Hi! @aubreybill:

I am so sorry for what you've been through:( It must have been a terrible shock upon learning of the recurrence of BC after 24 years! My heart with prayers goes out to you upon reading your post...

Thanks for sharing your insight with us. Your spirit of resilience and diligent searching for the prevention of recurrence really inspire me! Thanks for sharing your experience! As far as I understand, ANKTIVA medication is used for the treatment of bladder cancer. It is an interleukin-15 receptor agonist and was approved for medical use in the United States in April 2024, so it is kind of new. Perhaps this is the reason that your medical oncologist hesitates to prescribe it to you, for it is primarily used to treat bladder cancer. I am wondering whether you've taken genetic testing for cancer already; for if you haven't done that, it might be useful to ask for it. If there's any inherited abnormal mutations in your DNA, physicians may be more willing to try Anktiva on you for prevention of cancer. Unfortunately, I am not any expert but only a patient with BC:( Personally I took the genetic testing for cancer primarily for my blood relatives' sake, just wanting the forewarning to prevent it from happening - should there's any abnormal mutations in my blood.

Wishing you all a great journey ahead with better health, hope, peace in mind and love to enjoy your family and friends!