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Lower Oncotype DX Scores Seem Less Accurate for Black Women With Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cx
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Kisqali Plus Hormonal Therapy After Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Reduces Recurrence Risk
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Diclofenac Gel Helps Prevent Hand-Foot Syndrome Caused by Xeloda
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What Chemo/Treatments are you taking?
Hello everyone! I just got my chemo treatment info and wanted to see what everyone’s treatments are (I know every one is different) but I am curious… my Dr said 3 months of weekly Taxol and 12 months of perjeta and herceptin. Just wanted to know how normal this is?? I haven’t had surgery yet and am going to do double…
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birads 5? Should I be worried?
I got an ultrasound and mammogram: Mammo: spiculated irregular mass containing pleomorphic calcifications Ultrasound: antiparallel hypoechoic mass it measures 12 x 14 x 11 mm axilla demonstrates prominent node with borderline cortex measuring 3 to 4 mm in thickness Impression: BI-RADS 5
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Just got the call.. ER- weak PR+? Waiting on FISH
Hello everyone! I have my Dr. appointment scheduled for Thursday the 29th to go over pathology in detail I guess.. I’m so new to this. I found a small lump (9mm) and decided to get it biopsied. Lymph nodes under US looked normal but I don’t know anything for sure. What she told me was on that tumor it was infiltrating…
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Worried
Hello everyone, My name is Jessica and I’ve been a member of this site for the past 10 years. I am more of a lurker, but was wondering if anybody could give some insight and help talk me off the ledge regarding my mom. In December 2012, at 44 years old my mom was diagnosed with Stage 3 triple + IDC. I constantly worry…
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Silicone implant removal 10 years post op
Hi there! I had bilateral mas in 2013 with lat flap recon and silicone implants. I am not having leaking, rupture or misplacement issues. I do find them uncomfortable however and since I am at the 10 year mark and recently learned they were recalled, am considering removing them and not replacing them. I am 64 years old…
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New kid on the block
Hi everyone. I just found out yesterday that breast cancer has returned after being on AI for 5 yrs and has metastasized to my liver. New treatment plan is Ribociclib and Fulvestrant. ☹️
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Completely exhausted after first radiation treatment
Hello, Writing because I'm so surprised at how my body is reacting after my first rads session. Slept 12 straight hours then can't seem to stay awake today from yesterday's treatment. I've been taking protien powder, protien bars, lots of lentils, beans, everything. Even tried to work out since I saw it recommended here.…
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Anyone breast with PASH??
anyone diagnose
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Ovarian Cysts and Tamoxifen?
Curious to know how many other ladies (especially pre-menopausal) have had problems with ovarian cysts ONLY after starting Tamoxifen? I ask because I spent Thursday and part of Friday in the hospital having emergency surgery to remove my left ovary due to cysts causing ovarian torsion. There were two cysts and the ovary…
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Genomic Assay Changes Minds on HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment
Genomic Assay Changes Minds on HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/992154 HER2DX genomic test in HER2-positive/hormone receptor-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant trastuzumab and pertuzumab: A correlative analysis from the PerELISA trial…
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OFAFF (omental free flap) reconstruction?
Friends - I had a double mastectomy in 2015 with implants. They are now encapsulated and very uncomfortable so I am scheduled to have them removed next month. The approach my surgeons will take - so that I will not have implants again- the surgery planned is called OFAFF (omental free flap) which is the autologous breast…
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Swollen armpit, collarbone lymph node & neck lymph node
Well I didn't think I would have to back here after my diagnosis in 2018 but here i am.... About a week ago I had pain in my armpit (cancer side) then I noticed swelling, major swelling, like a golf ball in my armpit and into my chest (mastectomy side). I originally thought lymphedema as I had over done it a few weeks back…
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BI-RADS 4 after being given the clear, feeling scared.
Hi, I’m 36F — I posted here before with a lot of IBC related fears. I have bad health anxiety and everyone here was so kind. I was given the clear by my doctor, but my left breast remained persistently swollen, painful, and red. My doctor told me she felt that this was too ambiguous and we should get an MRI to finalize…
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Bone Mets active again after 12 years
Hi all! Second treatment has now failed after 6 years (first lasted 6 years also) Ibrance/Faslodex/Zometa has done me right for quite awhile. Time to move on to the next option. Sad/scared/pissed/all of the rest of the emotions. Still planning on kicking it’s butt, but hate to have to restart.
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Persistent IBC symptoms, confusion and fear about what to do next.
Hi, I am re-posting as my last post went up just before the forums migrated over to their new and improved update! I am 36F and having a lot of trouble 1) differentiating between symptoms and anxiety and 2) understanding what to do next. I fear deeply that I am just allowing IBC to progress, knowing it moves quickly, but…
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Birads 4
My 38 year old daughter went for her first mammo (since I had breast cancer they wanted to do one at a younger age) and the mammo.sono came back Birads 4 with a sold nodule and a cyst with debris. How panicked should we be? She has a ultrasound biopsy scheduled for next week.
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Pregnancy after treatment for TNBC
hi ladies! Just over a year ago I was diagnosed with TNBC at age 30. I underwent fertility preservation and had some eggs frozen before starting chemo. I went on to get a pCR from AC, had a mastectomy and then 12 rounds of taxol. I did not have radiation and finished chemo this past June. My periods resumed immediately.…
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Any coding/insurance experts?
I'm questioning the medical claims that my MO's office is generating, for my Zoladex injections. I have to pay coinsurance on the medication (which is now being reimbursed under a rebate, thank goodness), but I also get charged a specialist office visit copay. I checked with the insurance, and they said it's being coded as…
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Unusual side effects of Aromatase Inhibitors
Trying to find resources or breast cancer sisters and brothers' experiences who are using AI and have unusual side effects that are not on the medication list. In my case, my skin color has changed from pale white to orange/yellowish. My blood tests are normal including all liver tests. Anyone else has a similar side…
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Husband dealing with Tamoxifen needing to vent
Hello everyone! My wife was diagnosed with Stage 2A in June 2019, so we are coming up to 4 years. She has had a lumpectomy and follow up surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and now hormone therapy (taking Tamoxifen). My wife also has co-morbidities including thyroid cancer and Type 2 diabetes with complications (nephropathy),…
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Just diagnosed and started treatment for ILC (pleomorphic)
Hi. I have recently joined this forum as I was dx with grade 2, Stage IlB ILC (including LCIS and DCIS) in my left breast. I'm aged 49 years and apart from being a femaie, I don't bear the obvious risk factors for BC. So this has come as a shock to me! My surgery was a week ago. The histopathology showed that the margins…
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BI-RADS 4 Hypoechoic mass with increased flow
Good morning, yall! This is my first post and I've been doing lots of research because that's what I do when I'm anxious. For well over a year, I've gotten random spots on my breasts that become abscessed. I'm terrible about being proactive on medical care so I've ignored it, figuring it's from a bra rubbing wrong or…
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Lymphedema threat: are we ever out of the woods?
Dear all, It's been nearly 10 years since my lumpectomy. I had 11 nodes removed total. Since then I've been religious about using my left arm (lumpectomy done on right) for everything-blood draws, BP cuffs, vaccines (including Covid), etc. I should add I never had any sign of lymphedema, ever. I'm in great physical shape…
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Clavicle lymph nodes and axilla after DCIS 9 years ago
Back in October I felt a lump above my clavicle, after a biopsy and MRI I was told DCIS from 9 years ago has spread to Supraclavicular and axilla and pec region. There was a 1 % of this happening after the lumpectomy and 30 rounds of radiation 9 years ago. I just finished 4 rounds of Adriamycin and 4 rounds of Taxol. The…
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Life after finishing Tamoxifen
I was diagnosed with stage 1a breast cancer in 2018. Having lost my sister to the same disease at a young age, I chose to have a double mastectomy and went on a 5 year Tamoxifen regimen. I just came off tamoxifen in October after taking it for 4 1/2 years. Last gyno appointment showed endometrial thickening (benign,…
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Confused about histopathology report
Hi All my mom had breast cancer diagnosis on 4/12/23 after which she underwent a unilateral mastectomy. At first she was reluctant to undergo mastectomy but with support from you all she finally did. Throughout this journey I could not have done without support from the posts here as it helped me learn so much the…
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Travera
I may be overly optimistic, but I feel like I cannot share info about Travera enough. Travera testing can help to predict which cancer drugs are likely or unlikely to work for you. HOW AMAZING IS THIS? You might not have to go through the side effects, waiting, anxiety, etc. to wonder if a particular drug is going to work…