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Article #66: How to Avoid the Dangers of Paget's Disease of The Breast

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Many of you will have heard of Paget's cancer, but it was. My nipple never
Disease, which is a serious bone disease, seemed any different to me, but the rash
but many of you will not have heard of bothered me, so I went to the doctor for
Paget's Disease of the breast, so I am that. Sometimes, it itched and was sore,
hoping that the ladies out there reading but other than that it didn't bother me.
this article will take notice of the It was just ugly and a nuisance, and
content, because they could come in touch could not be cleared up with all the
with this disease at some time in their creams prescribed by my doctor and
life. dermatologist for the dermatitis on my
What Is Paget's Disease Of The Breast? eyes just prior to this outbreak.
It is an eczema type change in the skin They seemed a little concerned. Mine
of the nipple, and most women that started out as a single red pimple on the
develop it, will have an underlying areola. One of the biggest problems with
breast cancer. Paget's disease of the nipple is that the
Paget's Disease occurs in about 1 or 2% symptoms appear to be harmless. It is
of women that have breast cancer, it frequently thought to be a skin
appears firstly as a scaly, red rash inflammation or infection, leading to
affecting the nipple and the areola. It unfortunate delays in detection and care.
can be very sore, may bleed and it will What are the symptoms? The symptoms
not go away. include:
The disease can be difficult to diagnose, A persistent redness, oozing, and
because it can be very similar to other crusting of your nipple causing it to
skin problems like eczema or dermatitis, itch and burn. (As I stated, mine did
but this disease usually affects the not itch or burn much, and had no oozing
nipple first then spreads to the areola, I was aware of, but it did have a crust
whereas the other skin problems usually along the outer edge on one side.)
start in the surrounding areas, first A sore on your nipple that will not heal.
before spreading to the nipple. (Mine was on the areola area with a
I have been asked to include the whitish thick looking area in center of
following in this article, it is taken nipple).
from an actual case, where the person Usually only one nipple is affected. How
with the disease wanted this message is it diagnosed? Your doctor will do a
passed on by you, to all the ladies in physical exam and should suggest having a
your life, Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, mammogram of both breasts, done
Aunts and Friends. immediately.
"A lady developed a rash on her breast, Even though the redness, oozing and
similar to that of young mothers who are crusting closely resembles dermatitis
nursing. Because her mammogram had been (inflammation of the skin), your doctor
clear, the doctor treated her with should suspect cancer if the sore is only
antibiotics for infections. on one breast. Your doctor should order
After two treatments it continued to get a biopsy of your sore to confirm what is
worse, her doctor sent her for another going on.
mammogram, and this time it showed a This message should be taken seriously
mass. and passed on to as many of your
A biopsy found a fast growing malignancy. relatives and friends as possible; it
Chemotherapy was started in order to could save someone's life
shrink the growth; then mastectomy; then My breast cancer has spread and
a full round of Chemotherapy; followed by metastasized to my bones after receiving
radiation treatment. mega doses of chemotherapy, twenty eight
After about 9 months of intense treatments of radiation and taking
treatment, she was given a clean bill of Tamaxofin.
health. She had one year of living each If this had been diagnosed as breast
day to its fullest. Then the cancer cancer in the beginning, perhaps it would
returned to the liver area. She took four not have spread".
treatments and decided that she wanted TO ALL READERS: This is sad as women are
quality of life, not the after effects not aware of Paget's disease.
of Chemotherapy. As we all know, early diagnosis is so
She had 5 great months, and she planned important with all kinds of diseases, so
each detail of the final days. if you are in any doubt about any medical
After just a few days of needing problem, for goodness sake, make an
morphine, she slipped away saying she had appointment to see a Physician, soon as
done what God had sent her into the world possible.
to do." If you would like to see more health
PLEASE be alert to any thing that is not information, that can help you, Please
normal. visit my web site.
Her message is shown below: Article by Alfred Jones, Information
"Paget's Disease: This is a rare form of Advisor for
breast cancer, and is on the outside of Glyconutritionals, The Eight Essential
the breast, on the nipple and areola. It Sugars that Heal.
appeared as a rash, which later became a This article may be used for Newsletters
lesion with a crusty outer edge. I would or Web Sites without permission, as long
not have ever suspected it to be breast as it is shown in its entirety.






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