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Forum: Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

Meet others who are just facing the diagnosis of a recurrence of breast cancer or metastatic (advanced) disease. You are NOT alone.

• Breastcancer.org: Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer Section

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  Created by: Moderators on Aug 12, 2011 01:57PM

  Latest post: Aug 12, 2011 01:57PM by Moderators

• Scared

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  Created by: Nextyear on Jun 15, 2020 11:35AM

  Latest post: Jul 7, 2020 12:14PM by ReneeR2010

• Tiny recurrence after mastectomy and radiation -- what's next?

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  Created by: Kat104 on Dec 8, 2019 08:08AM

  Latest post: Jul 4, 2020 02:13PM by cccmc2

• TNBC Regional Axillary Recurrence - advice/experiences/input?

  25 Posts 454 Views

  Created by: TNBC_77 on Jul 4, 2019 01:17PM

  Latest post: Jul 2, 2020 04:37AM by Julz42XX

• Help TNBC sisters, recurrence !

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  Created by: cookie54 on Jun 9, 2020 07:07AM

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• Irregular Lymph node

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  Created by: VioletKali on Feb 27, 2019 07:52PM

  Latest post: Jun 20, 2020 03:35PM by MinusTwo

• Mets to bone and pleura.

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  Created by: laastra on Apr 16, 2020 11:59AM

  Latest post: Jun 16, 2020 01:33AM by GiGiL

• Anyone on AI's when recurrance happened?

  200 Posts 6,543 Views

  Created by: Vavoom10 on Sep 30, 2009 09:34PM

  Latest post: Jun 14, 2020 12:51PM by Houston2016

• Need Pathology Report Help Please....

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  Created by: Marel on Sep 26, 2019 07:43AM

  Latest post: May 25, 2020 03:18AM by jcp

• Bone mets discovered after 7 years

  7 Posts 495 Views

  Created by: lawgirljenn on Feb 29, 2020 11:49AM

  Latest post: May 24, 2020 06:04PM by GiGiL

• Shadow in chest is recurrence

  1,445 Posts 35,728 Views

  Created by: jackboo09 on Mar 8, 2017 10:32AM

  Latest post: May 23, 2020 08:50PM by marianelizabeth

• ‘Probable’ Bone Mets

  16 Posts 646 Views

  Created by: WonderNurseRN on Mar 10, 2020 09:32PM

  Latest post: May 19, 2020 09:15AM by sharapril1021

• Local Recurrence

  40 Posts 1,177 Views

  Created by: Mudstick on Mar 10, 2020 02:53PM

  Latest post: May 12, 2020 11:17AM by Mudstick

• Mestatic Breaast Cancer Diagnosis

  4 Posts 224 Views

  Created by: Tammyfhall on Apr 9, 2020 09:33PM

  Latest post: May 4, 2020 05:42PM by illimae

• MBC - anxiety and difficulty following treatment plans

  3 Posts 107 Views

  Created by: Mylogin on May 2, 2020 02:38PM

  Latest post: May 4, 2020 04:46PM by KBeee

• Fourth recurrence - when to stop

  31 Posts 1,363 Views

  Created by: mccathyg on Jul 18, 2019 11:15AM

  Latest post: May 2, 2020 03:05PM by Mylogin

• New "primary" cancer; other breast--ewwww, ugh, yuck, boo

  27 Posts 586 Views

  Created by: JLBinPDX on Feb 9, 2020 12:53AM

  Latest post: Apr 18, 2020 04:56PM by JLBinPDX

• Local Recurrence after Maesectomy

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  Created by: jamie1969 on Mar 31, 2020 08:45PM

  Latest post: Mar 31, 2020 08:45PM by jamie1969

• Will treatment help my pain?

  3 Posts 107 Views

  Created by: PNWBookLover on Mar 9, 2020 05:41PM

  Latest post: Mar 19, 2020 06:39PM by KBeee

• Mom just diagnosed with metastasis to lungs and bone

  3 Posts 131 Views

  Created by: Kkmay on Mar 10, 2020 04:11AM

  Latest post: Mar 19, 2020 06:37PM by KBeee

• RECURRENCE

  25 Posts 992 Views

  Created by: purple32 on Jan 21, 2020 06:24PM

  Latest post: Mar 8, 2020 09:04AM by purple32

• HER2-Positive the first time. This time?

  4 Posts 156 Views

  Created by: Barbara1954 on Nov 10, 2019 01:22AM

  Latest post: Mar 6, 2020 03:27PM by astyanax66

• Here I am, Back Again

  26 Posts 833 Views

  Created by: MNSusan on Jan 22, 2020 04:08PM

  Latest post: Mar 5, 2020 01:13PM by MNSusan

• Sitting in Limbo

  3 Posts 78 Views

  Created by: Nana2-8 on Mar 4, 2020 05:24PM

  Latest post: Mar 4, 2020 07:20PM by Georgia1

• No chemo for recurrence?

  5 Posts 261 Views

  Created by: NTS on Feb 20, 2020 09:16PM

  Latest post: Feb 22, 2020 06:45PM by NTS

• Recurrence after 6 years NED

  12 Posts 581 Views

  Created by: rosecal954 on Feb 14, 2020 07:02PM

  Latest post: Feb 21, 2020 08:45AM by Ingerp

• Now a 17 year survivor of Stage 4 MBC de novo!!!

  30 Posts 1,140 Views

  Created by: Denny123 on Dec 22, 2018 04:09PM

  Latest post: Feb 14, 2020 02:15PM by Denny123

• lung met :(

  10 Posts 476 Views

  Created by: moth on Feb 12, 2020 11:56AM

  Latest post: Feb 13, 2020 11:22PM by hapa

• Waiting

  2 Posts 76 Views

  Created by: PamClark on Feb 13, 2020 08:01PM

  Latest post: Feb 13, 2020 09:44PM by MinusTwo

• New mass?

  2 Posts 106 Views

  Created by: Natemax on Feb 8, 2020 11:51AM

  Latest post: Feb 11, 2020 08:29AM by KBeee