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Diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer - Start here
To learn more about Stage II Breast Cancer check out this information on our main site: Breast Cancer Stage II Treatments Options by Cancer Stage: Stage IIA and IIB To connect with other members, also diagnosed with Stage II Breast Cancer check out this topic: Stage II Sisters' Club The Mods
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Early Stage Breast Cancer - anyone on Letrozole and Ribociclib?
Wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with Early Stage Breast Cancer and on AI/Ribociclib regimen? I’m going to start after radiation and wondering how your treatment is going and if there are any tips out there! Thanks in advance!
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Radiation to Regional Lymph Nodes
Hi there! I was diagnosed with stage 2a IDC and one sentinel node removed was positive. I will be undergoing radiation to my regional lymph nodes. Should I be concerned about any side effects other than lymphadema? Please let me know if you have undergone radiation to regional lymph nodes and how you are doing. Thanks in…
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Stage 2 Sisters Club
Welcome to the newly formed Stage II Breast Cancer Club! And Thank You Mods for facilitating its creation.
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Radiation
Hi. Just had lumpectomy for lower inner quad left invasive ductal ca ER, PR positive , Her 2 negative . Oncotype 22. I’m 53. Have negative sentinel nodes but positive intermammary on pet ct. They are recommending radiation and anti estrogen treatment. I am anxious about getting radiation as it can cause heart issues . I…
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Phesgo
Diagnosed July 2024, started treatment Aug 24 with 7 cycles of chemotherapy with EC x3 Docetaxol x4 , completed December 24 Surgery in the form of therapeutic mammoplasty with removal of tumour bed Managed 16 out of 18 cycles of phesgo for HER2 positive BC ( last injection 18.8.24) Radiotherapy x10 with boost for the last…
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NATALEE TRIAL
My dr. wants me to join the Natalee trial which is based on the success of the Monaleesa trial for women with Stage 4 breast cancer. the drug is Kisqali (ribociclib) tablets. It was administered in 6 mg tablets for the Monaleesa trial and will be given in 4 mg for the Natalee trial. The problem I am having with it is the…
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Hi, Chemo 5 today for Stage 2, full of emotions today
Hi, I’m Kristine, I was diagnosed in March 2024, and my journal has been full of mixed emotions. I’ve learned a lot from my chemo experiences and tests, as well as how relationships change with siblings on being receptive and supportive. I am trying to find different things to eat, but I’m seeing that there are a lot of…
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Delaying Chemotherapy for a Second Opinion
Hi- I'm just wondering if anyone on here has experienced the need to delay chemotherapy at any point in their journey. I was diagnosed back in Feb 2024, had my partial mastectomy with reconstruction bilaterally in April 2024 but developed a pretty bad infection due to an allergy to the blue dye they use when they inject…
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Stage IIb and 5+ years out, anyone?
I am quickly approaching the one year mark here and have my first round of scans post treatment in a couple of weeks. However, the local newspaper has been running stories left and right this month in which the focus is young women like myself (I was 37 at dx). In both stories today the women were stageIIb and eventually…
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I want to know about lumpectomy and mastectomy
My sister diagnosed with stage 2 dcis er + and pr+ now she is undergoing for chemo and doctor said lump has shrunk so can any one able to advise whether I need to go for lumpectomy or mastectomy Tumor size 4cm
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Metallic Taste - Ideas?
I’ve had just one chemo; taxotere and carboplatin. Thrush started around day 6. A horrible metal taste started soon after on day 8. I’m hoping that the metal taste will go away when the thrush does. Was anyone lucky enough for that to happen? I can’t imagine this taste for 18 weeks! Food tastes horrible. Any suggestions on…
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Hormonal breast cancer and the benefit of chemotherapy
I was diagnosed with breast cancer ,oestrogen positive -stage 1 in September.I had an operation in December and now the doctors are telling me that they found a smal amount of cancer cells into one of the sentinel nodes and question is to have a chemotherapy or to continue only with radiotherapy and Letrozole.One of the…
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Sleeves and rowing machine!!
Hi Can anyone please help .. I have been using a rowing machine for past few months and my arm is now swelling up , sorry it's got no lymph nodes. Should I be wearing a compression sleeve ? Thanks
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Stage II and on Verzenio?
I am Stage IIB, and Verzenio was approved by my insurance today. I was curious how many other "early stage" folks were taking it; my MO suggested she only has three patients on Verzenio, total. Anyone?
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Stage II w/Lymph Node Involvement
I am so thrilled we finally have a place to call HOME here! I was diagnosed w/IDC last year at the age of 39. It was in 2/6 lymph nodes. I was also HER2 and Estrogen Positive.I had dbl mastectomy w/implants. This summer, one of the implants failed. So, I underwent a DIEP procedure w/Dr. Massey and Dellacroce in New…
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oncotype dx roll call
I'm looking to find out what's others oncotype was and wha t they decided to do.. How old were you? I've now read so much in regards to oncotype and know they recently changed staging of breast cancer based on the onco type.
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Stage changed to stage 2 A
Now after meeting with radiation oncology (they couldn't do anything but talk to me due to I still need to meet with Hematology oncology and discuss chemotherapy options first) I was reading over my notes from the doctor and noticed that my stage is now Stage 2a, grade 2 ER & PR positive, HER2 negative, oncotype 23. Not…
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Getting more Information
I now have a little more information and it helps with decisions. I am stage 2a with er+90% pr neg her2 neg and Ki67 up to 90% ( not sure what that means) My oncologist is sending the biopsy off to get the Ocotype. I do not want to do chemo because of the major side effects. My surgery is being pushed back because of…
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How do you know if you had LVI or extracapsular extension?
Not sure if this is the right place to post. But I am wondering how people learned whether they had LVI or extracapsular extension or extra-nodal extension (unless that's the same thing)? I am 100% confused! Is it from core needle biopsies? Sentinel node biopsy? Surgical pathology?
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Shall I do additional Anthracyclines after neoadjuvant TC?
Hello Everybody, I was diagnosed with ER+ PR+ HER2- grade 2 IDC+DCIS with a positive node via biopsy/image. I did neoadjuvant TCx4 followed by Umx. While the tumor and positive node both shrank a bit, there is still a lot of residue cancer left. My pathology also found LVI and ENE, and an additional node with ITC. I saw my…
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Hope for Stage IIB- I made it to 10 years
Today marks 10 years I was diagnosed with stage IIB idc breast cancer. My tumor was 3.4cm and I had 3 positive lymph nodes. When I was first diagnosed I spent a good period of my day searching and tracking to see that someone had posted five years later. I found this website very helpful. I was actually a little obsessed…
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Chances of it becoming metastatic
Hi all. Asking for a relative who was diagnosed with stage 2 hormone positive cancer - what are the chances of it coming back with chemotherapy? Asking you here as it is quicker than trying to search for information myself.
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Stage IIB Positive in Two Nodes Treatment Questions
I am hoping to get feedback from others on treatment decisions for someone in my situation. Diagnosed at 51 years old, I am stage 2B, with two positive axillary nodes. I had left mastectomy with axillary node dissection four weeks ago. Post surgical pathology shows left breast invasive carcinoma with mixed ductal and…
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blood tests to denote spread
Hello. It's been awhile since I posted in this forum, so I have to do some reading up on things, but I'd like to ask when is it warranted to have the blood test that denotes tumor spread? I was dxd stage 2 in late 2019, had 2/2 sentinel + nodes; had a big lumpectomy, 33 days of radiation; and took letrozole for a matter of…
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Stage IIB Positive in Two Nodes No Chemo/No Radiation
I am stage IIB with two positive lymph nodes. I had left breast mastectomy with node dissection at end of October. My OncoType score was 11 so we determined chemo was not necessary. I have an auto immune condition (Scleroderma) which is a connective tissue disorder. The oncologists at two places discussed performing…
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MVC AND ANASTROZOLE
I have been taking Anastrozole for 22 months. one month after Starting Anastrozole my MCV (which is an enlargement of the red blood cells usually associated with anemia or folic acid and vitamin b deficiency. I have none of those according to my blood tests.) I am very concerned about this trend. My oncologist said that we…
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Chemo Decision for Premenopausal Node Pos + HR +
All, I have been scouring all similar posts as well but would really welcome any thoughts and your experiences to help with decisions on chemo. I have Stage 2B IDC with 1 positive lymph node (but is 11mm with ENE) and completed UMX and ALND. I met with MO this week and he is recommending chemo of dose dense AC-Taxol as the…
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Ca 27-29 Tumor Markers increasing
I am freaking out! My oncologist does tumors markers as part of my regular bloodwork every 6 months or so. I have always been in a range of 12.5 to 17.5 on my CA 27-29 for the last 6 years. But my numbers have been increasing over the last 4 times (about a year and a half) from 13.6 to 20.6 on September 14. It jumped from…
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chemo treatment affecting asthma
Hi Everyone I have stage 2 and I am triple negative. I will be having my 4th chemo on Jan 11 2018. I have noticed on my second and 3rd chemo that it seems to throw me into super overdrive into asthma then upper respiratory situation so bad that I ended up in the ER. I have gone to my asthma dr and we are going to start a…
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Low Oncotype, node-positive and chemo decision
Hi all, I've been lurking since my diagnosis in August but this is my first post because I'm really struggling to make a treatment decision in the next few days. In brief: I am 47 years old and premenopausal. I had a 1.2cm stage IIA tumor, highly ER/PR positive, HER2-negative, low ki-67(1-5%), grade 1. It was removed via…