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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 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, my name is Kellie. I am nearly 48 yrs old. I have been diagnosed with IBC stage 3 grade 3 er/pr negative her2+ . I live in a rural community in Colorado, USA. I will be receiving treatment locally. I have port placement coming up on Thursday and will be starting chemo on 7/27. I am the first in my family line to…
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…
Hi everyone, I’m 29 years old and was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m still very new to all of this, and honestly, it has been a lot to process. I’m preparing to start chemotherapy soon, and the past few weeks have felt like a whirlwind of appointments, scans, biopsies, phone calls, treatment decisions, and…
I had DCIS last year, had a lumpectomy with neg margins, no necrosis, 90% Er/PR positive. Tiny, so no additional testing. I did not do radiation, but i was on tamoxifen. Almost a year to the the day of my lumpectomy, I had a screening MRI. Two spots came up as “new” (I have extremely dense and “busy” breasts). Had to wait…
Close family member in her 80s dx with breast cancer two weeks ago. Struggling to get breast surgeon consult and medical oncologist scheduled. Expecting urgency but response has been poor. What is reasonable expectation? Am I being un reasonable to expect things to be scheduled within days not week of Dx? Thxs
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…
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