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The Research METAvivor Funds
The Research METAvivor Funds METAvivor President Dr. Kelly Shanahan discusses the research the organization supports. May 16, 2025 By 2030, researchers estimate that about 246,000 people will be living with metastatic breast cancer. METAvivor is the first organization dedicated to raising awareness of, and funding research…
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Breast Cancer Doesn’t Care About Gender
Breast Cancer Doesn’t Care About Gender What is it like to be a member of the trans community and diagnosed with breast cancer? Ash Davidson shares his story. May 2, 2025 Ashton Davidson was diagnosed with breast cancer during gender-affirming top surgery. He faced some unique challenges and situations during and after…
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Winter 2025 Breast Cancer Research Round Up
Winter 2025 Breast Cancer Research Round Up Have you been diagnosed with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer or DCIS? Dr. Kevin Fox discusses the latest research. Apr 18, 2025 Can people diagnosed with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer avoid chemotherapy and take a CDK4/6 inhibitor instead?…
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Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and the TRIM37 Protein
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and the TRIM37 Protein Is the TRIM37 protein one reason why Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer? Dr. Sanchita Bhatnagar discusses her research. Apr 4, 2025 It’s been known for many years that Black women are twice as likely as white women to be…
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How Is the NIH Funding Freeze Affecting Breast Cancer Research? One Scientist Explains
How Is the NIH Funding Freeze Affecting Breast Cancer Research? One Scientist Explains Noted scientist Donald McDonnell explains how the halt in NIH funding is hampering breast cancer research. Mar 21, 2025 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are the largest funder of cancer research in the world. A January 2025…
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Testing for ESR1 Mutations, Then Switching to Camizestrant Improves Outcomes for HR+ HER2- MBC
Testing for ESR1 Mutations, Then Switching to Camizestrant Improves Outcomes for Metastatic HR+ HER2- Breast Cancer May 31, 2025 After two years of follow-up, the new treatment improved survival and quality of life. Read more…
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New Hormonal Therapy Vepdegestrant Promising for Some Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancers
New Hormonal Therapy Vepdegestrant Promising for Some Metastatic HR+ Breast Cancers May 30, 2025 The new medicine offered more benefits than Faslodex. Read more…
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Trodelvy and Keytruda as First Treatment for Metastatic TNBC: A New Standard of Care?
Trodelvy and Keytruda as First Treatment for Metastatic TNBC: A New Standard of Care? May 30, 2025 People lived longer without the cancer growing when they received Trodelvy and Keytruda compared to the current standard treatment. Read more…
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Camrelizumab Seems Promising As New Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment
Camrelizumab Seems Promising As New Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment Apr 14, 2025 Adding the immunotherapy medicine camrelizumab to chemotherapy offered better outcomes than chemotherapy alone for TNBC. Read more…
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Breastcancer.org Reports on ASCO 2025
Follow our breaking news page on Breast Cancer Research Highlights From ASCO 2025 Stay tuned as we update the news in the thread below!
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Camizestrant CAMBRIA 1 Clinical trial
Hello, Has anyone gotten any information on this trial or are participating in it? I have been reading up on it and have just found out through my oncology center that I can participate. Here's some information on it: CAMBRIA-1: A Phase III, Open-Label, Randomised Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Extended Therapy…
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Herceptin only ... no chemo ... Medicare won't cover it!
My wife is 83 and just had a mastectomy after finding a Stage 1A 4mm size tumor. All margins were clear as well as 3 lymph nodes. The oncologist offered a chemo & Herceptin treatment protocol … but my wife has decided she isn't up to the chemo. She is willing to accept the Herceptin on an every 3 week protocol lasting a…
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BII
Hi, I haven’t been here for some time. I was diagnosed with ILC left side/ stage 1 at age 53. Intuition told me to have lumpectomy where I had a lump that randomly had sharp pain. , My surgeon wanted to aspirate, it was the tissue beneath the lump that was ILC. Dble mastectomy/ expanders/ Mentor smooth silicone implants. i…
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Can MRI be done to diagnose pelvis, abdomen, lungs?
I under diagnosis of breast tumor. I had USG, mammography, biopsy, blood test and waiting for the results. I was sent by the doctor to computer tomography (CT) for lungs, pelvis and abdomen test. However, I wander if MRI could be done instead of CT (at least partially e.g. for pelvis or abdomen) and have the same…
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Calling all triple negative breast cancer patients in the UK
With so many forums and threads on this site to go through for information, I thought it would be a good idea for all of us in the UK to form a forum specifically for us, and to give our details and experiences in a compact manner. Anyone else in the world is welcome to join in. I was diagnosed with a very large tumour,…
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Perimenopausal Anhedonia and Anxiety
As cancer fighters, we have a lot of reasons to experience anxiety and depression simply because of our situation. Chemo and radiation sap our energies, leaving us feeling drained and less-than. Aromatase inhibitors are well known to dampen our libido, which can also add to our frustrations and strain relationships. Well,…
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Calling all 20 year plus survivors
Good day! First diagnosed with 2.5 cm invasive ductal, ER PR positive in 2004 at the age of 53. Lumpectomy and brachytherapy. In 2006, I had very small recurrence which was excised followed by chemo, radiation. I took tamoxifen for 5 years and was "dismissed" by my oncologist in 2011. Late 2013, I had redness of nipple in…
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Does anyone take Letrozole (Femara) every other day?
Does anyone take Letrozole (Femara) every other day? I hope to reduce the dose to ease my side effects. But my oncologist doesn't recommend taking it every other day. I've seen one or two persons mentioning this approach in other topic. I would like to know if there are more doing this (i.e. taking Letrozole every other…
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Question on alternative treatments...
Hi Guys, Has ANYONE has any kind of success with this type of treatment maybe in conjunction with traditional treatments? (edited by mods to remove link) Other boards just refuse to discuss this. It's all voodoo medicine and backwoods treatments... but it appears to be completely legit… my wife claims there are lots of FB…
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Please read
I have little bandwidth available right now so I apologize in advance if some are offended but I want to be clear. Not a Christian, never will be a Christian. Please don’t wait for me to see the light or put another notch in your stairway to heaven belt as saving me is presumptive and arrogant. Christian prayers and Jesus…
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Breast Cancer Index - Mixed Results
Hello all - Wondering if any of you can share any of your experiences regarding your BCI and what your oncologists have advised based on your results. I am nearing my 5 year mark next year for endocrine therapy and recently found out that my oncologist had run the Breast Cancer Index test on my original tumor. I am…
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How long on anastrozole?
My doc wants me to stop taking anastrozole after 5 years (1.5 on tamoxifen). I've had two fractures, last one a year and a half ago. I'm osteopenic. Side effects are manageable, I'm fortunate to live by myself 😄. I'm a bit scared to stop... anyone else out there afraid to quit?
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PABL2 gene after having a lumpectomy, Stage 1
I really don't want to do radiology. The risk is 15-20% without radiation the risk with radiation 5% reoccurance. According to my doctor. Since I will still have to do an MRI and mammogram every six months not sure this is necessary. Thoughts?
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Stereotactic biopsy
i have IDC and was suppose to have surgery on the 28th. The day before, my surgeon called to cancel. There are suspicious microcalcifications that we want to test first. On the 29th I had an MRI and was suppose to have a stereotactic biopsy on the 10th. Today the nurse called to say they want to do it sooner. She will call…
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Worried about IBC, and risks related to pregnancy
Hi everyone, I am 38 and I had an IBC scare a few years ago (and a long history of health anxiety). Everyone here was so kind (and honest) about it, which I deeply appreciate still. It turned out to be a “chemical” mastitis on my left breast from popping a boil. I ended up getting an MRI that found nonmass enhancement in…
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High liver enzymes
Hi, This is my first post. In December 2024 i found out my original breast cancer from 2020 had returned, metastasised to my sternum & lungs. I started Kisqali in January 2025, halfway through cycle 2 I had to stop taking my tablet due to acute raised liver enzymes, I am currently 4 weeks off the tablet, my ALTs are…
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Aromotase Inhibitors and cartilage loss
I am 64 years old. I was on tamoxifen for 3 years and and anastrazole for 4 years. I have been off the Anastrazole since end of 2019. I have severe osteoarthritis in both knees. Bone on bone. Have heard that the estrogen loss accelerates cartilage loss. Wondering if others have had this experience
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is this site still active? What I just read was from 2021 and it's 2025?
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Need Advice: Rising CA 15-3 with Stable PET Scan – Confused and Anxious
Hello everyone, I’m writing to share my recent health update, and I truly hope someone who has gone through a similar experience can guide me, as I’m currently feeling confused, anxious, and struggling to make a decision. I have hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. After three and a half years, the…
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Starting Radiation May 2025? Gather here for support!
Share experiences, ask questions, get encouragement, and support others who are going through radiation therapy along with you. Please share your diagnosis, any previous treatment you've had, and your scheduled start date along with your radiation schedule. We're all here for you!