Cleveland Clinic  
Female
Cleveland - OH

Specialties: breast cancer

Internal scarring after tram flap
Oct 10, 2008 02:19PM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear Beachgirl4, It is difficult to answer your question without assessment. This is a question best discussed with a plastic surgeon who would need to evaluate including physical examination before being able to advise you.
leaking breast
Oct 10, 2008 08:11AM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear ZZ923, Many women have some type of nipple discharge or fluid when their breasts are squeezed, and its normal. Squeezing the nipple sends message to the brain and the pituitary gland responds by increasing prolactin levels, which in turn produces discharge from the nipple. The discharge can come in a variety of colors - gray, green and brown as well as...
help
Oct 09, 2008 02:12PM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear cheryl4WD, You just did. You can post your question. We are only able to take 2 questions in a 24 hour time frame.
Cancer, understand diagnoses
Sep 30, 2008 03:41PM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear Donnetta, Decisions regarding treatment for breast cancer are based on many factors such as; the stage of the disease, tumor features such as size of the cancer, estrogen/progesterone status, her2 status, lymph node status etc. Based on this information recommendations are made for treatment. She has had the treatment for the breast cancer, their mig...
Why are they not doing the biopsy??
Sep 29, 2008 12:09PM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear Carol221, It is difficult not to be able to get a definite answer when going through a procedure. Decisions on whether to pursue further investigation or another attempt at biopsy at this time will be based on risk and benefits to the patient, degree of suspicion as well as whether or not what is done at this time would yield information to clarify the ...
Tamoxifen & Ameridex
Sep 26, 2008 10:43AM in the Breast Cancer Expert Forum
Dear Irene756, Tamoxifen and Arimidex are both anti-estrogen medications used in the treatment of breast cancer. They work in different ways to block estrogen. Tamoxifen binds to estrogen receptor sites on cancer cells thus blocking estrogen from going into the cancer cell. This interferes with cell growth and eventually leads to cell death. Arimidex is a...