So I know people mean well when they approach me and ask me how I'm doing. I have had people say everything from "hopefully this will all be gone soon and your treatments will be over and you can put this behind you". I've also been told "early detection is the best thing" - maybe, well my initial cancer was detected early…
anybody else had opposite axillary involvement and is being treated as stage 4? My oncologist said some research hospitals treat it as stage 3C but she’s recognizing it as 4 because her current guidelines but will be treating it as 3c as her colleague in another facility says to. So aggressive Adriamycin/cytoxan for 4…
I'm delighted to share the news that Dr. Stephanie Graff, Director of Breast Oncology at Lifespan Cancer Institute, and I will be presenting on Dec. 3 at 1PM ET at Dr. Susan Love Foundation's webinar "Taking Aim at Collateral Damage." Below is the registration link, and I hope to see you there! With good wishes,…
Hello all, apologies in advance for such a long post, I was diagnosed stage III back in 2014 at age 34, and had a contralateral axillary recurrence in 2017. That recurrence was considered stage IV since it was on the opposite side as my original cancer (and genetic testing showed that it was almost definitely the same…
Has anyone tried the Her2 Climb?
The whole experience of stage 4 for me had been filled with twists and turns and just sheer dumb luck. Covid, delayed treatments, health issues. After attempting the oral chemo I was able to do three days before I ended up in the floor. I just ended a 12 day hospital stay where they have determined that there is no viable…