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If you have just been diagnosed here are a few places to start from the main Breastcancer.org site: Understanding Your Pathology Report Stages of Breast Cancer and What They Mean HER2 Status and How it Affects Treatment Hormone Receptor Status and What It Means for Treatment Planning Your Treatment Why So Many Types of…
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Hello. I was diagnosed in April, and finally got a surgery date for July 6th. My prognostic report said my cancer was estrogen and progesterone positive and moderately invasive. My surgeon has told me I will be put on Tamoxifen after surgery. I am concerned because I am an Endometrial Cancer Survivor and had a total…
I am 73 and have just been diagnosed with stage 2b triple negative breast cancer. Will be starting 4 months of chemo and immunotherapy shortly —then surgery—then who knows! Is there anyone out there that has had a similar experience with a decent outcome. I really need some encouragement right now
Received my biopsy result today for 14mm stage 2 no lymp nodes involved Im 64,back in Feb was told it was just a 9mm cyst.Then in May had colonoscopy that found cancerous polyp,they did a CT scan of chest abdomen and pelvis which showed lump in breast had grown and suspicious.I was devestated with news today after going…
Hello community, I am sorry we are all here for similar reasons. I wish you all a full recovery and a long, amazing life. I have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. I have an appointment with the oncologist early next week, I don’t have any details (type of cancer, stage, etc.) In preparation for this appointment,…
Hello All- I was diagnosed a few weeks ago- Stage 1, triple negative breast cancer . I will be having my nipple sparing mastectomy in a week and was leaning towards bilateral until the PS casually mentioned the loss of sensation. I'm like "what!?!? you need to START with that in our convo, not end with it!" he said they is…
I had ER/PR+ Her2- in the left in 2020 and then ER/PR+ Her2- in the right in 2022. Now I've been diagnosed, 2026, with ER/PR- Her2 3+ Ki-67 20% in the left. Can anyone help me understand this new diagnosis or share their experiences?
Getting diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary. If you had a chance to share with a newbie one piece of advice to get them through, what would it be? Choose from the options below or add your own in the discussion to give new folks a sense of calm and understanding.
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