There’s already a lot of stress involved with a mammogram, then the call or letter saying a follow up is required brings even more stress.

The reality show star told the Today show the shocking news that she has an early stage breast cancer. WHEN GIULIANA RANCIC HIT THE TODAY SHOW MONDAY MORNING, WE THOUGHT SHE WAS ABOUT TO BREAK SOME BIG BABY NEWS… BUT INSTEAD SHE REVEALED SOMETHING MUCH MORE SERIOUS… Through my attempt to get pregnant for the third time with IVF, we sadly found out that I have I found out that I have early stages of breast cancer and it’s been a shock…a lot of people have been asking…are you pregnant, but sadly we’ve had to put this off…How you found out… explains doctor you need a mammogram…I will not get you pregnant…if you have cancer…all the hormones will accelerate the cancer… ANN SAYS, how are you doing, G says…I’m ok, that was definitely the hardest day, when they came in to tell me, I just remember, it’s what you expect but so much more, incredible instant sobbing…the world just crashed down around me…I just couldn’t believe it. 36 years old, no family history… GUILIANA ALSO REVEALED SHE’LL UNDERGO SURGERY THIS WEEK, FOLLOWED BY RADIATION TREATMENT FOR 6 WEEKS…BUT ONCE SHE GETS THE ALL CLEAR, SHE SAYS, SHE’S STILL GOING TO GET PREGNANT… “I’m not going to give up…I want that baby…And this baby will have saved my life…because I’ve always said there was a master plan, why I never got pregnant…God was looking out for me….because had I gotten pregnant a few years down the line, I would have been a lot sicker, so this baby will have saved my life …

Another feature about the fatal inflammatory breast cancer. It is my hope that by posting it here, more women will be aware of it and share this with their women friends.

Often misdiagnose as an ordinary breast infection or inflammation, the deadly IBC could take your life and devastate that of all your love ones. And it often progress so rapidly that before you know it, it may be too late. Will only 6% of all breast cancers identified as inflammatory breast cancer, it is no wonder that no many women have heard of it.

Most often than not, the very first signs of inflammatory breast cancer starts with a red swollen breast, the skin around the breast can be dimple and rough like an orange peel and nipples may be retracted or flatten.

Here’s another post about inflammatory breast cancer you may like to look at

Silent breast cancer

Have you heard of the silent breast cancer. Silent because even the mammogram cannot detect and where no lumps can be felt on your breast. How then, will you know you have it?

Watch this news story from KOMO in Seattle to understand what I’m talking about

Can you imagine? 3 out of 4 cancer help centers personnel do not know what IBC stands for or what Inflammatory Breast Cancer means. How then will the common woman on the streets know what it is.

Well, I’m glad I shared this and hope all my readers will be informed and spread the word around to all your friends.

Just to recap, some of the symptoms of Inflammatory Breast Cancer are

* Rapid increase in breast size
* Redness
* Skin hot to the touch
* Persistent itching
* Thickening of the breast tissue

And the IBC hotline to call when in doubt is

Local 206-404-3500

Toll free 1-866-447-3467

Jade