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In Treatment for Early Stage Disease (I-III)? Join us on Zoom, Tues & Thurs weekly!
Join our weekly virtual support group for all who are planning or going through active treatment for early stage disease (I-III). If you've just been diagnosed and are planning surgery, chemo, or radiation, join our weekly Zoom Meetups. We have two meetings for you to register for: Register here: Tuesdays at 1:00 PM…
Connect with others by creating your profile! Here's how.
We know this community is so important, so we’ve made it even easier for you to connect with others. With this update, you can: ✅ Share more about yourself so others can get to know you ✅ Find members with similar experiences using profile searches ✅ Get personalized support and resources from our community team How to…
How to use member profile search to find others like you
Using the information you and others share, you can find others based on: 📍Location (ex: lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) 🌍Demographic (ex. is Black or African-American) 🧬Diagnosis (ex: diagnosed in the last year with stage II, ER+, PR+, HER2- breast cancer) 💊Treatment (ex: has been treated with a unilateral…
Were you diagnosed young (under 45) with breast cancer? We'd love to hear from you!
Were you diagnosed with breast cancer at age 45 or younger? Or are you caring for someone who was? Navigating this experience can be lonely — it can sometimes feel like no one gets it. What do you wish others knew about having breast cancer at a young age? What do you wish you had known? Your answers may help others. Click…
How has a nurse helped you through breast cancer?
At Breastcancer.org, we often hear how much nurses mean to people going through breast cancer. It’s the nurse who often explains the diagnosis and treatments to you in simple language, helps manage your side effects, offers you reassurance, and connects you with the care you need. Nurses are also a source of emotional…
What topics/experts would you like to see on The Breastcancer.org Podcast?
Hello, I'm Jamie, senior editor at Breastcancer.org and host of The Breastcancer.org Podcast. I'd like to make sure the podcast is answering questions that Community members have. Are there topics you'd like to see covered? Experts you think I should talk to? Do you want to share your story? Questions you want answered?…
Poll: What's the one piece of advice you'd give to someone newly diagnosed with breast cancer?
Getting diagnosed with breast cancer can be scary. If you had a chance to share with a newbie one piece of advice to get them through, what would it be? Choose from the options below or add your own in the discussion to give new folks a sense of calm and understanding.
Your Voice Can Shape Clinical Trials | Participate for $100 gift card!
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber, and Harvard Medical School are exploring how AI chatbots can make clinical trial consent easier to understand. They’re inviting adult cancer patients across the U.S. to join a virtual focus group and share their ideas. Participants will receive a $100 gift card. Spots are…

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Lymph node removed but pathology says no evidence of lymphatic tissue found!
Has anybody had masectomy with sentinel lymph node removed but pathology says no lymphatic tissue found? I’m seeing breast surgeon tomorrow and oncologist next week. Will I need another procedure? I’m not sure I’m comfortable not having lymph node tested as this is my second time having breast cancer!
TNBC Can Change Hormone Receptor Status If It Comes Back
Sep 23, 2025 Triple-negative breast cancer may come back as hormone receptor-positive disease about a third of the time. Triple-negative breast cancer is negative for both estrogen and progesterone receptors. So, it’s hormone receptor-negative. People diagnosed with this type of breast cancer aren’t offered hormonal…
Top Breast Cancer Research at ASCO 2025
Top Breast Cancer Research at ASCO 2025 Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky explains DESTINY-Breast09, ASCENT-04, and SERENA-6. Jun 2, 2025 The 2025 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting featured five days of presentations and educational sessions on all types of cancer. Dr. Eleonora Teplinsky, a board-certified…
Winter 2025 Breast Cancer Research Round Up
Winter 2025 Breast Cancer Research Round Up Have you been diagnosed with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer or DCIS? Dr. Kevin Fox discusses the latest research. Apr 18, 2025 Can people diagnosed with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer avoid chemotherapy and take a CDK4/6 inhibitor instead?…
Testing for ESR1 Mutations, Then Switching to Camizestrant Improves Outcomes for HR+ HER2- MBC
Testing for ESR1 Mutations, Then Switching to Camizestrant Improves Outcomes for Metastatic HR+ HER2- Breast Cancer May 31, 2025 After two years of follow-up, the new treatment improved survival and quality of life. Read more…
Trodelvy and Keytruda as First Treatment for Metastatic TNBC: A New Standard of Care?
Trodelvy and Keytruda as First Treatment for Metastatic TNBC: A New Standard of Care? May 30, 2025 People lived longer without the cancer growing when they received Trodelvy and Keytruda compared to the current standard treatment. Read more…
Camrelizumab Seems Promising As New Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment
Camrelizumab Seems Promising As New Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment Apr 14, 2025 Adding the immunotherapy medicine camrelizumab to chemotherapy offered better outcomes than chemotherapy alone for TNBC. Read more…
Breast surgeon recommendation
Can anyone recommend some top surgical oncologists for breast cancer in the NYC area? I appreciate it in advance.
Waiting for Surgery
Hello, I'm 48 and I was recently diagnosed with Invasive Lobular cancer of my left breast after a long journey. It started in December of 2023 when on a MRI they saw a spot that they wanted to recheck in six months. I was not super concerned as this had happened before on the right-hand side and it turned out to be…
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment: Where Are We?
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treatment: Where Are We? Dr. Lisa Carey explains the latest research on TNBC treatments. Mar 7, 2025 About 10% to 15% of breast cancers are triple-negative. This means they don’t have receptors for the hormones estrogen or progesterone, and don’t have too many HER2 proteins. So, hormonal…
Single Hormone Status- IDC (ER+ PR- and Her2-) Newly Diagnosed
Hi! I am new here :) I was diagnosed 12/31/2024. So far I have had mammogram/US→ biopsies → diagnosed → MRI → results → Met with a Sugerical Oncologist → Currently waiting on oncotype results (from biopsy sample.) and I have a follow up with OS/Plastics this coming Monday. I have a large span of DCIS and 1.4cm IDC - both…
FDA Approves Dato-DXd for advanced-stage HR+, HER2- breast cancer
https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/targeted-therapy/dato-dxd
Single Hormone Receptor Positive -> ER+/PR-/HER2-
Anyone else in this same boat? Would love input or sharing your experience. Feeling a little alone in this boat!
Delaying Chemotherapy for a Second Opinion
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…
Lynparza Approved To Treat High-Risk, Early-Stage, HER2-, BRCA+
Lynparza Approved To Treat High-Risk, Early-Stage, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer With BRCA Mutation Mar 13, 2022 The FDA approved Lynparza to treat early-stage, HER2-negative breast cancer with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation and a high risk of recurrence, which also has been previously treated with chemotherapy — either before or…
Surgical Options
I was just diagnosed and am deciding between treatment options. I am already scheduled for surgery but now I am having doubts about the Lumpectomy and subsequent radiation therapy. In my honest opinion, I now feel that the mastectomy could be the better choice due to avoiding the radiotherapy and hormone therapy. Feeling…
Can Certain Younger Post-Menopausal Women With Low-Risk Breast Cancer Skip Radiation?
Can Certain Younger Post-Menopausal Women With Low-Risk Breast Cancer Skip Radiation? Dec 6, 2023 Research suggests that some younger post-menopausal women may be able to skip radiation after lumpectomy, but there are important points to consider. Read more…
Breast Cancer Vaccine Update
Breast Cancer Vaccine Update Dec 7, 2023 Dr. Justin Johnson explains early results from three small studies on a vaccine for triple-negative breast cancer. Dr. G. Thomas Budd, an oncologist, and Dr. Justin Johnson, an immunologist, are collaborating on research looking at a vaccine to prevent triple-negative breast cancer.…
Progression after ribociclib (csk4/6i) and letrozole
Hi I had her2 neg er+ breast cancer in 2018. In 2022 i had recurrence in my bones (all over with 3 collapsed vertebrae) and liver. I was on ribociclib and letrozole that worked really well, pet was negative and most metastasis disappear. In August I had liver recurrence. Blood test and markers are ok and i feel well so i…

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