Self Breast Examination

1. Newspapers report Self Breast Examination Useless on 9 Oct 2002?? I need more info…Wynn, 11 Oct 2002

Male with breast questions 

1. Male, 30 years old with a breast lump – YSY 8 May 2002
2. Lelaki dan ingin tahu cara mengelakkan kanser payudara – MRS 9 March 2002
3. I think I have gynaecomastia. Please help. Strid 8 April 2004

Symptoms and signs of breast disease eg breast lumps, breast pain, I think I may be a problem? What to do? 

1. 25 years old with fibroadenoma – ALCW 26 March 2002
2. 40 years old with breast lumps tested by needle to be harmless. Should I remove my lumps? RZ 10 Oct 2001
3. Saya mempunyai Sista Payudara – adakahnya berkaitan kanser payudara– N.Ela 25 Oct 2001
4. I have unequal breast sizes… Randy 1 July 2002
5. Will my breast lumps turn cancerous later? RZ 13 August 2002
6. Kulit puting payudara pecah – adakah ini kanser payudara? KZ 12 Sep 2002
7. I fear I may have breast lumps but I am uncomfortable seeking medical consultation as my regular clinic doctor is male…RAR 14 Sep 2002

8. I had a breast lipoma removed last year. Now there seems to be a pea-sized lump…MF, 4 Oct 2002

9. Puting payudara saya sedikit bengkak dan mengeluarkan nanah. Adakah ini tanda barah? NT, 10 Okt 2002

10. Should I remove my breasts since I keep having breast lumps? U120609 21 Oct 2002

11. Puting keluarkan lelehan jernih. Adakah ini tanda kanser? Mama 24 Okt 2002

12. In a dilemma because of breast pain. EM, 4 Nov 2002

13. Is my breast pain a sign of cancer? Amy 26 Nov 2002

14. I have breast pain. Is it due to my impending period? Aderline 29 Oct 2002

15. I feel some sensation in my breasts. ML 13 Nov 2002

16. Pertanyaan tentang ketulan dan lelehan payudara. Shima 20 Nov 2002

17. Different sized breasts show whatever I wear…Rose C. Canada 28 Jan 2003

18. My wife discovered a right breast lump. Mammogram and ultrasound have been done. Does it need surgical removal? ZH 18 July 2003

19. For my mother: Where to go for a Pap Smear? Disappearance of a breast lump scheduled for operation. NM 9 May 2003

20. Saya mempunyai banyak benjolan sista. Perlukah saya kehilangan payudara saya? Noor 15 Mei 2003

21. Benjolan-benjolan payudara – patutkah saya menjalani pemeriksaan ultrasound? Adakah saya berisiko menghidap kanser payudara? AM 25 Mei & 11 Julai 2003

22. Dari ibu yang sedang menyusukan anak: - ”Patutkah saya membuang ketulan di payudara saya? ” Zu 7 Julai 2003

23. Payudara kiri saya dua kali ganda saiz payudara kanan. Diela 10 Sep 2003

24. Lelehan seperti susu daripada puting. Mai, 22 Sep 2003

25. Only 20, operated for breast lumps. Now there is pain…Fa, 2 Oct 2003

26. I’m 24, with mastalgia and fibroadenosis. After operation, there is now more pain... FHS. 15 Oct 2003

27. Puting payudara saya telah rosak…EE 1 Dec 2003

28. Unequal breast sizes causes sleepless nights…MA 9 Feb 2004

29. Dimple like spots on my areola – do I have cancer? Gem 10 Mar 2004

30. Armpit pain for 1 month. I think I may have a small lump in the breast. TL 20 Mar 2004

31. Adakah payudara yang kurang tegang/agak kendur lebih cenderung ke arah kanser payudara? Ayu 6 Jun 2004

32. Lelehan puting dan sindrom pra-haid – apakah penjelasannya? Z 26 Jun 2004

Prevention and Risk factors for breast cancer eg wearing the bra?

1. Memakai baju dalam (bra) – adakahnya berkaitan kanser payudara? TTeja 25 May 2002 
2. Is high Prolactin levels in the blood linked to breast cancer? – Helen W. 11 June 2002
3. In an abortion, will the milk “stuck” in the breast lead to cancer? Calvin 8 Oct 2002
4. Bolehkah wanita yang tengah menyusu menghidap kanser payudara? Bolehkah seseorang yang menjalani pembedahan kanser payudara boleh menghidap kembali kanser payudara? IY 3 Mei 2003
5. Adakah senaman boleh mempengaruhi kanser? Adakah ia boleh mencegah atau sebaliknya? NM 11 Julai 2003

Investigations for breast complaints eg interpretations of reports, new imaging modalities for the breast 

1. What does my US report mean? – ALCW 27 March 2002

2. Laser Scan for my breasts better? – RZ 4 Feb 2002 

3. Are “hypoechoic nodules” in my breasts benign or malignant? TL Ferreras, 14 March 2003

4. FNAC tidak mencukupi – perlukah biopsy cara bedah? RH, 10 Okt 2003

5. Calcifications on my mammogram – can these be cancer? D2Bea 26 Aug 2004

Breast cancer screening for the younger women? Where to go? Who to see? (including breast screening for the younger women)

1. We are young women. Is there a way to screen for breast cancer? Where can we go? – AL 4 Oct 2001, CY 14 Oct 2001, ZuMN 24 Oct 2001 

2. Is there a breast clinic in Johor Bahru? Y, 7 Oct 2002

3. I’m 35 years old and my mother had breast cancer. I am afraid… Silk N Lace, 12 Mar 2004

Communications with your doctor – eg how to explain your breast symptoms to your doctor?

1. Apakah yang saya harus katakan kepada doktor nanti….RD 12 April 2002 

Breast Cancer Treatment

1. Rawatan Kanser Payudara/Breast Cancer Treatment  (Mak saya berumur 66 tahun dan sedang menjalani rawatan untuk kanser payudara….) – J 16 Oct 2001

2. What stage is my aunty in if her breast has to be removed for breast cancer and where is it best to do the operation for breast cancer? SP 30 April 2003

3. Confused over which chemo regime to take? LCK 28 July 2003

4. My mother has cancer but we are in Fiji and have been recommended to go overseas for further evaluation and treatment. Chandra 7 Mar 2004

5. My sister was diagnosed with breast cancer in Kota Bharu – how can we get a second opinion on the treatment? LKH 8 May 2004

Breast Reconstruction and Related Issues
 

1. Bolehkah pembedahan rekonstruktif payudara dijalankan dengan menggunakan tisu orang lain? Rani, 12 Jan 2003

2. What is the cost of breast reconstruction? SP 30 April 2003

3. Is it harmful to have internal silicone implants in breast reconstruction? Bee 28 Aug 2003

4. Where to get external silicone breast prostheses - size, colour? Bee 4 Sep 2003

Breast Cancer Support Groups and Related issues

Breast Cancer Support Groups or Societies

1. Kindly list the breast cancer related associations / societies? N Chong, 30 Sep 2002

2. Is there a breast cancer counselling centre in Malacca? SP 30 April 2003

STUDENT'S CORNER:
Assistance for Assignments on Breast Cancer Related Matters

Aims, Response and Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns

1. Response after the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign? LF –Dasein Acad of Art 24 May 2002 

2. Case Study - Effectiveness of breast cancer awareness campaigns? LML - KDU 24 Mar 2003

Advice on conducting a breast cancer awareness campaign or organising talks and other related matters; obtaining information

1. Conducting a Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign. GM – 18 November 2001

2. Organising a talk/campaign amongst my college students and residents. DMH 21 March 2002

3. Where to find information on the media campaign for the BCAC 2001? PL – 30 March 2002

4. Request for statistics on breast cancer. Saha – UKM 25 Jan 2002

5. Need Information on Breast Diseases – MI, 13 Aug 2002

6. E-Interview for an Assignment on Breast Cancer Awareness. YH Loh, 18 Oct 2002

Issues on the setting up of an association, such as the Breast Cancer Welfare Association

1. What problems have you faced before, during & after launched BREAST CANCER WELFARE ASSOCIATION (BCWA)? LF –Dasein Acad of Art 24 May 2002 

Request for Workshops and others

Conducting SBE workshop 

1. SBE workshop/classes. ZA 10 April 2002

2. Kertas Kerja untuk Syarikat supaya subsidi rawatan dan pemeriksaan payudara diadakan untuk pekerja wanita. RH 25 Ogos 2002

Supporting and Participating in Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns

1. How can we offer our support and raise funds for breast cancer awareness campaigns? Yvonne,  I-Beauty Global, 2 Dec 2002

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