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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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Tamoxifen Reoccurrence Prevention
I didn't see anything recent in the Bottle of Tamoxifen discussion so I came here to vent and ask for feedback. My bottle's still at the pharmacy and, after reading the PDF that the oncologist's office helpfully provided, I'm inclined to leave it there. Besides the handling instructions which makes tamoxifen sound as toxic…
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Missed nine doses of femara in past 1.5 months
I had very aggressive breast cancer and 4.5 yrs in remission, in counting my recent pills, I missed nine doses. I’m very worried now. Anyone in the same boat who has missed but still fine in ten yrs? Thanks.
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Liver Nodules
Hello :) I was diagnosed on 4/10 and had a double mastectomy on 5/18. I have a DIEP reconstruction scheduled for 9/2. I had to have a CT Abdomen to map out my veins and make sure everything looked fine for surgical planning. They found a 4 mm liver nodule. I have been taking Tamoxifen and over the last 6 weeks have lost…
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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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Elevated CA 15-3, Stage 3, without metastases
Hello everyone, July 2024 – Diagnosis: breast cancer ER+ / HER2 negative, with lymph node involvement, no metastases, stage IIIA. I had a CT, MRI, and PET-CT before starting chemotherapy. August 2024 – I started chemotherapy, but before that I measured CA 15-3, which was elevated at 74 U/ml. It increased up to 92 halfway…
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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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Mammograms
hi all, I know that this is a silly question, but I still have to ask. Do mammograms, especially mammograms that use tomosynthesis (3D) look at the entire breast or one specific area? I had a questionable area, the radiographer place a marker on the top of it, and then took the images. I received a Birads 2 but it makes me…
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Recurrence after 10 years?
Hello, Dx'd with TN cancer 10/27/2015, and then with uterine cancer in 2020. This week, I was taking a shower and felt a lump in my right breast. It is painful to the touch, and it is as though the tissue around the marble-sized lump has disappeared. I know I don't know for sure, but I know —I am sure you all know what I…