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Hi everyone I am about to start treatment and want to do the cold capping but I’m terrified at how painful it could be? Any insight on how to mentally prepare for it or how it feels Thank you xx
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What is the best chemo regime for stage IIB, hr+ pr + her2- with 2 out of 15 nodes positive grade III tumour with mastectomy done ?
Hi, I'm on my second round of taxol and carboplatin. This second round has made my toes more numbing and painful, hard-to-walk feet in the morning. I use Epsom-it, an Epsom concentrate for nerve pain, Epsom salt soaks. Ice therapy socks during chemo., which I still can't figure out how long to keep them on my feet during…
Hi, I am 75 years old and had lumpectomy for invasive ductal carcinoma 7/26/24. Stage 1, grade 2, clear margins and no lymph nodes involved. Oncotype score 32 which indicated 20% chance of recurrence somewhere else in my body within next 9 years, but with chemo that reduces risk to 5%. Oncologist is recommending 4 TC chemo…
High-Intensity Exercise During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Improves Survival September 18, 2024 Women who did a combination of high-intensity interval training, plus either strength work or moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer were more likely to be alive and less likely…
hi, I have been getting TCHP, finished 3rd round- the eye twit hung started during the first round and hasn’t stopped. Has anyone found anything to calm it down? It’s driving me crazy
hi just had my 2nd cycle of phesgo with docetaxal I’m her2 positive and oestrogen positive - for 4 cycles of phesgo and then 4 of EC then surgery. Just wondered if anyone had been down the same path and what I can expect? So far cold cap not saved my hair but been advised to keep going as helps regrowth?
Chemo Brain Isn’t All In Your Head, Your Gut Plays a Role August 28, 2024 The way chemotherapy affects your gut may help explain why some people experience cognitive decline or chemo brain. Read more…
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