Poor Giuliana Rancic

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   ohralphie
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 5:50 am

   Thank god she didn’t get go through with IVF treatments not to mention getting pregnant. The hormones she would have been giving herself would have accelerated the cancer.
   When I was pregnant with last dd a small marble sized cyst in one breast had ballooned to a golf ball size in one night. It was so painful! Thankfully it was a cyst, but had it been cancer….
   I know these are not people that we actually ‘know’, but for some reason I’ve always liked Bill and Giulianna. I hope that she makes a full recovery and that they get their babies.

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   mirabelle gingerbread
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 6:23 am

   many sad horns for giuliana. I love her on E news & I’m a fan of giuliana & bill. I’m a new mom & didn’t have problems getting pregnant, in fact it wasn’t planned at all, so my heart has gone out to her since I started watching their journey to become impregnated. I really hope she pulls through it quickly, I’m glad they caught it early & I wonder if they’ll follow this for their show as closely as they have the baby-making or if it’s going to take a hiatus while she gets better?

   stay strong, g. you’re my girl.

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   TalldrinkofH2O
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 7:04 am

   Any woman who gets her body inundated with hormones during IVF should be routinely screened for breast cancer. It was the early birth control pills with higher amounts of estrogen and progesterone that were first linked to a higher incidence of breast cancer. (I know because I had to sign a waiver of AMA to take oral contraceptives back in the early 90′s (when the doses were much lower than the levels of the 60′s pills) because my mother had died of breast cancer.)
   I hope that she gets through treatment okay, quits her job, relaxes, puts on a few pounds, and THEN she can probably get pregnant.

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   trkaelin
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 8:26 am

   I feel for her….. this basically happened to me. At a checkup, one of the first I’d had in many years, my doctor suggested a mammogram. I was 39 and no family history and I thought what the hell. I’m so glad I went. Had I waited, who knows……..

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   thisbuggs4u
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 8:32 am

   I feel for G! But it is nice to see a doctor actually say, “Hey lets do a mammograhm before your next treatment”. I wish them all the best. Early detection is always best.

   Breast Cancer seems to run in my family. Grandma went through treatments and had a double mastectomy when she was 70. Grandma is still here with us…Her sister refused to get mammograhms later in life, because well she felt she was to old to be getting them anymore. Unfortuanatly when she did finally get one, she found out she had BC. She also went through treatments but it came back, but it wasn’t what took her…My aunt just finished treatment for BC. She is doing alot better. She found a lump a few years ago, it was just a cyst then. Her dr put her on pre-cancer treatments, unfortunatley it progressed last summer…Thankfully she is in remission now. She also had a double mast like grandma, but is looking forward to her “new self.” When I found out about my aunt, I asked to make an appt for getting a mammograhm, and my dr told me I was to young. I am going to be 32 in december. I was actually really angry when the Dr said no. She said even with the family history I was still to young! It seems like this form of cancer is now so common. That to me is scary. Also my aunt wants all of us girls to get tested for the gene…That scares me more then anything! Don’t know what I would do if I found out I had the gene…!

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   cattyfan
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 8:57 am

   I’m glad they caught her cancer and she’s receiving treatment. She should adopt instead of burdening her body with unnecessary hormones. Plenty of children are available to raise and love.

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   hot cawfee
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 9:22 am

   @Talldrink—- good advice and thank you for sharing the info—-Not many doctors provide it when women go for fertility testing and treatment.
   And to all of you who shared info and your stories– Thank you.
   My blessings and prayers go to GR– she is fabulous— and here is a public face and name that will bring much needed attention to breast cancer.
   @thisbuggs– get tested hon–when you know, you can make a plan
   must stop b/c ole cawfee will start crying
   xoxoxo to all

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   sardini
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 9:30 am

   My heart really breaks for her. My mom just went through a breast cancer scare, and I know how it can shake a family to the core. I’ve always thought from Day 1, adoption would be a wonderful plan for her and Bill. Perhaps she will learn though this journey that there is not just one way to have a child in life. Sometimes the toughest struggles have the greatest outcomes. She is in my thoughts.

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   TalldrinkofH2O
   Posted October 18, 2011 at 8:12 pm

   To all you posters who are sharing your concerns about breast cancer and proper screening, I’d like to recommend thermograms. They’re not covered by insurance (which keeps the out-of-pocket costs DOWN for uninsured vs. if it were covered), and it can detect BC forming at the cellular level. It’s especially useful if you have thick tissued breasts or a grittiness to them (fibrocystic breast disease) or scar tissue. My doctor was skeptical when I first told him I was getting one instead of a mammogram, warned me that it would be out-of-pocket. I told him I didn’t care, that I felt it was best for me under my circumstances (3 breast cyst removals, a history of FCBD.) He told me later that it WAS a better choice for me. Ladies, here’s the great part: no smashing your breasts between cold metal plates and holding your breath. You sit on a swivel stool, stripped to the waist, and turn left to right with your arms raised while a female tech takes the pictures which are later analyzed. It’s all in color. Your breasts should normally be green-blue – cool tissue. If you have “hot spots” that turn up as yellow, red or white, there is a potential problem as there is if veins become enlarged. Cancer is when cells going wild multiplying – thus generating a heat signature- and they need to feed which means an increase of the blood to the area – enlargement of hte blood vessels called angiogenesis. Very simple concept; think we’ve all seen thermo images by now for things like firefighting and weapons systems. MUCH better than a tech looking at a black, white and gray image.
   Naysayers will say that it’s not as effective, but I beg to differ. Again, the concept is simple. Have to keep in mind that those advocating mammograms over thermograms have invested millions in the equipment and training of personnel and don’t want anything else to cut into their bread and butter. They’re not going to shrug their shoulders and say, “Yeah, you’re right. Mammograms are better.” The $200 I pay out of pocket for my thermograms are sooo worth it to me. The window for spotting BC this way is about 7 years out – again, cellular level. It’s much like pap smears in that way. Hope this gives some of you an option.

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    TalldrinkofH2O
    Posted October 18, 2011 at 8:14 pm

    Oops! Sorry for the typos in above. And, I meant to say that those people invested in the mammogram equipment and training are not going to say that THERMOgrams are better.