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Announcing our NEW Community Book Club!
We're excited to introduce the Breastcancer.org Community Book Club, a new opportunity to connect through stories, shared experiences, and thoughtful conversation. Bookmark this thread now to be sure to follow along as we update for our book selection announcements, scheduled discussions, and posts as we read along…
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We need your inspirational words! Partnership with Uncommon Goods
What inspires you, gives you hope, and keeps you going during tough times? We have a special project in the works with our partners at Uncommon Goods. A subtle QR code, like the one shown here, will unlock daily reflections, words of wisdom, and self-care themes on a mug specially designed for people facing breast cancer.…
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📢💥 Casting Call! Looking for a video interview participant to share their reconstruction story📢💥
Do you live in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, or New York area? Are you available to be in Philadelphia on August 26? Are you comfortable being on camera? We are looking for someone to share their personal breast reconstruction journey from diagnosis and decision-making through recovery and life today in…
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Your Voice Can Shape Clinical Trials | Participate for $100 gift card!
Researchers at Mass General Brigham, Dana-Farber, and Harvard Medical School are exploring how AI chatbots can make clinical trial consent easier to understand. They’re inviting adult cancer patients across the U.S. to join a virtual focus group and share their ideas. Participants will receive a $100 gift card. Spots are…
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Missed nine doses of femara in past 1.5 months
I had very aggressive breast cancer and 4.5 yrs in remission, in counting my recent pills, I missed nine doses. I’m very worried now. Anyone in the same boat who has missed but still fine in ten yrs? Thanks.
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Anyone starting brand drug, Enhertu?
I have had growth of tumors while on current treatment. My onc and I have decided to try new treatment, Enhertu (FDA approved 12/20/19)! Wondering if anyone else out there is trying or was in trial? Julie
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All about Xeloda
I will complete my first cycle of Xeloda today (2 weeks on; one week off). I have already noticed some signs of HFS on my feet. Sometimes they are red and feel hot. I've had some minor skin peeling, but not any blistering. The heels are the worst (the most sensitive) and it is uncomfortable to walk. I hope I get to see the…
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My Husband, My Life, My Love, My Family, My Cancer
As I go through this forced path I have been thrown down, I have come to realize the love I have always had for my husband was strong. He is amazing and I love him with my very soul and entire heart. Never would I ever imagine the thought of dying and him being alone. Then the worst part hit me!! I can't seem to shake the…
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implant capsular contracture
Anyone with experience with implant capsular contracture? Was surgery necessary or is there another way to correct this? The implant has been encapuulated for a while, but only recently starting to be very uncomfortable. I have had this one since 2014. The other side is also encapulated but not uncomfortable. I am in the…
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Abemaciclib Verzenio for Stage IV
Luckylegs and friends on Abemaciclib - I am bumping the Verzenio discussion in the hopes that more people have started abemaciclib. We need to get a community going. I have not started abemaciclib but it is on my short list. Like many I am very interested in how people do on this treatment do, both as a monotherapy and in…
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Faslodex Girls Thread
Tips for taking Faslodex without pain: ABSOLUTE MUSTS: * Warm up the syringes. At least room temperature. Armpits work well, as does belly skin. * Take the weight off the leg on the side of the shot. Relax that cheek/leg as much as possible. * Inject SLOWLY! It should take at least 30 seconds to empty each syringe. General…
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Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
I am an "older" woman with breast cancer (I was diagnosed at 65 and am now 66). I notice that most of the posts seem to be from people younger than I am (often by quite a bit...). I'd love to "talk" with others my age, exchange info about their diagnoses, effects on their lives, etc. I see that there is a forum for young…
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how about drinking?
Where did our thread go? Is anyone out there from our drinking group? Did I miss something - like we became too offesive or ...well, drunk? I would love to hear from you gals! Janie
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So...whats for dinner?
I thought it might be fun to start a thread on what we are having, making or had for dinner. Sometimes it is the best tuna steak you ever had, sometimes it's a can of soup. But we all do it every night in some form or another. Maybe we can give each other ideas on what to make, or bitch about what we had, or the fact that…
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De Novo Stage IV
I'm wondering if there is a topic just for de novo Stage IV. I'd like to know how people found out. Did you have symptoms that led you to the doctor for an answer? Was it found out of the blue when you had another issue and how was it found? Are there others like me who have never shown it in your breast but only where it…
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BCO In Memoriam thread, Part 2
(The original BCO In Memoriam thread started by Milica has gotten too long and is difficult to load or make additions. We need to start Part 2 of this thread, starting 5/3, 2023 to make it easier to load in this new platform. The Original thread (Part 1) will remain and can be accessed for viewing but will not allow for…
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Vibration in right breast.
Hi!! I’ve had 3 lumpectomies in less than 3 years for ADH in my left breast. Over the last week, I’ve been getting a weird vibration sensation shooting to the nipple in my right breast. I found another small lump (that wasnt there in April at my last MRI) Has anyone ever experienced this?
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thread for middle age to older Christian women.
I would like to start a forum to meet other middle age or older women who have bc and love the Lord. Try to live your life for him, walk the walk and talk the talk. Of course we all fall from grace because we are human but we are covered by the blood of Jesus. Also this forum is for people who has a large enough vocabulary…
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Stage III Cancer Survivors........20+ years and out
I was waiting for someone else to start this…..but I guess it will be me:))))). Oh how I wish there was this thread when I was diagnosed. I had a huge tumor…8cm… with at least 17 nodes positive….some with cancer just bursting out of them….and a bit in my skin. My prognosis was poor and as I traveled from oncologist to…
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🌟 July 2026 Radiation Roll Call — Come On In For Support and Info🌟
If radiation therapy is part of your treatment plan this July, we'd love for you to join us here. ☀️ Whether you're preparing for your first session, settling into the daily routine, or counting down your final treatments, this thread is a place to connect with people who understand what you're experiencing. Radiation…