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Your Voice Can Shape Clinical Trials | Participate for $100 gift card!
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber, and Harvard Medical School are exploring how AI chatbots can make clinical trial consent easier to understand. They’re inviting adult cancer patients across the U.S. to join a virtual focus group and share their ideas. Participants will receive a $100 gift card. Spots are…
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Starting chemo in October 2025? Let's support each other here!
Is your chemo treatment scheduled soon? Let's share experiences and lift one another up here. We encourage you to share your feelings about starting chemo, what the planned regimen is, how you're preparing, ask questions and learn what to expect from others, side effects you're experiencing and how to alleviate them, and…
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My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
As I go through this forced path I have been thrown down, I have come to realize the love I have always had for my husband was strong. He is amazing and I love him with my very soul and entire heart. Never would I ever imagine the thought of dying and him being alone. Then the worst part hit me!! I can't seem to shake the…
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So...whats for dinner?
I thought it might be fun to start a thread on what we are having, making or had for dinner. Sometimes it is the best tuna steak you ever had, sometimes it's a can of soup. But we all do it every night in some form or another. Maybe we can give each other ideas on what to make, or bitch about what we had, or the fact that…
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how about drinking?
Where did our thread go? Is anyone out there from our drinking group? Did I miss something - like we became too offesive or ...well, drunk? I would love to hear from you gals! Janie
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Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I am an "older" woman with breast cancer (I was diagnosed at 65 and am now 66). I notice that most of the posts seem to be from people younger than I am (often by quite a bit...). I'd love to "talk" with others my age, exchange info about their diagnoses, effects on their lives, etc. I see that there is a forum for young…
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Birads 5 with calcification
I’ve been hesitant to post because I didn’t want reality to set it but here I am. I’m a 33 year mother of 3, youngest is 6. Just like most of the ppl in the group, It all started with me noticing a lump. I took action almost immediately. I made an appointment to see my primary doctor which took me 2 weeks to get in. I…
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TNBC MBC Stage 4
Hello - I actually joined this group awhile ago and never posted anything. I’m hoping to connect with like minded women living with MBC. I was first diagnosed in 2019, stage iiib; had the standard protocol, chemo, surgery, radiation.Cancer free for 18 months, recurrence in 2021, living with it. On several treatments…
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How long have you been Stage IV?
We have a thread of what age you were diagnosed at Stage IV, so how about "How long have you lived with Stage IV". Also please state if you were Stage IV from the get go. I'm asking for this information in hoping to have MANY more years than the 2-3 I was given and to give hope to those newly diagnosed with Stage IV. 1…
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Her2+ MULTIFOCAL
Hi. Anyone here Multifocal with her2+ only ? Er/pr- ? I was diagnosed with 2 tumors they are about 3 cm each and several satellite lesions around them. Nodes were negative. Started my treatment of TCHP. BUT I’ve heard with my tumors being multifocal and large, I have a higher chance of reoccurrence? Is that correct ? Any…
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Having surgery in October 2025? Let's support one another here!
Are you scheduled to have a lumpectomy or mastectomy in the month of October? Join us here where we support each other as we prepare for our surgeries, ask questions about what to expect, share reservations and fears, and support one another through preparation and recovery. And, we encourage others who've "been there" to…
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Lets Post our Daily Exercise
I'm doing the Firm Cardio Step mix and will walk the dog for a mile later today. Lorrie
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Just Diagnosed? Start Here
If you have just been diagnosed here are a few places to start from the main Breastcancer.org site: * Understanding your pathology report * Before Treatment: Planning Ahead for Survivorship * Breaking Research News about Planning Your Breast Cancer Treatment Also, a great thread chock full of advice for those just…
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HERCEPTIN and/or PERJETA Threads
I am currently on Herceptin and Perjeta with Zometa every three weeks. Would love to hear from others who have been on this targeted therapy and how well the treatments have been working for you..
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thread for middle age to older Christian women.
I would like to start a forum to meet other middle age or older women who have bc and love the Lord. Try to live your life for him, walk the walk and talk the talk. Of course we all fall from grace because we are human but we are covered by the blood of Jesus. Also this forum is for people who has a large enough vocabulary…
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Help so overwhelmed
I have just been diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma in my left breast. I have had my consultation with my surgeon and he suggests I get a lumpectomy and then radiation. I have a second opinion visit set up but after speaking with my children they were set on me getting a double mastectomy. I emailed him and he met…
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Concerned
I had my yearly mammo monday. I am 49 with family history of paternal grandmother having breast cancer. Mammo showed small mass 9 cm away from my areola. She had me do ultrasound after and then a cone biopsy for 3 samples. I was given Bi Rads 4 but with no subcategory. Ultrasound biopsy read Oval hypoechoic 0.6 x 0.3 cm…
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Song Game
I play this quite often on a soap opera discussion board I am a member of. It is a cool game imo. I will start with the name of a song. The next poster has to use at least 1 word out of my song name to post theirs and so on and so on. I can see clearly now
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Truqap experience
stage 4 Mets to lung, liver, bones and lymph On the sixth week of truqap, handling it pretty well. Some diarrhea that is unpredictable so I always have Imodium on hand. Sometimes I get nauseous and my taste is off. My concern is for the blood sugar levels. Trying to keep my diet during the four days which is no sugars but…
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Abemaciclib Verzenio for Stage IV
Luckylegs and friends on Abemaciclib - I am bumping the Verzenio discussion in the hopes that more people have started abemaciclib. We need to get a community going. I have not started abemaciclib but it is on my short list. Like many I am very interested in how people do on this treatment do, both as a monotherapy and in…
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Letrozole and frequent UTIs
Hi. I had a mastectomy on my right breast in March 2023. I started Letrozole in May 2023. I have noticed that I am getting frequent UTIs since I have been on Letrozole in addition to Osteopenia and increased cholesterol numbers. Any advice on how to reduce the UTIs. I don’t want to keep taking antibiotics.
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Anyone starting brand drug, Enhertu?
I have had growth of tumors while on current treatment. My onc and I have decided to try new treatment, Enhertu (FDA approved 12/20/19)! Wondering if anyone else out there is trying or was in trial? Julie
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I am grateful
I am grateful for each day God gives me. I am grateful for friends. What are you grateful for?
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insurance Diep
I had a mastectomy of the right Breast with a DIEP reconstruction at the same time. A year later, I had a follow-up operation to adjust the size and symmetry of the breast. The skin flap was removed as well. My insurance, Axa (with which I was insured fully for cancer cover), didn't want to cover the cost because they…
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Who's starting Radiation in November 2025? Let's gather here to share!
Are you scheduled to start radiation soon? Let's make a space where we can encourage each other who are traveling radiation road together — share experiences, get tips, ask questions and get answers from those who've "been there." We encourage you to share your diagnosis, any previous treatment you've had, and your…
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Wednesday Weigh In
Some of us on the Let's Post our Daily Exercise thread decided that it might help keep us honest if we had to post our weekly losses or gains. Not posting your weight - just your net loss or gain. So here goes!
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Switching from Letrozole to Tamoxifen
Hi All, My sister was diagnosed with ILC stage 2 in October 2023. She had double mastectomy and she been on anastrozole and letrozole since then. She is post-menopausal. Recently side effects of AIs been hard. Her oncologist recommended switching to Tamoxifen. From what I have read Tamoxifen isn`t very effective for…
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Just diagnosed with invasive Lobular Cancer
Hi i Just got diagnosed with ILC and feeling really shook. I’m a young, active 57yo in “great” health. I have two tumours in my left breast and multiple complex and funky looking cysts. Right now I’m in the waiting game to get in to see my oncologist and get surgery. I was wondering if anyone out there was in the same boat…
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Diagnosed with TNBC in April
I have not started treatment yet but have been told to do keynote 522, surgery and radiation. For multiple reasons I do not want to do chemo treatment at this time. The tumor has gone from 3 cm to 5 cm and there may or may not be lymph node involvement scans say no but doctors think may be. I would like to do surgery and…
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Zoladex/Goserelin + Letrozole + Kisqali
hello! I was diagnosed with Stage 2 ER/PR+ HER2- lobular breast cancer late last year and have completed surgery and preventative chemo as there was no sign of spread post-surgery. I started hormone therapy consisting of monthly injections (Zoladex) and daily Letrozole in July and will add Kisqali this month. My hair is…