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Newly diagnosed with Stage3
Hello everyone, I am new here and am looking for a place for encouragement and support. My journey started back in Jan/Feb 2026 when I felt a rather large lump in right breast. Mammo in April was inconclusive, diagnostic mammo and ultrasound in May were inconclusive and just showed very dense breast tissue. MRI with…
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Liver Nodules
Hello :) I was diagnosed on 4/10 and had a double mastectomy on 5/18. I have a DIEP reconstruction scheduled for 9/2. I had to have a CT Abdomen to map out my veins and make sure everything looked fine for surgical planning. They found a 4 mm liver nodule. I have been taking Tamoxifen and over the last 6 weeks have lost…
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29, Newly Diagnosed, and Trying to Stay Encouraged
Hi everyone, I’m 29 years old and was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m still very new to all of this, and honestly, it has been a lot to process. I’m preparing to start chemotherapy soon, and the past few weeks have felt like a whirlwind of appointments, scans, biopsies, phone calls, treatment decisions, and…
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Questions re: SNB
I'm scheduled for an ultrasound of lymph nodes, with needle biopsy if indicated. I fear that I could have long-term side-effects even from just one node biopsied. Is my fear justified? Also, from posts I've read in various forums, it seems like even if a node is biopsied pre-surgery and negative, it's quite common for…
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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…
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Capecitabine or ctDNA Monitoring with TNBC
Hi. I had TNBC in one breast. I underwent chemo and had a successful lumpectomy. The surgeon and oncologist have confirmed the cancer is gone. I start radiation on March 16 to reduce the risk of recurrence in the breast. The oncologist recommends I take the oral chemo drug, capecitabine, for 6 months to reduce the…
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I just got diagnosed at 68, is this bad? Stage III (ER+, PR -, HER2 -)
I'd like to connect with people who have a similar diagnosis. • Primary tumor in the breast:
Invasive lobular carcinoma ILC
ER 95% positive
PR negative
HER2 negative
Ki 67 >10 • Cancer found in the axillary lymph nodes:
Invasive ductal carcinoma metastasis
ER 95% positive
PR negative
HER2 negative
Ki 67 >30
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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!
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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!
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Podcast: Final Results From Early Trials on a Vaccine to Prevent TNBC
Final Results From Early Trials on a Vaccine to Prevent TNBC December 11, 2025 At the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Justin Johnson, PhD, presented a poster detailing the final results from three groups of people in a phase I trial on a vaccine to prevent triple-negative breast cancer. Listen to the episode to…
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It's back - Terrified it has spread
Help! Thought it was gone forever, after having DCIS in 2017. Had a single side mastectomy with recon. In June this year, I saw a big lump on my chest. I went to the docs twice - saw a paramedic and a nurse. even though I explained my history, they were both convinced it was a fatty lipoma. I insisted I get seen, they said…
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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…
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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…
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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?…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Breast surgeon recommendation
Can anyone recommend some top surgical oncologists for breast cancer in the NYC area? I appreciate it in advance.
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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…
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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…