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Forum: Just Diagnosed

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• Important links if just Diagnosed

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• Just Diagnosed- Get Prepared

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• Additional help gathering and organizing your medical records?

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  Created by: Moderators on Jan 24, 2020 04:24PM

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• Mend After Registry to help people going through cancer

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  Created by: Moderators on Feb 27, 2019 05:23PM

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• BCO Podcast: Explaining the New Staging Guidelines

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• Before Treatment: Planning Ahead for Survivorship

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  Created by: Moderators on Jan 24, 2019 03:43PM

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• 43 years old - IDC 3cm new to forum

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  Created by: Bon43 on Mar 22, 2020 03:22PM

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• Newbie

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  Created by: EMSMama on Apr 26, 2020 08:05PM

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• Worried-- Please help

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• DCIS Alternative Treatment

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  Created by: Kim0215 on May 19, 2020 08:52AM

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• Recently Diagnosed and want some input.

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  Created by: Kel25 on Apr 8, 2020 11:56AM

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• Newly diagnosed opt next Tuesday

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  Created by: IsMe on May 15, 2020 07:36PM

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• People trying to help is going to drive me nuts. Can you relate?

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  Created by: Dixie02 on Nov 1, 2019 05:50PM

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• Looking for BS and PS recommendation in IL

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  Created by: Emily12 on May 5, 2020 10:21PM

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• Second Biopsy Needed After Cancer Diagnosis

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• Has anyone had a Goldilocks mastectomy

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• Finding My Way

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• Struggling

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  Created by: cm2020 on Apr 1, 2020 09:54AM

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• Help understanding diagnosis

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• I found out yesterday.

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  Created by: Mareny109 on Apr 17, 2020 01:30PM

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• Blessed and good appointment yesterday!

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  Created by: toria1212 on Mar 25, 2020 12:04PM

   

• Diagnosed this A.M. IDC

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  Created by: toria1212 on Mar 19, 2020 05:31PM

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• New mass found with MRI...questions

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  Created by: cm2020 on Apr 1, 2020 06:27PM

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• Estrogen is 5, Intensity score 3(strong), Allred ERA score 8

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  Created by: toria1212 on Mar 31, 2020 11:17PM

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• Just reaching out to my breast cancer sisters!

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  Created by: CactusPixie80 on Mar 30, 2020 08:14PM

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• first surgeon appointment tomorrow

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  Created by: cm2020 on Mar 23, 2020 06:18PM

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• Hello! 33 year old mom, 2 boys, IDC grade 3

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• I’m so ANGRY

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