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Kisqali + Hormonal Tx Better as 1st Tx for Advanced-Stage BC
Kisqali Plus Hormonal Therapy More Effective Than Chemotherapy as First Treatment for Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer Dec 19, 2022 Pre-menopausal women diagnosed with advanced-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer got more benefits from Kisqali and hormonal therapy than chemotherapy as a first…
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33, TNBC, skin mets, and chest wall recurrence.
Hi All, not really a point to make but at 33 this is an isolated club to be a part of. Just want to share my experience, thoughts and treatment incase anyone is going through what I am. I found a lump in 2020 at 31. Was told it was nothing. 6 months later I was diagnosed with stage 3, TNBC. I did 4 AC, 4 Taxol, 1 failed…
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Calcifications question
Hello, I had a mammogram due to my gyn finding a lump. While the lump turned out to just be fibrous changes, they consequently found that I have regional amorphous calcifications bilaterally. I was given a Birads3 score. Everything I’ve read online indicates that amorphous should be considered for biopsy. I am just curious…
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3d mammogram callback
I am 46, and had a callback on my 3d mammogram. Developing asymmetry in my left upper breast. I don't have my next appointment untill February......I'm going to try to stay calm, but I have a strong family history. My last mammogram was in 2019. I got off track because of COVID. I'm not really sure what to do with myself…
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Research
Count Me In has joined hands with Stand Up to Cancer. They are requesting data from people who have been treated for cancer. They remove identifying information and make the data available to researchers. Hopefully, this will speed up efforts to understand and treat cancer. Currently, the data is in virtual silos with a…
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Hysteroscopy and D& C Question
Hello, I have been on tamoxifen for about 15 months. I developed an enlarged uterus. I went to obgyn today and had an ultrasound. It showed uterine thickening, when I asked Dr how thick, he replied and said a 4..not sure what that means..He scheduled a d&c and hysterscopy. Has anyone had this done? What was your recovery?…
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Young Women Can Safely Pause Hormonal Tx To Attempt Pregnancy
Young Women Can Safely Pause Hormonal Therapy To Attempt Pregnancy Dec 15, 2022 Young women can safely stop hormonal therapy temporarily to try to become pregnant. Read more...
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Ca-153 has gone up suddenly after 10 years
hello all our lobular family! Been ages since I’ve posted but I had a scare yesterday my TM ca153 gone from 28 to 188. My GP ran the tests as I’m almost ten years since mastectomy. I’ve been quite unwell, very sore back and tummy so getting scans done in next few days. I’ve been having terrible vomiting too so something…
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Young Women Can Safely Pause Hormonal Tx To Attempt Pregnancy
Young Women Can Safely Pause Hormonal Therapy To Attempt Pregnancy Dec 15, 2022 Young women can safely stop hormonal therapy temporarily to try to become pregnant. Read more...
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Benefits of Verzenio After Surgery for Early-Stage BC Confirmed
Benefits of Verzenio After Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer Confirmed Dec 15, 2022 The benefits of Verzenio after surgery for early-stage, hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence were confirmed with longer follow-up. Read more...
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Enhertu's Benes Conf. for HER2+ MBC; Could Help Early Stages
Enhertu's Benefits Confirmed for Metastatic, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer; Could Help Treat Early-Stage Disease Dec 14, 2022 Updated results from the DESTINY-Breast02 and DESTINY-Breast03 studies confirmed the benefits of Enhertu for previously treated metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer, and results from the TALENT…
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Port for Chemotherapy
Anyone with experience of Port being placed for Chemo? I was advised that I should get Port placed for my chemo in January.
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Enhertu's Benes Conf. for HER2+ MBC; Could Help Early Stages
Enhertu's Benefits Confirmed for Metastatic, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer; Could Help Treat Early-Stage Disease Dec 14, 2022 Updated results from the DESTINY-Breast02 and DESTINY-Breast03 studies confirmed the benefits of Enhertu for previously treated metastatic, HER2-positive breast cancer, and results from the TALENT…
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Diep versus implant
I am recently recovered from 4 rounds of chemotherapy after a double mastectomy, on endocrine therapy, and scheduled for a DIEP mid January. I find I am dreading it. I originally wanted to do it because I liked the idea of using my own tissue, not having to worry about replacement implants, etc. That's still why I like it…
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Has someone received EVENITY injection for osteoporosis?
Good Morning ! Has someone received EVENITY injection for osteoporosis treatment? My wife has taken Fosamax for 5 years and received Reclast infusion for 2 years (one dose per year). Now, her lumbar spine with T score -3.5, so a specialist suggested my wife to receive EVENITY injection for another year (one injection per…
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Exercise Reduces Risk of Chemo-Related Functional, Heart Probs
Exercise Reduces Risk of Functional, Heart Problems Related to Chemotherapy Dec 6, 2022 Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer receiving anthracycline chemotherapy who completed a 12-month exercise program had a lower risk of functional problems and better cardiovascular health. Read more...
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Exercise Reduces Risk of Chemo-Related Functional, Heart Probs
Exercise Reduces Risk of Functional, Heart Problems Related to Chemotherapy Dec 6, 2022 Women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer receiving anthracycline chemotherapy who completed a 12-month exercise program had a lower risk of functional problems and better cardiovascular health. Read more...
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Most Ppl W/ Cancer Want Complementary Tx Info Before Treatment
Most People With Cancer Want Complementary Therapy Information Before Treatment Starts Dec 1, 2022 Most people diagnosed with cancer in the United States want information about complementary therapies before they start receiving conventional treatment. Read more...
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How have you adjusted to being Half Flat?
Dear Half Flat Sisters, My name is Sara I am 33 years old and I have been living the Half Flat life for about 6 months now. My BS told me i can have reconstruction if i want to, but I am not sure if I want to have something not real on my body. I would like to know what your experiences have been like only having one…
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Need your feedback on Chemotherapy
Hello, I was recently diagnosed with Stage 2 cancer in my right breast. I had a surgery (removed the lump, no lymph nodes involved) and waiting for Oncotype Test results. No genetic mutations. I think I will be told whether/when I need to have chemotherapy in my next appointment. I wanted feedback on can I continue working…
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MRI
Waiting on mri results pre-surgery 1/12/23 bi lateral mastectomy IDC with widespread microcalcifications. My brain is going a little crazy with worst case scenarios. Hoping no surprises....any strategies to get through holidays welcome. Trying to enjoy my people but whew this is so draining.
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Dry Brushing Lets talk about it here
A few of us are doing dry brushing to help with our LE. I myself have found that it helps my truncal LE pain alot. I am following this you tube video now when I dry brush. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=panD5S72Tb0 I find it is quick & easy to do. MLD has not helped me. For me I like to follow my dry brushing with a self…
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Radiation After Lumpectomy Doesn't Improve Overall Survival.
Radiation After Lumpectomy Doesn't Improve Overall Survival Nov 22, 2022 Treating early-stage breast cancer with radiation along with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy after lumpectomy lowers recurrence risk in the same breast, but doesn't improve overall survival. Read more...
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Radiation After Lumpectomy Doesn't Improve Overall Survival
Radiation After Lumpectomy Doesn't Improve Overall Survival Nov 22, 2022 Treating early-stage breast cancer with radiation along with chemotherapy and hormonal therapy after lumpectomy lowers recurrence risk in the same breast, but doesn't improve overall survival. Read more...
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Exercise Reduces Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer
Exercise Reduces Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer Nov 22, 2022 Post-menopausal women with a history of early-stage disease who did even moderate exercise, such as fast walking or easy cycling, reduced their risk of dying from breast cancer. Read more...
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"Atypical cells"
Hey My mom has been diagnosed with TNBC this month. She has performed surgery today and is expected to undergo chemo in a month. She went through MRI and PET that showed no involvement other than the primary tumor site. Today the surgery occurred, and after finishing we were notified by the surgeon that they have not seen…
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Acupuncture Offers Long-Term Relief for Joint Pain Caused by AIs
Acupuncture Offers Long-Term Relief for Joint Pain Caused by Aromatase Inhibitors Nov 15, 2022 In a randomized study, acupuncture eased joint pain caused by aromatase inhibitors in women diagnosed with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer for 40 weeks. Read more...
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21 Years of Stage 4 MBC de novo!
Yay me! Today is the first day of my 21st year after being diagnosed with Stage 4 MBC de novo! Originally ER+, PR-, Her2+++ with liver mets. I had a recurrence in 2 chest nodes 11 years ago, which changed me to Her2- Somatic. I have had A/C, Taxotere, Gemzar, Herceptin, Aromasin, Faslodex, Kadcyla, Poziotinib, and now on…
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Share inspiring messages/photos to help others
We've collected so many of your tips to preparing for and getting through radiation treatment, and are working on putting it in a PDF to share with you. To add to this we were wondering if you had a short "words of wisdom/inspiration" that you could share here to include as well. Also, any photos of you during treatment?!