European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse It i Friday August 12, 1994 if it s painful it can be cancerous dear Ann Landers i have an important medical tale for your readers especially the women. Please print it. About eight months ago i started having pain in on of my breasts. After two weeks i went to my of gyn group to have it checked specially trained nurse practitioner did a breast exam and found a tiny cyst that i could not detect by self examination. She told me not to worry about it because if it painful it s not although the pain continued ignored it confident that it was t a problem. I had my an Nual checkup last april and by then i could feel the Lump. I was again told if it s painful it s not. If j Ite _ Ann Landers cancer and since you can move it around it s nothing to worry they tried to aspirate fluid from the Lump assuming it was a cyst. When they could t get any fluid they said it must Bea solid cyst or a benign tumor. I went to a surgeon to have it removed and guess what it was cancer. Right now i m facing at the age of 38, a minimum of Lumpectomy and radiation. Please Tell your readers that it can be cancer if it s painful. The Only Way to be sure is with a Biopsy because eve the Mammogram i had four Days before the surgery did t pinpoint the problem. No name Manchester Conn thank you for writing. Yours is an extremely important letter. I received a similar one. In october 1991. Here Washy reply i checked with three outstanding cancer specialists and this is what they said or. Jordan Gutterman m.d., Anderson cancer Cen Ter in Houston any mass should be investigated. While it is True that most malignant masses do not produce pain it must never be assumed that a painful Lump is harm-less.", or. James f. Holland mount Sinai medical cent Erin new York please emphasize the value of a meticulous self examination every month premenopausal women at the end of a period and Post menopausal women at the first of every or. Bernard Fisher distinguished service professor University of Pittsburgh an annual Mammogram is very important but mammograms Are not 100 percent accurate. All irregularities should be looked into. Cancerous lumps Are More often painless but one must never assume that a painful Lump is nothing to worry about " letters to Ann Landers should be addressed to her at . Box 11562, Chi Cago Iii. 60611-0562. C creator Syndicate waking up is easy wifi rooster clock dear Abby i have been Reading your column since before my son was born so i know it s been More than 35 years. In Al that time i be been amused surprised offended and entertained according to my own assessment of your handling of various subjects. Most of the time commend the accuracy wit Sage advice compassion and genuine Down to Earth logic i be seen in your responses. Regarding the subject of Crow ing roosters when i was a kid one of my greatest pleasures was being awakened at Dawn by old Harry our rooster. Then we come Down to the Kitchen to find breakfast ready and the Welcom ing smiles of Mamma and dad at the table. Today i have an alarm clock in the shape of a rooster which crows at the appointed alarm setting. When the alarm is shut off it says Good morning i Cal that alarm clock the new i am certain that amid the flurry of this workaday world there Are a horde of people who still enjoy hearing a rooster Crow As opposed to hearing the infernal buzzing ors Udde n blaring of the radio s Wake up alarm. After experiencing life As it is to hear new Harry quibble dear Abby each morning is As much a Comfort As it is to Wake d rather hear a rooster than another commentary on rising crime. James w. Branden san Diego dear James Branden so would i. And since you can t smuggle Dawn past a rooster please write again and Tell me where i can buy one of those clocks. Thank you dear Abby i recently met a Man who is very Nice and caring. He would be the dream of any woman but there is one problem his Teeth. They really Are terrible. I am sure he has t seen a dentist in years. Or he May have never seen a dentist in his entire life. Abby How do you politely Tell a person he needs Roget his Teeth fixed or else get false ones i think he has a romantic interest in me but under the circumstances i can t bring myself to kiss him. I am a faithful dear Abby Reader. Ontario Canad adear faithful Reader Tell this Man the truth you really need to see dentist. If you Don t have a dentist let me introduce you to letters for this column should be addressed to dear Abby at . Box 447, mount Morris Iii. 61054. 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