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Forum: Just Diagnosed

Discuss next steps, options, and resources.

• Important links if just Diagnosed

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  Created by: Moderators on Apr 11, 2014 09:33AM

  Latest post: May 8, 2014 04:47PM by ednamary

• Just Diagnosed- Get Prepared

  406 Posts 22,870 Views

  Created by: sas-schatzi on Feb 13, 2010 04:47AM

  Latest post: Sep 14, 2019 04:20PM by Moderators

• Mend After Registry to help people going through cancer

  8 Posts 403 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Feb 27, 2019 03:23PM

  Latest post: Sep 6, 2019 03:16PM by IBJUSTFINE67

• BCO members for 10 or more years - read their inspiring stories

  75 Posts 4,792 Views

  Created by: Moderators on Mar 6, 2014 12:15AM

  Latest post: Jul 25, 2019 08:01AM by Moderators

• BCO Podcast: Explaining the New Staging Guidelines

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  Created by: Moderators on Jul 24, 2019 04:22PM

  Latest post: Jul 24, 2019 04:22PM by Moderators

• NEW BCO Page: Before Treatment: Planning Ahead for Survivorship

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  Created by: Moderators on Jan 24, 2019 01:43PM

  Latest post: Apr 6, 2019 04:31PM by PBNC

• Nervous... need to tell my mom

  39 Posts 394 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 13, 2019 05:16PM

  Latest post: 4 hours ago by Meow13

• Recently Diagnosed...Waiting for Treatment Plan

  10 Posts 146 Views

  Created by: ange743 on Sep 14, 2019 07:10PM

  Latest post: 5 hours ago by ange743

• It just hit me

  46 Posts 730 Views

  Created by: DMHGF on Aug 19, 2019 06:04AM

  Latest post: 19 hours ago by DMHGF

• What if I don’t do anything....

  26 Posts 358 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 12, 2019 07:12PM

  Latest post: Sep 14, 2019 07:43AM by gb2115

• Newly diagnosed and feeling overwhelmed

  4 Posts 86 Views

  Created by: SondraF on Sep 13, 2019 10:19AM

  Latest post: Sep 14, 2019 01:27AM by SondraF

• I’m so ANGRY

  69 Posts 1,188 Views

  Created by: ChaClarey on Sep 7, 2019 07:27AM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 06:02PM by santabarbarian

• Newly diagnosed DCIS

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  Created by: Miranda5579 on Sep 13, 2019 03:18PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 03:18PM by Miranda5579

• DCIS A Timely Topic__1 Million Women In 2020

  5 Posts 86 Views

  Created by: AMKJustDiagnosed on Sep 6, 2019 01:56PM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 01:12PM by AMKJustDiagnosed

• Telling friends my diagnosis has had weird results

  33 Posts 473 Views

  Created by: deweygirl19 on Aug 28, 2019 11:06AM

  Latest post: Sep 13, 2019 06:42AM by MountainMia

• Genetic testing. Why?

  23 Posts 237 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Sep 11, 2019 07:59AM

  Latest post: Sep 12, 2019 09:22PM by MBPooch

• 2.5 cm of IDC found on excisional biopsy

  8 Posts 136 Views

  Created by: Missmom79 on Sep 10, 2019 07:10PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 10:17AM by Missmom79

• How do you choose your oncologist?

  24 Posts 263 Views

  Created by: Maya12 on Sep 7, 2019 03:39PM

  Latest post: Sep 11, 2019 09:58AM by hapa

• Starting a.c. chemo

  4 Posts 39 Views

  Created by: Gamb on Sep 10, 2019 12:15PM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2019 02:59PM by Gamb

• Is anyone ER+ PG -?

  19 Posts 217 Views

  Created by: Eigna on Aug 30, 2019 08:19PM

  Latest post: Sep 8, 2019 09:16PM by ML1209

• Newly dx at 77

  6 Posts 92 Views

  Created by: ML1209 on Sep 8, 2019 12:40AM

  Latest post: Sep 8, 2019 01:09PM by ML1209

• Lumpectomy or Mastectomy

  4 Posts 57 Views

  Created by: Luvadog on Sep 7, 2019 12:57PM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2019 03:26PM by Beesie

• Just found out - by accident

  12 Posts 200 Views

  Created by: Maya12 on Sep 6, 2019 09:20PM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2019 03:01PM by Maya12

• Question Sentinel Node Biopsy

  1 Posts 35 Views

  Created by: AnnC2019 on Sep 7, 2019 09:53AM

  Latest post: Sep 7, 2019 09:53AM by AnnC2019

• Newly DX 35-year old

  18 Posts 255 Views

  Created by: vmb on Sep 3, 2019 01:13PM

  Latest post: Sep 6, 2019 11:28PM by IAmACat

• Axilla / Lymph Nodes during MRI and Ultrasound

  7 Posts 75 Views

  Created by: vmb on Sep 5, 2019 03:38PM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2019 08:24PM by OCDAmy

• Biopsy results are in. I am devastated.

  8 Posts 269 Views

  Created by: Arkiux on Aug 28, 2019 06:16PM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2019 07:45PM by Missmom79

• Surgery in 5 Days

  9 Posts 151 Views

  Created by: AnnC2019 on Aug 24, 2019 07:08AM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2019 06:47AM by mom2bunky

• Help with receptors on pathology report

  4 Posts 62 Views

  Created by: MelissaAshley on Sep 4, 2019 10:25AM

  Latest post: Sep 4, 2019 12:58PM by Ingerp

• Chances of a pet scan tomorrow and nervous

  13 Posts 204 Views

  Created by: Missmom79 on Sep 2, 2019 07:36PM

  Latest post: Sep 4, 2019 10:06AM by FarAwayToo