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Forum: Second or Third Breast Cancer

For those confronting a new primary diagnosis or undergoing treatment.

• How common is a 2nd cancer in other breast?

  81 Posts 3,598 Views

  Created by: sflow on Jan 7, 2011 02:46PM

  Latest post: Nov 5, 2019 10:25PM by Totallytubular

• Recurrence after bilat mastectomy?

  1,050 Posts 61,809 Views

  Created by: slmdavidson on Jan 17, 2009 04:17PM

  Latest post: Oct 16, 2019 11:25PM by snowflake22

• 3 years since 1st DX, now BIRADS4 on other breast

  2 Posts 83 Views

  Created by: BellasMomToo on Sep 27, 2019 05:48PM

  Latest post: Oct 1, 2019 10:59AM by KBeee

• Need advice please

  7 Posts 166 Views

  Created by: Artbeforeall on Aug 19, 2019 10:07AM

  Latest post: Aug 21, 2019 04:01PM by KBeee

• Just diagnosed with Metastatic breast ca to my lung

  7 Posts 317 Views

  Created by: PaulaDurao57 on Aug 2, 2019 01:22PM

  Latest post: Aug 7, 2019 04:26PM by KBeee

• Second primary and it’s uber rare? What the heck?

  9 Posts 265 Views

  Created by: Artbeforeall on Jul 8, 2019 03:15PM

  Latest post: Jul 31, 2019 05:39PM by AshleyFrasure

• After 20 Years As a Survivor

  13 Posts 596 Views

  Created by: CorgiMomIA on Aug 2, 2018 03:38PM

  Latest post: Jun 25, 2019 07:34PM by Tmh0921

• Narcissistic Mother

  18 Posts 513 Views

  Created by: Rosanne7 on Mar 10, 2019 08:45PM

  Latest post: Jun 14, 2019 08:12AM by Rosanne7

• Pet/ct scan

  5 Posts 151 Views

  Created by: Marine47 on Jun 1, 2019 12:31PM

  Latest post: Jun 6, 2019 01:25PM by Marine47

• Locoregional recurrence in the lymph nodes 16/37,

  8 Posts 514 Views

  Created by: Butterfly66 on Jan 31, 2016 08:46PM

  Latest post: Jun 5, 2019 03:26AM by Butterfly66

• Camp Lejeune Family Member Program

  1 Posts 23 Views

  Created by: Rosiesmum on May 19, 2019 08:58AM

  Latest post: May 19, 2019 08:58AM by Rosiesmum

• Cancer again after double Mastectomy?

  30 Posts 789 Views

  Created by: AngO on Apr 11, 2019 01:38PM

  Latest post: May 6, 2019 12:10PM by KBeee

• IDC after two rounds of DCIS

  4 Posts 77 Views

  Created by: Celebris466 on Apr 30, 2019 08:06AM

  Latest post: May 1, 2019 08:52AM by Celebris466

• Cancer.....a third time???

  5 Posts 379 Views

  Created by: mimiof5 on Jul 16, 2018 08:26PM

  Latest post: Mar 24, 2019 09:42PM by KBeee

• Tiny lumps Post Mastectomy, Non-Cancer Side

  2 Posts 28 Views

  Created by: LaKaPrice on Mar 21, 2019 03:17PM

  Latest post: Mar 22, 2019 06:44PM by KBeee

• Oil or cream to use on my reconstruction after mastectomy scars?

  6 Posts 69 Views

  Created by: Mobetta on Mar 21, 2019 05:06PM

  Latest post: Mar 22, 2019 12:52PM by Mobetta

• surviving a recurrence

  8 Posts 391 Views

  Created by: 7of9 on Feb 1, 2019 06:41PM

  Latest post: Feb 28, 2019 06:51PM by wallan

• BC after BMX?

  13 Posts 299 Views

  Created by: SoozyCue on Jul 16, 2018 02:56AM

  Latest post: Jan 25, 2019 05:55PM by TessaW

• Thank you

  1 Posts 49 Views

  Created by: Rockgarden on Jan 13, 2019 02:09PM

  Latest post: Jan 13, 2019 02:09PM by Rockgarden

• 2nd Cancer at 74

  8 Posts 164 Views

  Created by: Rockgarden on Jan 11, 2019 06:52PM

  Latest post: Jan 13, 2019 10:26AM by wallycat

• How do you know if it's a recurrence or a new primary?

  12 Posts 816 Views

  Created by: Emily2008 on Nov 2, 2016 12:31PM

  Latest post: Dec 20, 2018 07:37PM by arby

• Zoladex for post meno? So confused

  2 Posts 40 Views

  Created by: canadaliz on Nov 10, 2018 05:42PM

  Latest post: Dec 17, 2018 11:16AM by Spoonie77

• 2nd cancer caused by treatment of 1st cancer

  7 Posts 306 Views

  Created by: teltech on Dec 4, 2018 04:41AM

  Latest post: Dec 9, 2018 05:41PM by TB90

• Emotional Impact of a Second Bilateral Primary Breast Cancer

  5 Posts 169 Views

  Created by: bgirl on Nov 3, 2018 11:41AM

  Latest post: Nov 5, 2018 12:19PM by KBeee

• Here we go again?

  3 Posts 111 Views

  Created by: etnasgrl on Oct 27, 2018 07:52AM

  Latest post: Oct 27, 2018 12:22PM by etnasgrl

• Second Breast Cancer - Stressed

  8 Posts 243 Views

  Created by: PatTheArtist on Oct 17, 2018 10:35AM

  Latest post: Oct 25, 2018 10:59AM by KBeee

• Is chemo always necessary for a recurrence

  18 Posts 597 Views

  Created by: bennybear on Jul 14, 2018 10:58AM

  Latest post: Oct 24, 2018 05:29PM by BC2chick71

• Lump found under skin of B9 breast

  9 Posts 111 Views

  Created by: LillyDuff on Sep 15, 2018 08:19PM

  Latest post: Sep 27, 2018 09:05PM by LillyDuff

• Living in Fear

  27 Posts 447 Views

  Created by: dyna1883 on Aug 12, 2018 09:39PM

  Latest post: Sep 5, 2018 02:51PM by dyna1883

• Freaking out!

  6 Posts 156 Views

  Created by: RFTexas on Aug 28, 2018 08:04PM

  Latest post: Sep 2, 2018 05:20PM by KBeee