Archive for December 3rd, 2006

Posted on December 3, 2006 - by Lindsey

Blogging Chicks – Holiday Recipes

Don’t forget to stop by Another Chance Ranch to check out this week’s Blogging Chicks Carnival! Everyone is sharing their favorite recipes for the holidays!

Posted on December 3, 2006 - by Lindsey

Do you examine your breasts?

One of the most important things that women can do for themselves is a breast self examination (BSE). Tumors come in all shapes, sizes, and densities. Sometimes the mammogram isn’t going to catch the cancer. That is what happened to my mother. Had she not been doing her BSE, they wouldn’t have found her cancer when they did. Even after she found two lumps and had them biopsied and they were determined to be malignant, the lumps STILL didn’t show up on the mammogram.

If you don’t know how to do a breast self examination, the Komen Foundation has some great resources, including this how-to. I’m only 22, but I’ve already started my regular monthly self-exams (#17 on my 101 in 1001). Please examine your breasts – it could save your life!

Click here for more of my posts on breast cancer!