A place to discuss the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on you and the ones you love.
Hi All! #GivingTuesdayNow, a new initiative in response to COVID-19, is on May 5 and we're using it as an opportunity to talk about how Breastcancer.org community members give support to each other. The goal is to spread positivity through photos. What can you share or suggest to create a bright moment in someone's day?…
My thyroid doctor told me that there is lots of evidence that getting a case of covid can frequently cause lymph nodes to swell and therefore recommended waiting several months before getting any sort of ultrasound or mammogram to avoid false alarms. I had covid a few weeks ago and have my mammogram scheduled for next…
People Receiving Cancer Treatment Benefit From Extra COVID-19 Boosters Sep 6, 2023 If you’re in treatment for breast cancer, you’re likely to benefit from extra COVID-19 boosters. How often you get them depends on the medicines you’re receiving. Read more…
For the immunocompromised, updated COVID-19 vaccine shots are supposed to be available by the third or fourth week of September. Read more: https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/995436 More information on COVID-19 Vaccine Facts for People With Breast Cancer.
Hello, Is anyone on Evusheld particularly if you are being treated with Enhertu? Evusheld is a pre-exposure prophylaxis medication for covid-19. It's composed of two mono-clonal antibodies tixagevimab and cilgavimab. Thanks, Nguyen
Hi everyone, I saw my MO yesterday for a normal, check-in visit and to get results of a recent scan (all stable! 😁). I asked him if I was offered a booster vaccine (received the Pfizer vaccine many months ago and had no ill effects) should I take it. He said yes, even though I’m not considered immunocompromised, he said it…
Loosening COVID-19 Restrictions and Immunocompromised People: Do You Feel Left Behind? If you're immunocompromised, are you worried that other people's eagerness to get back to pre-COVID-19 "normal" will make you sick? If you're being treated for breast cancer, you may be considered immunocompromised, meaning your immune…
Vaccinated People Diagnosed With Cancer Have Higher Risk of Breakthrough COVID-19 Infection May 5, 2022 People diagnosed with cancer who've received a COVID-19 vaccine have a higher risk of a breakthrough COVID infection than vaccinated people without cancer. Read more...
People Diagnosed With Cancer Benefit From Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Mar 28, 2022 People diagnosed with cancer developed COVID-19 antibodies after receiving the Moderna vaccine, but at lower levels than people who hadn't been diagnosed with cancer. Read more...
People Receiving Recent Cancer Treatment Have Worse COVID-19 Outcomes, Study Shows Jan 26, 2022 People who received cancer treatment within three months of being diagnosed with COVID-19 had a higher risk of being hospitalized, being admitted to intensive care, or dying from COVID-19 than people who haven't been diagnosed…
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