Please start a new post/discussion for a targeted therapy that you'd like to discuss, if you don't see it here already, so others can join in with their experiences. Note: If you are Stage IV (metastatic), there are many threads addressing these medications for Stage IV patients in the Stage IV forum you may find helpful.…
hi all, Interested to hear if anyone has used Daniel Field’s chemo products to work with cold caps and their success rates. Such as the silicon pad and the cooling booster? And what chemo were you on? I am starting AC-T and I will be using the Paxman cooling caps. Thank you!
Hi everyone. Has anyone taken Verzenio for stage 1 cancer and if so when did you start it? I have been on letrozole for 7 months now and my oncologist just today asked if I wanted to start Verzenio too due to my high Ki67 and 1 positive micromet in my sentinel node. I thought you had to start Verzenio at the same time as…
I’m going to be starting verzenio in a few days and I read that 30% of people who take this medication experience hair loss. I asked the pharmacist about this and he made it sound like I could go completely bald again like I was from chemo. It sounded like he was reading from a script and I’m not sure if he really knew…
Hello Everyone, I am about to under-go targeted therapy with Chemo Therapy and my oncologist recommebed I use the Penguin Cold Cap to help reduce the hair loss. I was wondering if anyone has used this device especially with targeted therapy. I would appreciate your thoughts concerning usage and effectiveness. Thank-you!…
Long-Term Benefits of Verzenio for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Confirmed Oct 30, 2023 Five years of follow-up show Verzenio continues to reduce early-stage breast cancer recurrence risk long after people stop taking it. Read more…
Kadcyla Continues to Improve Survival in HER2-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer Dec 17, 2023 More than eight years of follow-up from the KATHERINE trial showed the continued survival benefits of Kadcyla over Herceptin for HER2-positive breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence. Read more…
Treatment After CDK4/6 Inhibitors Dec 5, 2023 Medical oncologist Stephanie Graff explains the treatment options available after a CDK4/6 inhibitor stops working. CDK4/6 inhibitors are used to treat both early-stage and advanced-stage hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. The CDK4/6 inhibitors are: Ibrance…
Hi I had her2 neg er+ breast cancer in 2018. In 2022 i had recurrence in my bones (all over with 3 collapsed vertebrae) and liver. I was on ribociclib and letrozole that worked really well, pet was negative and most metastasis disappear. In August I had liver recurrence. Blood test and markers are ok and i feel well so i…