I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2006 at the age of 39, although I actually found it during a self exam in 2005. The whirlwind of finding it, finding out it was bigger than initially thought and the resulting 10 months of treatment including mastectomy, chemotherapy and then radiation flew by in a haze of vomiting and hair loss. I woke up 10 months later 20 pounds lighter and bald. It was then that I determined to pick everyone’s brains and try and not EVER go through that again and to keep my daughter, age 6 as healthy as I could. The first advice I got from the first oncologist I saw was to take flaxseed daily. 2 tablespoons of ground flaxseed. Advice for all women he said. So I do…actually, haven’t done it today yet. I like to add it to smoothies or yogurt. I will go make my smoothie now. More later.