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AC to T treatment. Paclitaxel side effects?
For context, I am half way through my program and have been treated with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide. I have completed my first paclitaxel treatment. I suffered more pain from the paclitaxel than the previous medicines. I suffered from leg muscle pain, foot pain and knee pain. I never felt so miserable. At night time,…
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Important Stage IV Topics and Links for Stage IV Newbies
Here are some helpful resources if you've just been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, also known as metastatic or MBC. Join our free Virtual Support Groups for MBC! All with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC; also called stage IV) Register: Mondays at 2:00 PM EST, Tuesdays at 8:30 PM EST and Wednesdays at 4:00 PM EST…
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Research News: Neoadjuvant Chemo, Rather Than Hormonal Tx, Plus Targeted Tx Seem Best for +++
Chemotherapy, Rather Than Hormonal Therapy, Plus Targeted Therapy Seem Best Pre-Surgery for Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer May 18, 2023 Chemotherapy — instead of hormonal therapy — plus two anti-HER2 medicines before surgery offered better pCR rates. Read more…
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Peripheral Neuropathy More Severe With Taxol Versus Taxotere
https://www.breastcancer.org/research-news/neuropathy-worse-taxol
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Misdiagnosed as Fibroadenoma
My wife noticed a family large lump (4cm) on her left outer breast on 8th sept. We immediately consulted a general surgeon who said he was absolutely certain that it was a fibroadenoma. He sent us to get an ultrasound, and the radiologist saw two lesions 3cm and 1cm next to each other, and said they're definitely…
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Just diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer (MBC; Stage IV)? Start here.
Here are some helpful resources if you've just been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, also known as metastatic or MBC. Join our free Virtual Support Groups for MBC! All with Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC; also called stage IV)Register: Mondays at 2:00 PM EST, Tuesdays at 8:30 PM EST and Wednesdays at 4:00 PM EST…
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AC Done, Terrified of T!
I finished my last round of AC (adriamycin/cyclophosphamide) and I’m scheduled for my first round of paclitaxel this week… and I’m terrified. I have a huge fear of allergic reactions and I keep seeing people post about how they had reactions to Taxol and couldn’t breathe. I’m also scared of neuropathy (I’m an artist, I…
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Response with new treatment?
I was diagnosed in December with TNBC - stage IIB in my right breast. I started ac+ Keytruda on 1/17 and finished my last dose on Tuesday 3/21. I begin taxol, carboplatin & Keytruda for 12 weeks beginning 4/11. The response was small on the original mass. They have now found two more lesions that are actively growing…