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Study Suggests How Obesity Affects Breast Cancer Cells
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Can You Pause Radiation for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer? A Study Says No
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Scared of IBC
hi, I’m a 29 year old mama of 2! Recently I noticed a red (about the size of a quarter) rash close to my nipple. I was put on cream for a week and it hasn’t helped at all. My Dr has referred me for an ultrasound, they won’t do a mammogram because I’m younger than 30. I have a 3 week wait for my ultrasound and my nerves are…
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Beginning 5th Year on Tamoxifen
Hi All, I'm 2 1/2 months into my 5th year on Tamoxifen and my patience is wearing thin for dealing with the side effects. The worst one is stomach upset/pain. I'm taking a ton of PPI medication and have been since day 1, but apparently it's not enough on some days. I've only skipped one pill in March and one in May as I…
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Starting Radiation on July 26th
Hi everyone. I start radiation on Wednesday. 6 short course intense treatments. I’m terrified of skin reactions as I’m pale (redhead). Do you have any tips or tricks to help me? Also, I’m large chested and can’t imagine going braless during these few weeks. What do I do? How do I exercise without a bra? What do you suggest…
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Diagnosed 7/15/23, Grade 3, HER2- ER+ PR-
Hi, I was just diagnosed with IDC; this is my 1st post. I’m 48, married with two teenagers. I have scrolled around on this site and there are a lot of great resources and stories. I have not yet seen anyone with the same result I received: Grade 3, HER2- (negative) ER+ (positive) moderate staining 30%, PR- (negative) 0%.…
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Body aches after Chemo
Hello, I have been having leg pains since the last dose of chemo. Never had it during the chemo, it only started during the 3rd week after completing chemo. Not sure if it is muscle pain or bone pain? Anyone had similar experience?
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Nipple Sparing Mastectomy
Hello everyone, I am new to this site and was diagnosed on May 1, 2023. I am 48 and have finally decided on a BMX. I am negative for all genes but have a strong family history of breast cancer on both sides of my biological family. I am planning for a skin sparing mx later this summer but have not yet decided about saving…
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Operation in 4 stages
Hi all. I know that they don’t do surgery at stage 4, but I know cases when surgeons took it and performed the operation. I don't see similar threads on this forum and would like to hear from you.... Have any of you had stage 4 surgeries? Maybe someone knows such cases?
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Lung nodules.. anyone else?
Good morning. I haven’t posted in quite sometime. I have very bad anxiety and I can’t go on message boards too often that are about cancer.. it literally makes me think I have the symptoms of everyone else and I tend to obsess. Anyway, I went to the doctor at the end of June because I was having rib pain and it was really…
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Recurrence 12 years later ?
my mother was diagnosed in 2011 @age 79 IDC stage 1 -grade 2/3 - HER2 negative- ER PR positive See underwent partial mastectomy, refused radiation and chemo , started Arimidex but stopped after 2 years . A lump was found last month , she just went through a double biopsy What are the chance her biopsy coming out positive…
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Prominent Ducts ?
Hi, So I had an ultrasound done a while ago, and it said I have prominent ducts in the retroareolar region… I have absolutely no idea what this means. Is it significant? Every time I look up prominent ducts it automatically shows me everything about duct ectasia, but I don’t know if I have that, I haven’t been told that.…
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Interpreting my pathology report
Hi there, I’m sad to be joining the community, but grateful for all the kindness and experience here. I was diagnosed on Wednesday with bilateral breast cancer—DCIS in my right breast and DCIS, LCIS, and Invasive Lobular Carcinoma in my left breast. I have an appointment with a surgeon on Monday, but it’s so hard to wait…
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Waiting for biopsy results
hello all- I had my biopsy last Thursday and I am still waiting for the results. Is this a bad sign? I read that when they find a malignancy they need to run additional tests and that is why it may take longer ! I am a super worried! Is this really a bad sign? I was trying to stay positive but right now I am desperate ! I…
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Waiting for biopsy 8/7 and anxious
@adrock73 wrote: I am going to have a biopsy 8-7. Very very scared. One radiologist says it is for sure IDC. How do you manage severe anxiety and constantly worry about this. Can’t sleep can’t work can’t do anything. I am on a tranquilizer but it makes me dopey.
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Any POSITIVE stories about AIs or Tamoxifen?
I am seeing a lot of posts seem to indicate that AIs are frequently stopped due to side effects that are not bearable. I am on Tamoxifen and expect my onco to recommend me changing to an AI. I have gained at least 10 lbs since starting T just shy of 2 years ago. I do have joint pain (specific to the hip area) but am sure…
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Dimpling in left breast at 26, worsened over time, ultrasound scheduled
Hello, Thank you for providing this space. I am 26 years old with no history of trauma or surgery to the breast. I also have no children and have never breastfed. As I am in between insurance during the midst of all this (recently lost my job), I do not have a PCP and paid out of pocket to be seen as soon as possible. The…
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Tumor marker vs Signatera ?
Metastatic BC. In hormonal treatment with Verzinio for 6 months. Signatera test came back negative and 0 yesterday and at the same time, CA2729 came back at 300. What could cause the specific test to show 0 Circulatiing tumor cells and the non specific test to show a fair amount of CTC?
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Nonpalpable Mammographic Findings
From the American College of Radiology "With improved imaging techniques, screening mammograms enable early detection of smaller cancers. Most lesions detected mammographically are benign. Noncalcified lesions of concern on screening mammograms include masses, bilateral masses, focal asymmetries, and architectural…
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"What Should I Ask My Doctor?"
I am hoping to kill more than one bird with this post. Many posts ask this question. "I am going to see the ________ doctor, what questions should I ask?". Many other posts ask ""I am reading the report of my imaging and I don't understand it". Also "These are my results and recommendations should I get a second opinion?"…
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Breast Pain
From the American College of Radiology "The etiology of breast pain is not well understood and is probably multifactorial. Several possible causes have been studied, particularly for cyclical mastalgia, including a disturbance of hypothalamic control, abnormal hormonal response to stimuli, abnormal end-organ sensitivity,…
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How much time the Radiologist spends with you
"But the radiologist was only in the room for a few minutes, how can they make a decision that quickly?" “They hardly looked at the screen! They didn't even examine me" I have heard and read this enough that I feel an explanation is warranted. The veterans here know these facts well enough but there may be some new to…
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Breast Imaging Information / Resources
In addition to the wonderful information available here at BreastCancer.Org, the following sites are recommended by the American College of Radiology for patient information on breast imaging and breast related procedures: Find an accredited breast imaging center or see if your center is accredidted by the ACR: Edited by…
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How to Read a Mammogram Part 2
Since I issued Part 1 of this topic I have seen member's posts where they have drawn conclusions regarding their reports based on only one or two of an abnormality's features listed in the report. There are a finite number of features we look for in mammography and US to evaluate a mass. These include but are not limited…
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Benign and Malignant Causes of Nipple Changes
For those of you who enjoy reading the more lengthy technical articles. This covers many topics related to nipple changes and includes embryology and normal anatomy. It is from the RSNA so it has some emphasis on imaging. It may touch on terms you find in your reports. It is fairly comprehensive. Click Here. Edited by Mods…
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What type of imaging is most accurate?
In my experience, the problems with sensitivity and specificity in breast imaging is that on the spectrum from definitely benign to definitely malignant, there is a broad area of overlap of these findings in the center that could go either way. This is where the value of combining several imaging modalities becomes clear.…
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Common Benign Causes of Breast Pain
Articles dealing with breast pain in patients that have already had a complete workup and breast cancer has been definitively excluded as a cause of the breast pain. 1) A fairly complete non-medical article on the subject: 7 Annoying Causes of Breast Pain and Soreness 2) From ClinicalAdvisor.Com: Managing Breast Pain…
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collagen for bone health?
Has anyone taken or done research on collagen peptides for bone health? I found a few studies on PubMed, like this one, which suggest that collagen may stabilize or improve bone density in post-meno women. Specific Collagen Peptides Improve Bone Mineral Density and Bone Markers in Postmenopausal Women—A Randomized…
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'Ironbra' syndrome 15 years after surgery
Hi all, I'm experiencing what I have discovered is called 'Ironbra' syndrome. Didn't know it was a thing until I started researching these past few months. I had my mastectomy in 2006 and reconstruction 12 months later. I had lymph nodes removed which showed no spread so no other treatment necessary other than 5 years of…
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Parkview Cancer Center - Fort Wayne, IN
Hello, I'm wondering if any of the ladies in the group have gone through chemo and/or radiation at Parkview Cancer Center. If so, what was your experience like? My oncologist is Dr. Szwed. Thanks, Linda