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PREDICT: Updated Breast Cancer "Survival Calculator" Tool
The PREDICT "survival calculator", based in the UK, has updated their algorithm as of Spring 2024 to include additional data inputs such as progesterone receptor status, smoker status, metastases status, plus an option for patients who accept or decline radiation. This tool may be helpful to those that're newly diagnosed…
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Just Diagnosed? Start Here
If you have just been diagnosed here are a few places to start from the main Breastcancer.org site: * Understanding your pathology report * Before Treatment: Planning Ahead for Survivorship * Breaking Research News about Planning Your Breast Cancer Treatment Also, a great thread chock full of advice for those just…
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What do you wish you had known when you (or your loved one) were first diagnosed?
Share words of wisdom, unique tips, self-care, and coping advice for our newbies here! It will make a difference for all those joining us this year. Thank you!
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Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Breast Cancer Biomarkers Aug 25, 2023 Debu Tripathy, MD, explains what breast cancer biomarkers are and how doctors use them to make treatment decisions. Biomarkers are molecules that help doctors distinguish breast cancer cells from healthy cells. In general, there are three broad categories of breast cancer biomarkers:…
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VIRTUAL MEETUPS for people in treatment for breast cancer!
VIRTUAL MEETUPS for people in treatment for breast cancer! Register here and you'll receive a zoom confirmation with all the information! Tuesdays at 1:00 PM EST and Thursdays at 6:00 PM EST
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Newly diagnosed, sort of
Hi - I’m new here, 56 years old, terrified and frustrated with the long timeline for my diagnosis. Since my mammogram on Nov 22, 2024, I’ve been sinking deeply into paralyzing despair with each new waiting period followed by a new piece of bad news. (1) calcifications on right breast mammogram, (2) magnified mammogram…
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DCIS, receptor positive and still on HRT. How risky is this?
Hi everyone. Never thought I would be spending my holiday break talking and researching cancer. Yet here we all are. I was recently diagnosed with DCIS and receptor positive for both ER and PR. I had a lumpectomy on 13 Dec 2024 and was advised I need a further one (scheduled 22 Jan) as they didn't get clear margins all…
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Breast implants
I just turned 43 and was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma grade 3 & high grade ductal carcinoma in situ. Im planning on a bilateral masectomy. Im meeting with my surgeon on Tuesday. Im having a hard time deciding on if I want to get implants or not. My question is how did you decide on reconstructive surgery or…
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Pissed off.
I was recently diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma. I've decided if this can come back, I want a double mastectomy. My mother in law asks me what does your husband think of that? My response, he is supporting me in whatever I decided to do. Then she says, Remember we're all going through this. I want to say NO YOUR…
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ER & PR positive, HER2 negative - chemo or no chemo??
Evening all, new here and looking for some opinions xx In Nov 2024 i had surgery to remove cancer in my right breast after biopsy (Oct 2024) confirmed a 20mm core ER8, PR8 and HER 2+1. The surgery wasn’t completely successful and the final histology reported it to be 47mm stage 3 ER8, PR positive and HER 2 negative with…
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DCIS removed but... gene mutations... now what and family thinks I should be happy
Diagnosed with DCIS (ER+/PR+) in Sept. Had it removed in Oct. Doc talked abt possible radiation and/or hormones even though I'm one of the "lucky" ones- HA! Now I'm positive for CHEK2 and RAD51C w a family history of ovarian and colon cancer (1 + 1). Waiting to hear back from gyn to screen for ovarian cx and sons need to…
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Newly diagnosed IDC Stage 2 Er+(25%), PR-,Her2-
I am newly diagnosed and fall within a grey area with only being 25%ER+. My oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic is still finalizing treatment plan and taking me to tumor board to get more opinions. Currently going to treat me as both tnbc and hr positive with surgery first. Are there any in the group that have had a similar…
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25 and Just Diagnosed
Hi my name is Jennifer, I'm 25 and just diagnosed with Stage IIIc breast cancer. I'm just "entering the battlefield" and freaking out =(
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Starting Chemo
Hi everyone I will be starting chemo next week and I’m afraid I can’t get through this whole process, I’m afraid I will panic and just refuse to do it, I’m afraid of what chemo will do to me and how it will make me feel, how do I overcome this fear? Thank you for any help
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Newly diagnosed and in treatment can’t sleep enough yet
There is so much to know and the only one I’m trusting is the oncologist. The tests are factual but there are too many initials and I haven’t memorized what they all mean. There’s a super supportive team at the High Risk Breast Center but I don’t yet fit in. The less professional employees aspire to be in the know but they…
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Treatment options scare me more than DCIS
hello! I am 49 and in October I was diagnosed with DCIS in my left breast stage 0 grade 3. Also, I had an MRI on 11/21 which was inconclusive (unbeknownst to me and my doctors I had an infection at the site of the biopsy I had on 10/15!?) but showed that I may have a lesion and something else in my right breast so I am…
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What do you want from your caregiver(s) after being diagnosed?
November is National Family Caregivers Month. We thought it might a good idea to share here what you might want from your caregiver(s) so they know how to best support you through your breast cancer experience. So, what are you looking for from your caregiver(s)? Information, emotional support, help with daily tasks,…
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Egg freezing, is it worth it?
Hi, I was recently diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer at 22 years old. I am overwhelmed with so many information and now I need to decide whether I should do egg freezing. I know it’s not 100% successful but should I still do it to keep my options open? I’m too young to even know if I want kids in the future or…
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Scared, has this happened to anyone?
So here's my story. Back in July of 2024 I thought felt a lump in my breast. For about 2 years every month when I started my period I would feel a large lump but it would go away after my perky. When I went to the gynecologist he felt around but didn't feel anything, but he wanted to be sure so he sent me for a mammogram.…
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Ovarian Suppression and AI
Hi! How much more effective is ovarian suppression plus anastrazole compared to just tamoxifen alone in preventing recurrences in premenopausal women?
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changing treatment
I was originally hoping for mastectomy of right breast for stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma, but dince I am HER2 positive, I now have to have chemo before surgery. Anyone else been down this road? How long was chemo?
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Diagnosed last thursday, now in the waiting game for appointments
Well I got the alert last Thursday that I had a new result in my MyChart and I looked and got the news there at my job. Looks like I have grade 3 IDC, triple negitive hormone test. The NP at my OB/GYN office called and asked where I wanted my referral sent. I gave them a few places and now I wait. Not having much…
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Just Diagnosed- Get Prepared
My breast cancer was diagnosed in Jan 09. My husband was dx'd with lymphoma in April. The following are some things we learned on our journey. I hope they help. Rather than rewrite everything in sequence, because I missed putting the fax in the rewrite of the outline, I'll put it here. I strongly recommend you get a fax…
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Treatment options are stressful
Recently diagnosed with IDC. Early stages and lumpectomy with radiation is an option. Chemo is still up in the air. I have extremely fibrous, lumpy dense breasts and have, along with plastics and breat surgeon considered bilateral mastectomies to reduce the stress and testing every time a new lump forms. I'm here to weigh…
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Scared and Confused
Hi! I'm sorry to keep posting, I'm just so confused and scared about my diagnosis. I spend most of my time googling which is making things worse and it's because my surgeon and RO seem to be on the same page but my oncologist says something different so I don't understand what is going on. I was diagnosed with ER positive…
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Newly Diagnosed... Scared and Sad
Hello all newly diagnosed. Ductal Carcinoma 2 cm Pos Hrz, 4 cm Neg Hrz. Cancer cells in one lymph node. I am awaiting my Onocology appt. this Thursday. I have such a hard time sleeping, not lots of support since I am a single woman and family…no. So it is very treatable which is good but the thought of getting a masectomy…
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How do you cope with the fear?
I'm just wondering how everyone copes with this diagnosis and the uncertainty of it? I am 39 years old with a 2 year old daughter and was diagnosed with stage 2 IDC 7 months ago, and I just can't seem to cope with the fear of not being around for my daughter. My oncotype score says I have a 25 percent chance of distant…
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Super scared and depressed
I have dense breasts and have kept up with annual Mammos. Last month, I had a mammo, diagnostic mammo, ultrasound, and stereotactic biopsy. Results came back as DCIS Grade 2. I just had a breast MRI and it's showing another area in the same breast (no suspicion of malignancy in the right) so they want an MRI-guided biopsy…
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Just diagnosed. Please help with biopsy report
overwhelmed and scared. ==== A. Right breast, R1 at 10:00, 3 cm from nipple, core biopsy Invasive ductal carcinoma (see comments) Focal ductal carcinoma in situ B. Right axilla, rax at 10:00, 10-11 cm from nipple, core biopsy One lymph node, negative for carcinoma (0/1) Value INVASIVE CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST: BIOPSY - All…
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New to brestcancer
Hallo. So here we are breastcancer, never in my wildest dreams did I thought I will be here. I've been diagnosed with stage 2 TNBC. I'm only 31 years old and have 2 small kids (2) and (4). I read a lot about the treatment and they way it effects your body. How do you make it easier for the kids? They don't know anything…
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Please help with biopsy results
Overwhelmed and scared. ====A. Right breast, R1 at 10:00, 3 cm from nipple, core biopsy Invasive ductal carcinoma (see comments) Focal ductal carcinoma in situ B. Right axilla, rax at 10:00, 10-11 cm from nipple, core biopsy One lymph node, negative for carcinoma (0/1) Value INVASIVE CARCINOMA OF THE BREAST: Biopsy…
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Big hard lumps 2 and 4 cm (from ultrasound). Biopsy preliminary result says very invasive high grade
Freaking out. What stage will I be in? I am worried it has spread everywhere! Is there hope? I have not received the complete biopsy, so I don't know the details. My primary doctor just told me last friday that the preliminary result is that it is very aggressive and high grade. I am 40yo with 8 and 6 year olds. Have not…
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Fatigue before treatment
I was diagnosed Aug 1,2024. Finally got surgery date of Nov 6, no other treatments yet but in the meantime I am growing increasingly fatigued by the day. It’s so bad that when I do get a good nights sleep it makes no difference. Has anyone else had intense fatigue before treatment?
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Please help me understand my pathology report-newly diagnosed
Hi all, I was given the diagnosis last Friday (invasive ductal carcinoma - about 1 cm in size) and I meet with a surgeon on Thursday. I just received my full pathology report and I was hoping to get a better understanding of staging to guide my questions during my appointment. Can any of you determine my stage from this…
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Please help Biopsy Report
My biopsy report was just posted to the portal. I know the dr will call later, but please can someone give me an interpretation of these results. Thank you so much. AP results Final SURGICAL PATHOLOGY REPORT Case Number: S-24-24293 ------------------------------------------------------------ SPECIMEN: (A) Breast Core…