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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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If 93% survival rate at 5 yrs - why do the 7% perish?
Just curious because everyone keeps telling me there is a roughly 93% success rate for my stage (IIb) and that makes me very happy to hear! But I'm just curious what happens to the other 7%? Do they bump up to a higher stage? Do they have complications from surgery or chemo? Do they opt out of some treatment? Any thought?
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Stage 2B with positive nodes
Husband here. If there's already a thread for Stage 2B with positive nodes, I apologize, as I missed it. I see a lot of discussion between ladies with Stage lll and between ladies with Stage l and a lot of dialogue for Stage lV only----but not much for Stage ll. I was interested in reaching out and finding what everyone's…