Thursday, August 04, 2005

Just finished 1 prog in the morning, now start new prog. Never ending storyyyy... Yesterday, I got a sad news. My ex collegue now in critical stage of breast cancer. She cannot sleep and very2 ill. She has been in her hometown in T'ganu resting but her family in KL requests to bring her back to KL. Just found out that she's now in KL. Plan to visit her in Kg Baru Medical Center tomorrow evening after work, with all my ex collegues. Actually she found out about the cancer in 2003, the same year i left my 1st company. After the lump removed, she went thru a lot of chemo sessions. Chemotherapy is a systemic therapy; this means it affects the whole body by going through the bloodstream. The purpose of chemotherapy and other systemic treatments is to get rid of any cancer cells that may have spread from where the cancer started to another part of the body. I guess this chemo therapy only works for about 3 years to my friend's body system. But I continue to doa for her recovery. Just wanna share some info on preventing breast cancer. This is the prevention section, you can learn about: Understanding Breast Cancer Risk Your risk for breast cancer is affected by many factors. Learn more about how the facts, figures, and percentages really affect YOU. Genetics and Breast Cancer Breast cancer genes inherited from your family can affect your risk for developing the disease. Learn more about genetic testing, abnormal genes, and current research on genetics and breast cancer. Accept What Can't be Changed Growing older, having had breast cancer already, your genetics, and certain abnormal cell types are all factors that affect your risk. You cannot change these things! But you can learn more about how they affect your risk. Take Control to Lower Your Risk How to make changes in your diet, exercise habits, and other lifestyle factors to lower your risk for breast cancer. Strengthen Your Defenses How to take active steps if you're at a high risk for breast cancer.