really begins after active treatment. Finally, I don't think you need to educate people in the sense that you convey all the facts about the disease. Far better would be a good summary where they ccould find quickly find all the information in case they should need it. That way those who need to can become informed patients and really discuss the required steps with their doctors.

Hi,  for me I think one of the most important things to know is that you must be your own advocate as far as knowing what is available.  I have learned that physicians for the most part tell you only what is their scope of things.  Early detection, a positive attitude, and a lot of good support.  Hope this helps.

Think about your audience.  So, who are they?  What do you think would be an interesting topic to them?  I'd give some of the overwhelming statistics, but not too many.  Ooooh....you could start out asking them to write down the names of the first 8 women in their life they think of.  Then get into the stats. 

I'd also take this opportunity to tell them to feel their boobs!!!  I once talked to a class about HPV and got an email years later thanking me because one student indeed had cervical cancer, so I would use my time.   When I started out this semester I first addressed why I was bald and how you need to know your breasts and know your body (men and women) and encourage the women in your lives to go to the doctor, etc.  

Another thing I find stuns people is about the "caught it early" so it's curable myth.  To open students' eyes about this misconception would be really informative too.

Good luck!

That everyone is different...and its a journey.....its doable.....but first and foremost you need to know your body...if you know what is normal, then you will know what is not normal for you.....as some one else said, who is the audience and what do you think they want to know....may be include how to help someone who is going through this journey...what to say, what not to say....ways to help (meals, errands, play dates for kids, just be a listening ear)....and also just because you are done with Tx, doesn't mean you are all better!!!!  there are both physical and emotional effects even after Tx is done and hair is growing back!!!!  all the best to you

~ That men get breast cancer

~ That a breast cancer diagnosis isn't an automatic death sentence

~ That ignoring symptoms and burying your head in the sand is NOT a good thing

~ That early detection CAN save lives, but breast cancer CAN come back.

~ That not everyone who has breast cancer has chemotherapy and loses their hair

~ That for every group of eight women in the class, stats show that one of them will be dx'd with BC in her lifetime. In a large class, this could potentially be a LOT of women. Tell them to look around.

~ Pink ribbons and pink socks and pink fried chicken buckets are not really good reminders of breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer is not pink and cute. Breast cancer patients have names, families, friends, jobs, hobbies, in other words, LIVES. 

~ It is difficult to find someone whose life has NEVER been touched by breast cancer in some way.

Mammos and self-exams are not perfect. If you don't feel right, make sure to get a doc to check it out. get frequent ultrasounds, even if you have to pay for them yourself.

And please, don't forget to mention not to ignore any itch. In most cases it can be nothing, but in my case the first symptom of an invasive cancer...

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