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Predicting Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Risk in Young Black Women Jun 1, 2024 Drs. Holly Pederson and Elisha Hughes explain their research on polygenic risk scores. Black women have a higher risk of developing triple-negative breast cancer at a young age than white women. At the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology…

The Boob Bus May 24, 2024 Rena Vanzo started The Boob Bus to make mammograms more personalized and fun. There are many reasons women don’t get annual mammograms, including the distance to a mammogram facility, lack of transportation, or not having a primary care doctor. Licensed, certified genetic counselor Rena Vanzo…

Easing Cancer Pain in People With a History of Addiction May 10, 2024 Dr. Natalie Moryl discusses how she works to control pain in people with a history of addiction. Pain is a common side effect of breast cancer. The cancer itself may cause pain and nearly all breast cancer treatments may cause some type of pain. If…

Some People With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Don’t Need Axillary Lymph Node Surgery Jun 10, 2024 Skipping axillary lymph node surgery may be an option for certain people with small, early-stage breast cancer, even if one or two sentinel nodes are positive for cancer. Read more…

Most Young Women Can Have Children After Breast Cancer May 29, 2024 Women who had procedures to freeze their eggs or embryos before starting breast cancer treatment had more successful pregnancies than those who did not have these procedures. Read more…

Genetic Mutations More Likely in Breast Cancer Found Between Mammograms May 15, 2024 Having a family history of breast cancer and a mutation in any of the five main breast cancer genes may increase the chance that you may discover breast cancer between your routine mammograms. Read more…

More Immune Cells in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer May Mean Lower Recurrence Risk Apr 24, 2024 Higher numbers of certain white blood cells in a tumor may mean triple-negative breast cancer is less likely to come back. Read more…

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Has Unique Risk Factors Apr 23, 2024 Being older when having your first child and breastfeeding seem to offer some protection against triple-negative breast cancer. Read more…

Went in for a diagnostic mamo yesterday for one thing and came out needing a biopsy for another. It was BIRADS 4 so trying not to think too much of it, would feel better if it said round or ovoid but I got irregular, angular, and indistinct. Biopsy on 6/25 so I will just try and enjoy my vaca next week and not worry about…

I am a 45 year old woman and there is breast cancer in my family history. My mom died of a rare aggressive form of it last year, but it was technically a sarcoma (phyllodes tumor) and not a true breast cancer. I am negative for BRCA and she was negative for sarcoma genes, but I’ve been getting annual mammograms since I was…

Hi, I found out today that I will start on an AI drug along with Verzenio after I finish my radiation in about 6 weeks. I am reading about Verzenio and it is pretty daunting reading about all the possible side effects. Anyone taking it now that could share their experience? Also, how did you get it paid for since it is…

Hi- I'm just wondering if anyone on here has experienced the need to delay chemotherapy at any point in their journey. I was diagnosed back in Feb 2024, had my partial mastectomy with reconstruction bilaterally in April 2024 but developed a pretty bad infection due to an allergy to the blue dye they use when they inject…

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Trodelvy Approved for Metastatic, Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer Feb 3, 2023 Trodelvy is now approved to treat metastatic, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, rather than only triple-negative disease. Read more...

Hi everyone, I have begun my second experience with chemotherapy yesterday. I had ER/PR positive breast cancer in 2005, underwent a lumpectomy with lymph dissection as the sentinel node was positive. I began Tamoxifen after chemotherapy and stayed on that regimen for five years. It was not awful, I could function, but the…

Locally recurrent Breast Cancerel, 18 years ago, hip pain

Well, first hi to everyone here. I’ve seen a lot of info come in other posts, and I’m hoping for some help/confirmation here. Just got the initial biopsy result back - invasive ductal carcinoma, histologic grade II, tubule formation: 3, nuclear pelomorphism: 2, mitotic activity: 1. No results yest on er, pr and her2. Mass…

Pain is complicated. Everyone is different and levels of pain differ, so our doctors have a difficult job sorting it all out, but I have the impression that female patients are not taken very seriously when we complain about our aches and pains, including not taking ourselves very seriously sometimes. l We are conditioned…

Hi, Wanted to start a separate thread for stage 4 oligometastatic folks. I was diagnosed in January and my metastatic disease consists of lymph nodes -axillary, mammary, supraclavicular, and cervical (extending into my neck - that's the one that made me stage 4). After 3 months on Ibrance/Letrozole, many of the lymph nodes…

I have Stage IV MBC with bone Mets to my pelvis. I have been suffering with R leg, hip, inner thigh, and abdominal pain for 3 months. Nothing showed on MRI or x-ray in Feb. I had a CT yesterday and it shows a incompletely healed R pubic Fx. I’m waiting for an appt with Ortho. Anyone out there have any advice. Rhonda

I was initially diagnosed with HER2+ IDC & DCIS in 2017. I underwent chemo, radiation, and a lumpectomy and was completely in remission. In January 2020 I had a DMX after a DCIS diagnosis. I finished complete reconstruction in October of last year. Now, I am facing another HER2+ IDC diagnosis in the limited amount of…

Hi I am 9 years out from Invasive Carcinoma Moderately defeminated Grade II Stage 2B with 1 lymph node involved. I underwent a radical mastectomy followed by 6 rounds of chemotherapy and 5 years of Femara. I had a mamo followed by an ultrasound where they saw abnormal lymph node that was watched for 6 months. When I went…

Hi there, I am 3.5 years post diagnosis. Stage 3A, HER2/ER positive. After experiencing back and rib pain, I had a bone scan done. Results came back clear, however did pick up 2 rib fractures. As a next step, oncologist is recommending an xray. I can’t get a hold of her, are they doing the X-ray as the next step to rule…

Hi everyone. I am finally going to be finished with Anastrozole (with my Oncologist's agreement after Breast Cancer Index test) this October. Here's my 1st question to the women who stopped taking the med after 5, 7, or 10 years: Did you feel or see any difference, in what way and how long did it take to be noticeable? Did…

Hello everyone, Been awhile since I've been here. I had a mastectomy in May 2015 on my left breast for DCIS. Over the years I have pain to come amd go but lately it has been this constant, seering, throbbing pain at the surgical site. Sometimes when I am walking I have to press it to ease the pain. Sometimes it appears to…

Hello, I am newly diagnosed with DCIS. Stage 0, Grade 2 and hormone positive. I am about to start my radiation journey soon and with the advise of my breast surgeon, see a medical oncologist after radiation to talk about hormone blockers. I am not a candidate for tamoxifen so it would most likely be Anastrozole (or…

For those who remember me, when I first got here and was out-of-my-mind-afraid, thought I would update. 17 years has gone by…time flies. Cannot believe I'll be starting year 18…lots of other stuff to deal with (myself and DH) but so far, no BC recurrence that I am aware of. I mostly post on the what's for dinner or the…

I'm writing for help concerning my Thai 30+ year old friend who just had a radical double mastectomy, her second cancer surgery in 6 years. She is not getting any help from her surgeon on what she can or cannot, and what she should or should not do. This is especially important since she has children 1, 6, 10. First…

Hi all, I`d really like to chat with other women from the Nepean/Barrhaven area who are dealing with BC. I m from out of town and don't see my family too often so it would be nice to find support in the area! Carolyne

I have Stage IV MBC with bone Mets to my pelvis. I have been suffering with R leg, hip, inner thigh, and abdominal pain for 3 months. Nothing showed on MRI or x-ray in Feb. I had a CT yesterday and it shows a incompletely healed R pubic Fx. I’m waiting for an appt with Ortho. Anyone out there have any advice. Rhonda