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Podcast: Coping With the Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Coping With the Fear of Breast Cancer Recurrence November 3, 2025 After being diagnosed with breast cancer, nearly everyone worries that the cancer will come back. But for some people, this fear is overwhelming and interferes with their ability to function and live their lives. Clinical health psychologist Dr. Shelly Johns…
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Helpful BCO links on Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer
For more information on this sensitive issue, visit the main Breastcancer.org site's sections about: * Symptoms and Diagnosis of Metastatic Breast Cancer * Recurrent Breast Cancer, including signs and symptoms to look for We hope this helps!--The Mods
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15 years out with new finding
I will be 16 years out from diagnosis on 5/13/26 and had my annual diagnostic mammogram yesterday. Radiologist told me there was a new finding on my non cancer side so he did an ultrasound. It is less than a cm and he stated it appears to be in a duct. Given my history, he wants to do a biopsy which isn’t scheduled unto…
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Scares That Turned Out To Be Nothing
Husband here. My wife was diagnosed about 2 1/2 years ago. She is doing well. But that's not to say there haven't been more than a few moments of high anxiety thinking something's wrong or just waiting for test results to rule out a recurrence or mets. I hope it's ok with the great members here that I start a thread that's…
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CT and Lung Nodules
I cannot find my previous thread, but this is my newest CT scan. So far I have had them in November, January, April, and today. I had a PET in November that lit up on a couple of spots in my left lung and three level 2 cervical nodes. Currently on a watch and see. Anyone have some information on this newest scan? Not…
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Cording/Mondors
Hi All. New here and hoping someone can see this and talk me off the ledge. I have been having pain in my ribs. At first I thought it was a broken rib again (had it 6 months ago post radiation for no reason). But the I saw the cord and now two cords from my breast to rib. I am freaked out because my surgery was over a year…
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Chest Wall Recurrence worry after Mastectomy for grade 3 DCIS
Hello all, It's been a while since I've posted. Looking through the forum I'm finding a lot of comfort knowing I'm not alone! I had a giant 8cm Grade 3 ER-/PR- DCIS back in 2015 that was treated with Uni Mastectomy. No chemo or radiation. After 8 1/2 years of everything clear on MRI every year, I have now discovered an…
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Pain under left arm for last couple of weeks and am getting concerned
Background - I had a double mastectomy for stage 2B lobular breast cancer in December of 2012 followed by chemo and anastrozole ,and a lumpectomy for DCIS and radiation five years prior in 2007. Due to severe complications with the double mastectomy I was hospitalized for a month and came home with a pretty big dog ear on…
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Weight Loss Drugs and Mammogram Results??
Hey all, Hope this is the same group I originally joined in 2002 when I first was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer. Had lumpectomy, chemo & rads and was an active member for quite a while, but got burned out after a few years. Now, I'm seeking advice. Is anyone on the new weight loss drugs? I've been taking Zepbound…
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Another biopsy after 2 years clear......
My wife was operated on for stage 0 DTIS and received radiotherapy at the end of 2023. She thought with today being the last day of the year, she would go and see the results of her latest followup checkup, which for work reasons, she has no way to get to the hospital until today. She just called me and said the doctor is…
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Podcast: “We Need More Education About the Risk of Recurrence”
“We Need More Education About the Risk of Recurrence” December 10, 2025 At the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Megan-Claire Chase, known online as Warrior Megsie, a fierce and funny breast cancer advocate, presented a poster on real-world patient and caregiver experiences with breast cancer risk of recurrence in…
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Not again!
I had DCIS and IDC in my left breast in 2019. I had a lumpectomy and radiation. I took anastrazole for 4.5 years. I finished in March of 2024. I had a mammogram on December 1, 2025. I was called back for ultrasound and more pics. It shows a mass with spiculation and peripheral vascularity. It is in my right lateral,…