Not Your Average Breast Cancer Patient

" It is a disease that knows no race or gender despite what you might think breast cancer is not just your mother's old grandmothers disease anymore. Young women and men are also at risk. And we will bring you their survival stories welcome to last document."

" Just this year alone an estimated a 193000. Women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. 40000. Of them will die from it. But this disease does not only strike gold the women in fact at ten year old girl in California. Was diagnosed in April 2009. And how to have a mastectomy. But in our first story you'll meet a woman who had to trade her college -- terms for chemotherapy."

" Tony three year old Colleen cap on is now healthy and it shows just two years ago she was given what felt like a death sentence. It was scary I was just really shocked I was quite sure what to do. In the summer of 2007. Just before his senior year at Portland state university in New York her doctor called with devastating news."

" She called me and big moves her to tell you this but. The -- you know breast cancer yeah."

" And while it was a malignant tumor that grew three times its size in just nine dates the cancer also spread to her left notes."

" I kind sat down. A little human Anderson. Dependence on nothing imminent problem."

" It's probably common -- colleagues mother -- cap on -- knows plenty about breast cancer she defeated it twice."

" I always side that at some point within one of the children when they were older we would visit this I would have been surprised if we didn't. And it was just the effect that she was 21 and she was a baby and there word two older girls sat under thirty it it just became really frightening."

" They're gonna be like they were going to be before. Adam you're gonna try as hard as I can and make them like they were supposed to be able. This is serious business back Cathy and Joseph of Columbia University Medical Center says younger women tend to have a more aggressive cancer. Which can mean more aggressive treatment."

" It's chemotherapy can have an impact on their their ovaries. And -- that chemotherapy could potentially put them into premature. Medical office."

" Instead of stressing over -- mid terms or planning spring break. -- was asking doctors about the future of our fertility."

" I think you have to be vigilant about your body I think that. We're still into our ally is we're busy we're -- seeing where it's where careers -- families. -- sort of put our health on the back burner I think we just have to make sure that we check our bodies checker brass this is not. Grandma's -- anymore this is even just mom's disease anymore and it's not -- passing anybody."

" Even after chemotherapy and a double mastectomy -- was able to finish college. And -- what -- calls -- semi normal life."

" Because -- happen at a point in my life for so much is gonna be changing already. This is just a part of my life and now. It's -- for the most part and I think just the fact that really great friend who agree for handling the group boyfriend made easy."

" Two years after her battle with breast cancer Colleen enjoys a clean bill of health. But she doesn't take it for granted."

" I always make sure to -- medication every single layer and never missed today I had my doctors tell me that women just -- taking. And it just like -- for the taking and when that's me so ridiculously if there's anything you could do why wouldn't you do it."

" So after conquering college in cancer colleague decided to set out -- the Big Apple. She landed her first job here at Fox News Channel and her victory over cancer it's a constant reminder that you can't get worked up over the small stuff."

" To go from being perfectly healthy 21 world. To be -- brush with death -- experience that will be with me forever in our positive no I definitely. Feel fortunate you know most point 30 girls. Our you know having some kind of their differences in the day when you would imagine they are and -- I know exactly and they done."

" is that tough lady and tell you up next we're joined by two other rare survivors a father and daughter. -- beat the odds to get that. The American Cancer Society estimates that a man's risk of getting breast cancer. Is about 110. Of 1%. That's a really small chance that it does happen our next guest is living proof welcome are now we'll see you not. Joining him is his daughter Vanessa solo who found out she also had breast cancer after head that I had was diagnosed. And there's surgeon doctor Sharon Rosenbaum Smith of saint Luke's Roosevelt hospital welcome to the three of view. All right I gotta start with -- are now -- Breast cancer. When they told you had breast cancer what was going through your mind you probably thought that you know didn't you know many getting breast cancer that's like."

" And never heard of that before that's true crime when he did tell me I don't I told you reading the wrong chart. You though that they made a mistake yes and what exactly brought you to the hospital. Well I I have found temple. And I'm went to my doctor and I showed it to them. He told me don't worry about is just fat tissue stuffed into -- so that the so that what the first thought they went to you kind of showed in the temple or synagogue at this simple. You know I don't know what it is is don't worry about you probably does have some sort of -- somewhat true and there are a couple of months -- finish dollar and I felt that again -- got much larger so I went to my wife Russert on. She's I don't know we gotta go. So we went to another doctor a second opinion and he's thought of more or less with the same. -- diagnosed I don't worry about it studied tissue but don't when he grabbed adhesive. I don't know if you filled the room and he's gonna I gotta stand in -- biopsy."

" Dot. You know I just sit in the intro that these the rates of against breast cancer in men are like you know what's the point 1% of something like that."

" 1% of all breast cancers happen in men. So men are actually not immune to disease but I tell you I don't know."

" Any and again and I I you know this is a little bit of the criticism because of my fight here this story correctly he went to a couple of doctors and basically -- I got this in my. In my aunt and my nipple and -- Mattel don't worry about it. I don't know of any doctor that the first month that first thought would be to think breast cancer and the male patient."

" Well most -- that develop are probably not come to be cancer but to have to take every once seriously. Right now."

" Is it the same aggressiveness that you would find in in a female is it is it is it did pay the same type of breast cancer."

" Breast cancer that happens and then in the -- that develops and women. Unfortunately and then very often people don't believe that it to cancer so by the time a man gets diagnosed with it it is more advanced. Only because it's been. Watched for a longer period of time."

" Now Vanessa yeah there you -- sort of hearing all of this story from your mom and dad my dad has breast cancer. What was going through your mind."

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" I think. At that moment I realized that optical and start doing research because it was very rare we were all in shock com. My father would breast cancer and and states sixteen years before we head and on the past -- from breast cancer. Now though we would just. -- I think that."

" As I said in the -- you are also a breast cancer survivor yes from what -- the time interval between that time your dad was was diagnosed. And the time you were diagnosed with the press --"

" I think it -- about five months after. He was diagnosed in early January. And then I went to go get a follow up in nineteen about me. Send."

" So you basically just went for a routine check. Routine check -- right and -- did you tell that you did not -- that -- that had been diagnosed with breast cancer."

" Yes. And doctor Rosenbaum Smith thought it would be safe to do is do masonic that in a mammogram. And also a genetic testing just to be amnesty side and that's informed of how."

" We is that that. You have male breast cancer and you have female breast cancer in the same genetic family."

" Well it's not odd at all -- any time I see a man who has breast cancer. You absolutely do need to do genetic testing -- one of the biggest risks for having a genetic mutation is he now with breast cancer."

" So that are that Arnold but genetic mutations -- so once you know that this is that the breast cancer most likely it's coming from this genetic mutation then the whole family tree could be very well affected."

" Absolutely. Every subsequent person has a 50% chance of inheriting the gene. So the day I -- of NASA and I heard about on -- those story. I think you have to get testing done immediately until we did the same day."

" When we talk about risk of breast cancer I'm gonna come back to you on this one because you know we we talk about kinetic and this is a strong genetic predisposition in this in this family but. When you talk about breast cancer we talk about risk factors smoking alcohol consumption obesity. All of those things. In male breast cancer is that is is the male breast cancer. Always do to most genetic. You -- it genetic abnormality or could. High risk factors such as small keying and high fat diet is sent out -- hole lead to male breast cancer as well."

" Possibility that it might be. -- risk factor for the development got it by most men who do have breast cancer usually have an underlying genetic change."

" Okay hello how you feeling now I feel good now you you like in total remission completely cured in remission for two years now right. Mention -- what kind of operation did you get what's the lump. Did they take out just below what it actually took his -- brash Fischer was possibly remove my own breasts and in parliament -- Right and you have to have chemotherapy endorse. Anyone. I -- and I've turned down. The radiation right. I think it can that -- you had chemotherapy again. Yes there's so when. So the emotion flowing in that -- must have been huge because he'll have your little girl us. And here you have he would pop up. Two -- you are sitting there but you fighting this together and you fought it and you both want. Exactly which is again we you know which is you know praise the lord what you know what this whole story is about. All right dot I want to finish this segment with Leo. Give me some pearls. To tell folks out there. That are facing breast cancer. What other things that they should focus on I know that you're big into you know have genetic testing especially you're diagnosed with breast cancer what else can we do what you look for."

" Changes in the press and you lumps and changes in the nipple or discharge. Remember that not everything is a cancer so if you find something don't be scared go to the doctor how to check out."

" All right well thank you the three of -- a great story great inspiration you know listen. You know that's this is what it's all about. Thank you -- for you know all the work that you do and I know that you're on top of this whole disease and helping people here in New York area but any place. That people want information you know you're there to help. All be sure to check our website fox is -- dot com to learn more about how you can protect yourself and your loved ones from breast cancer. And coming up she's got and that foreknowledge and loves to enlighten me. But this is Arab cooler talks headlines next."

" Welcome back west documenting and welcome back the all knowing -- this in -- cool way to talk headlines -- us. Doctor -- what is a breast cancer -- Mount Sinai Medical Center which is not hanging out with us here in the studio. It says we're talking about breast cancer it's perfect that you're here I felt right at how I would kind of -- the same thing. Saying I'm now pink you know this is on Monday you know you the world of of -- of women's health. So I wanna talk about the first headline which is you know very important I think it talks about exercise. Which you know is giving us another reason to exercise and there's a correlation between exercise. And then I guess preventing breast cancer."

" That's right I mean we've -- this for a little while but this is a study that came out MacKey actually document it's the benefits of -- after several hours of up exercising. And exercises a lot of health benefits in this particular study what they did is they had. Women that word known to be high risk they have an exercise seven hours a day of -- vigorous exercise of moderate to vigorous so could be. Anything like jogging or biking or tennis playing. And they basically were able to reduce their risk of breast cancer by 16%."

" So you really have to kind of spend time exercising according to the study can be like a little. You know lifting weights maybe 2030 minutes three times a week you really have to burn some calories here."

" You really have to burn some calories and they think that the benefited this is that is infecting. The levels of the induction is the sex hormones like the test test on testosterone levels go up. Which -- also helps reduce some of the effects of the estrogen. And in addition to that if you're really exercising that much you're an end up reducing your body fat and we know that women and have a higher body fat content. Have a higher level estrogen in their body in NASA puts them at risk for breast cancer."

" What about women that are that that are fit that you know. Have a BM IA which is regular foreigners you know a train and height. Do you still believe that exercise would be beneficial."

" Exercises suddenly beneficial -- fills up your immune system and that's that helps as well and there's other things that they can do they can. Included included -- or continue to have a low fat diet -- if there's been a priority have may have already have a low fat diet. Include anti oxidant to their diet they wanna reduce alcohol intake. -- of course I quit smoking or not -- all those things are gonna."

" And I like things are they candidates are very good let's go to second line do you mention. Something about smoking just a minute ago that we know we all know that smoking is very bad for us. But now there's another reason to sort of and kick the habit of smoking and has to do with pregnancy. -- smoking and babies."

" Right may make your kids psychotic. This study came out from the UK and basically looks at 6000 kids. And they have found that actually he looked over 11% of kids had symptoms of the coast the Psycho sees the so what they did is they went back and looked at these mothers and they found there was a correlation between the amount of sick cigarette smoking is lamented when they did it during bear during their pregnancies and the more than space -- the higher their risk that was sent for these kids becoming. We're having symptoms of Seko seized. And via the link as well as alcohol but now the opera hall. They of women that would drinking over 21 drinks a week other pregnant which you know it's a -- on them that's why they. Both put there was also correlation with with that as well so I'm in the bottom line is is that smoking is bad it's especially bad --"

" I you're absolutely I mean the effects of smoking people don't realize I have seen you know babies. Being born from you know otherwise everything is perfect except the mother was a smoker that those babies are so. Tying me their -- stress. That is unbelievable so don't smoke it down okay there -- idea that this headline again it's very appropriate because it is talking about the flow. It's quite as shocking I think. And listen up this talks about the the flu shots. But it also talks about pregnancy. And what could happen to pregnant women. If they get the flu what happens what risk can develop and those children as they get older."

" Right well you know this is a big issue because they're talking about the vaccination and a lot place recently for the H1N1 and trying to encourage pregnant women to get enough course. Some pregnant and a very concerned about it. But the downsizing knocking the vaccine and getting sick as it turns out studies showing that but there's side effects but we're aspect on the baby is on the study was done. When they looked at a 100000 medical records of people that are born. During the 1918. Flu outbreak which is of course very similar to the H1N1 flu that we have now. And what they found is that if the women got sick during the second and third trimester. That those that the boys of those mothers by the time that they you by the time they were sixty had a 23% increased chance. I'm developing heart disease by. And if they got sick in their first trimester they had a six a 70% chance of developing heart disease and it didn't have any association with the girls. Again a significant. Problem for the kids of these mothers that that's sick with --"

" And they control for other valuables right because then and that was a generation many many generations ago that women mean a lot of -- variables like smoking forests and can be one I -- they felt that they had certainly mean the numbers there are right eighteen and -- the numbers the numbers don't lie to me rocket concerned what type."

" But correlation studies and and as we've talked about -- on other shows where you're not seeing at you know I have them. Prospective study that's a controlled random study where you're doing a study from beginning until and -- following people for ten years right so these are going back and looking at records but there's you know again the seem to be and you have quite substantial effect. Interestingly the tip. They looked at two point seven million men from the time of 1915 to 1922. -- and during that time every. Year that the average height of -- increase except. The there that they have the flu epidemic. Run is not crazy so so easy you you can pick you manage your son you're gonna sit around."

" The reason. Another opening of another reason that he wanted to -- H1N1 vaccine for the -- at the --"

" Okay this -- is -- up especially ladies that love the got to listen to this one's green -- Yes I am sure they know we've been saying that green -- is very good for you because I guess the antioxidant effects but now Greenpeace. Especially the people lovers. Seems to reduce the rates of stomach cancer."

" Right though it it we we know there's a lot of the benefits to green tea at the money green sequel I can tell you the powerful anti accident -- with heart disease diabetes strokes. Cancers you name it but this one particular study actually looked at. Green -- is with stomach cancer and they found that some people that drank five cups of green tea a day. Reduce their chance of some cancer by 20%. Which is quite significant they feel that it really helps. If it helped kill the bacteria that may be causing 70% of cancer as well as being a power play and the -- just."

" So -- and have a little bit of little -- may be green key could be an alternative. In making nice healthy lining for you -- another reason that I get I like drinking a lot. Now let's get back to the is the subject that had which is thousands of -- you know breast cancer patients. Half life saving mastectomies every year and now with the genetic testing that you know you and many doctors around the country do. A lot of women are choosing to have prevented -- surgery room. And and now the physical change her very emotional and this surgery that you also performed which it is coming a little bit about that."

" Yes so you know women I'm getting diagnosed with breast cancer like younger than than we used to see eight years ago. And as you mentioned women that I have had that carry the gene mutation for breast cancer may -- to -- prophylactic mastectomy with or also as a preventative mastectomy as well. So we want to speak we wanna be able to offer these women -- much better result than what we've traditionally done with mastectomies where. The whole breast is removed including the skin than that Poland incision is just close and then left with a flattened chest right. And then possibly getting delayed reconstruction later which is not an optimal way to do reconstruction. So nowadays we can do mastectomies with immediate reconstruction and one of the nicest ways that we can do that is even doing this in Spain are nipple sparing mastectomy. So how do we know this is safe while there -- a study done in Massachusetts general. Massachusetts General Hospital. And they looked at 230. Mastectomy specimens and found that. Only 80% of that 80% of them did not have any cancer in them. So that the Senate made us feel that we're safer about being able to offer women visibility at every instructions right to ability to me to keep you know make maintain the nipple on the real complex. Along with the skin so we make an incision underneath the -- remove all the -- and then replace it with us tissue or an implant."

" That's -- as well -- got and we got we actually gonna catch a glimpse of you doing that very surgery. So stick around for a very special many plus one. As we follow our own doctor Kumar. Into the operating."

" These days that prognosis for breast cancer patients is quite -- that's because doctors and patients are catching this disease earlier. And treatment options have vastly improved. Our very own doctors an article what is one of the -- is responsible for giving breast cancer patients their life."

" I got to Manning illicitly gotten a good -- your date. The honor of breast cancer awareness month we decided to take a look at minding that come on this way and -- and -- All the -- that is my patients -- come in every single day it feels very good to make a difference in their lives and may I really enjoy taking care of them there's times that we cry together we -- together. There's there's times that we we both feel anxious. How things are gonna turn out. That really it's my patients that that I enjoy taking care coming in me to see everyday. Says today we're actually doing a nickel bearing mastectomy. We're going to be preserving -- into the grass."

" Although I did see it wasn't very extensive. Because kids and family history of -- cancer she opted to have all of the rest of your revenues."

" And -- Yeah. When they get. What I -- from the she's -- continues. -- And that today's. Tissue and it sits -- and -- issues and it works and and underneath the breasts. And then you -- In about 46 weeks ago underneath plus. Then you know media and her sister."

" Gonna take a while nothing about the the stadium."

" Wow. Look at UN action is that I am so impressed. I think Steve might thank game unless you work thank you I I just so these -- days a week actually are cancer related operations that we can elect be doing -- so. As you know are both wearing pink candidates think pink month -- the it's is breast cancer awareness month. But you know breast cancer does affect -- 365. Days of the years so remember you need to be your own first line of defense. Both men and women have to do self breast exams and women if you're over forty get your yearly mammograms. And so you may even need to get them before that if you have a family history of breast cancer if you feel something -- something because that could save your life."

" Well that's great advice and thank you so much for letting us behind the scenes and see you inaction and you are -- life -- and -- giving women. Something that is very unique and very rewarding so thank you so much. As always check out our website fox whose help dot com for more on today's topic that's all for now thank you so much for joining us. I'm Dr. Manny Alvarez and the next time when I'll still be document you think you might feel a little bit healthy."