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femfree · Site Admin Joined: 11 Feb 2007 Posts: 655

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In Memory of Kalyca Brennan

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=2

As many of you know, Kalyca Brennan is the creator of many of the graphics we use at our MSN groups and here as well.

Sadly and tragically, she passed away last June from breast cancer. She is missed and loved by her 3 children and husband.

Please click here and join us in the fight to destroy breast cancer from claiming any more lives. Please use the PINK CLICK to fund free mammograms.

Join on this message thread, add your personal thoughts and messages.

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lemondroppr · Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 1464

Oh my. How tragic. She was so young!

I wish I could have known her. She was truely creative with the designs and graphics. My condolences to her family and friends.

Lemon

stillsmilen · Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 363

I added it to my favorites and will click it everyday, glad to help. Wink

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WindSong · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:45 am Post subject:

She was beautiful inside and out. The thing that I remember most and miss the most is her laugh. she had the most infectious sweet giggle I have ever heard. I can still hear it and miss her so very much. We talked all the time on the phone. She was just ..... she wasn't meant to be here. God took her home early because he wanted her with him.

Thank you Fem. And Kal, I love you and miss you so much.
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Echo · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:37 pm Post subject:

I didnt know Kalyca for long, but I do know she was inspirational and a very loving person and very much missed. R.I.P Kalyca.

WindSong · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:55 am Post subject:

A favor to ask, it only takes a minute....
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Please tell ten friends to tell ten today! The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.

Here's the web site! Pass it along to people you know.
http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
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Gina · Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 5:04 am Post subject:

Thank you so much for sharing about Kaylca. It's so difficult for me to look at this subject. My mother died from breast cancer and I can't hardly think about it. I shall miss her forever. My Dad became like a vegetable after that and married someone I think was a P./N. At any rate, he was an attorney and she wouldn't let him go to work anymore because she was afraid to let him out of her sight so that he wouldn't meet another woman. He eventually died from being treated so badly. My only brother died a few years back from stomach cancer and there isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss him and cry. He also married a P. paranoid crazy person that treated him absolutely horrible. Can't for the life of me understand why he stayed with her Question

Anyhow, I think he "Checked Out" to get away from her. Pretty sad. That's why I don't like to look at any of it. It brings back too many devastating memories for me. My ex was never there for me and didn't understand how painful it is to loose someone you love. He hated his mother and sister and when they died a few years ago, he didn't shed a tear. He managed to CON his sister into signing his name on her house though before she died. The house was all she had, so her kids got NOTHING Exclamation

My ex got it all. That's the kind of a B. he is. Thinks only of himself and everyone else can go to H---. I have to pray for him to be blessed to get over this resentment I carry around. It seems like he never lets up. As some of you know he's taking me to court again tomorrow for the 20th time in 20 years. Just when I think I have some normal feelings towards him, he does things again and I end up wanting to do him in. Evil or Very Mad

I'm so tired of hurting because of him. He's about the meanest, most horrible person I've ever known.
Please pray for me tomorrow. I don't want to cry in court and let him see me upset. Sad

I think reading about the cancer really got to me. Sorry Exclamation

I will CLICK everyday.
Thanks so much.
Love and ((((HUGS)))) Smile

Gina

WindSong · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

Eight Key Nutrients to Help Prevent Breast Cancer -- and Where to Find Them
by www.SixWise.com

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, accounting for one in three of all women cancer cases diagnosed. In 2005 alone, more than 211,000 women will be diagnosed with the disease, according to the American Cancer Society, along with nearly 1,700 men.

It's estimated that over 40,000 women will die of breast cancer this year, surpassed only by lung cancer deaths. Another 460 men will also die from the disease.

One in seven U.S. women has, or will develop, breast cancer during her lifetime.

While age (over 65) and family history are unchangeable factors associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, there are other factors you can control. Lifestyle factors, including drinking two or more drinks a day and not exercising, along with being obese, all increase the risk. Along these lines, eating a healthy diet that includes the foods and nutrients noted below may help to reduce your risk and prevent you from becoming one of the one in seven U.S. women (or smaller number of U.S. men) who has, or will develop, breast cancer during her lifetime.

1. Vitamin D3

This vitamin helps control cellular growth and inhibit the growth of cancer cells. According to holistic healing and natural health author Donald R. Yance Jr., "Vitamin D3 may also inhibit the activity of hormones such as estrogen in breast cancer, thereby decreasing its spread."

A University of Birmingham study also found that vitamin D3 encourages healthy breast cell growth while making cells more resistant to toxins.

One way to get vitamin D3 is through sun exposure--one study found that safely exposing your skin to the sun reduced the risk of breast cancer by 30 to 40 percent. If that is not possible, you can get vitamin D3 in the foods below.

Found in These Foods: Salmon, tuna, cod fish, cod liver oil, egg yolks, shrimp and some wild mushrooms

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2. Monoterpenes

These substances, found in citrus fruits, appear to help sweep carcinogens out of the body while helping to inhibit the spread of breast cancer cells. In a study published in the journal Nutrition and Cancer, the authors wrote, ""These compounds have been shown to exert chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic activities in mammary tumor [cells] and represent a new class of breast cancer therapeutic agents."

Found in These Foods: Citrus fruits, including grapefruits, oranges and tangerines

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3. Indole-3-carbinol

This is a phytochemcial that belongs to the glucosinolate family. It's formed when certain vegetables are crushed or cooked. Research has found that it deactivates an estrogen metabolite that promotes tumor growth, particularly in breast cells. It's also been found to keep cancer cells from spreading to other parts of the body.

Found in These Foods: Cruciferous vegetables, including broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, kale, bok choy, arugula, horseradish, radishes, watercress, daikon, kohlrabi, mustard greens and rutabaga

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4. Calcium d-glucarate

This substance has been found to inhibit beta-glucuronidase, an enzyme that, when elevated, is associated with an increased risk of cancer, particularly hormone-dependent varieties like breast, prostate and colon cancers. Studies in rats have shown that this substance reduces breast cancer by as much as 70 percent. It also has detoxifying properties that may help the body excrete potentially toxic compounds.

Found in These Foods: Oranges, apples, grapefruits and cruciferous vegetables

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5. Lignan

Pink grapefruit contains monoterpenes that help prevent the spread of breast cancer cells, and lycopene, which inhibits breast cancer growth.

This phytoestrogen inhibits estrogen production, which may stop the growth of breast cancer, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Found in These Foods: Flaxseed, pumpkin, sunflower and poppy seeds, whole grains (rye, oats, barley), fruits (especially berries) and vegetables

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6. Epigallocatechin-3 gallate (EGCG)

This phytochemical has been found to strongly inhibit the growth of breast cancer cells while leaving normal cells alone. A study published in the International Journal of Cancer found that Asian-American women who drank about three ounces of green tea (which contains EGCG) a day had a 47 percent lower risk of breast cancer than those who did not drink green tea, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Further, a meta-analysis in the June 2005 issue of Integrative Cancer Therapies found that evidence to date suggests drinking five or more cups of green tea a day shows a non-statistically significant trend toward preventing breast cancer.

Found in These Foods: Green tea and green tea extract

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7. Lycopene

This antioxidant is a member of the carotenoid family. Studies have found that consuming lycopene is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer. In one study in rats, those given lycopene-enriched tomato developed fewer tumors and had smaller tumor volume than the control rats. Lycopene also attacks free radicals in the body that may trigger cancer.

Found in These Foods: Tomatoes (particularly cooked varieties such as tomato sauces, paste and ketchup), watermelons, carrots, red peppers, apricots, papaya, pink grapefruit and guava

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8. Oleic Acid

A Northwestern University study, published in the journal Annals of Oncology, found that oleic acid inhibited activity levels of the Her-2/neu gene. This gene is thought to trigger breast cancer and is found in over one-fifth of breast cancer patients. The gene is associated with highly aggressive tumors and poor prognosis.

Found in These Foods: Olive oil, avocados, almond oil, peanut, pecan, cashew and macadamia oils

Sources

American Cancer Society

News Target: Sunlight Emerging as Treatment for Breast Cancer

Annals of Oncology, March 2005;16(3):359-71

Nutrition and Cancer, 1998;32(1):1-7

Alternative Medicine Review: Calcium-D-glucarate

American Institute for Cancer Research

Mayo Clinic: Breast Cancer Prevention
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lemondroppr · Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 1464

Another way to help support breast cancer research every October. There are many articles that I found on the internet attesting to it's legitimacy.

http://us.mms.com/us/news/promotions/komen/

WindSong · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:09 pm Post subject:

Remember October is breast cancer awareness month. I'm wearing my pink bracelet all this month and not taking it off in memory of my beautiful friend Kalyca who is in heaven.

Kal, I love you and miss you every single day. I long to hear your melodic laughter but know that you are out of pain and with our God.
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