I'm sorry to hear about your recurrence. I would guess that this is the biggest fear we have - will it come back? When? Where? I see all the percentages of 5 year survival, 10 year survival ... I see that and think it doesn't make me feel comfortable knowing that sometimes that means recurrence, treatment and survival. Has anyone seen any information on clinical research/trials of medications/treatments that seek out dormant/sleeper cancer cells and destroy them? I would love to hear any info about this.
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I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov 11 and had the cryoablation procedure done on Dec 17 instead of a lumpectomy. No surgery and no anesthesia! Since I don't plan on taking any drugs with horrible side effects, I have done a lot of research looking into natural compounds against cancer stem cells and bioactive foods to stop cancer stem cell re-growth. Also, Dr. Young Kim, Ph.D, at the National Cancer Institute and is an expert in nutrition as it relates to cancer prevention.
@kletrinka7, good advice. I can imagine it was a shock to find something suspicious after 19 years of no evidence of cancer. What chemotherapy are you on now? How are you doing with the side effects?
@colleenyoung Same stuff I was on before, except this time it's a year of chemo. Surprise, surprise. And side effects are crappy....perfect word to describe them. Do have an appetite though so that's good. And the doctors/nurses are really good at making sure I get the help I need with side effects. I think it's just that I'm older and my body isn't as strong as it was the first time.
I was first diagnosed in 1991. I am now 71 and was diagnosed in May 2025 with the same type of breast cancer. Surgery, radiation and just finished chemo.
I was a long term survivor of 30 years (since age 43) after chemo & mastectomy. But new "recurrence" at age 73 under the ribs near the old site. Very slow growing I guess?
@jardinera25 sorry to hear! May I ask, did you take hormone blockers?.And what will be your treatment this time? Stories like yours are valuable to us. Thanks & best wishes!
Cynthia Miramon-Medrano | @medranocm | Dec 29, 2025
I am a newbie, 7/22, breast cancer stage 2, now age 71.
Today, Yesterday, and Yesteryear, I choose to focus on my loved ones, long-term survivors, and the ones that cross my path with a hopeful focus on fighting and feeding ourselves with the hopefuls. However, my full-time pastime is monster-mashing the well-meaning folks who insist on sharing only horror stories. Remember how we'd place our hand in the Stop position for the little ones. Stop and Listen. I do the same thing. I say, Please stop, my full-time job is monster mashing all the negatives my brain and the liar and fraud Diablo screams in my head.
My Heavenly BF did not pass away due to cancer at age 69. She was 47 years breast cancer-free.
Choose not to take any of the blockers, etc. Told the doctors, there are no guarantees with medication. I come every 3, 6, 12 months. You catch it, and I will do the chemo, radi, and surgeries again. Breast cancer did not return. Age 55, ovarian cancer, treatments, surgery, and twelve years cancer-free.
My heavenly Mommacita did not pass away due to ovarian cancer at age 78. Mommacita passed at 91 due to other causes. I learned from Heavenly Mommacita and Heavenly BF, Fight Fight until Flight. Both Mom and BF choose not to take medication.
I choose the opposite. Once I hit 5 years, I will evaluate.
Whatever our decisions are, we should be informed with no regrets. Life is a roll of the dice.
FYI, My stage 2 breast cancer and Mommacita cancer are not genetic.
My BF and daughters were tested and do not have the gene.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. KNOW YOUR BODY AND KEEP ASKING AND GO FOR SECOND AND THIRD OPINIONS TO GET ANSWERS.
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I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer on Nov 11 and had the cryoablation procedure done on Dec 17 instead of a lumpectomy. No surgery and no anesthesia! Since I don't plan on taking any drugs with horrible side effects, I have done a lot of research looking into natural compounds against cancer stem cells and bioactive foods to stop cancer stem cell re-growth. Also, Dr. Young Kim, Ph.D, at the National Cancer Institute and is an expert in nutrition as it relates to cancer prevention.
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1 Reaction@colleenyoung Same stuff I was on before, except this time it's a year of chemo. Surprise, surprise. And side effects are crappy....perfect word to describe them. Do have an appetite though so that's good. And the doctors/nurses are really good at making sure I get the help I need with side effects. I think it's just that I'm older and my body isn't as strong as it was the first time.
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5 ReactionsI was first diagnosed in 1991. I am now 71 and was diagnosed in May 2025 with the same type of breast cancer. Surgery, radiation and just finished chemo.
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6 Reactions@jardinera25 sorry to hear! May I ask, did you take hormone blockers?.And what will be your treatment this time? Stories like yours are valuable to us. Thanks & best wishes!
I am a newbie, 7/22, breast cancer stage 2, now age 71.
Today, Yesterday, and Yesteryear, I choose to focus on my loved ones, long-term survivors, and the ones that cross my path with a hopeful focus on fighting and feeding ourselves with the hopefuls. However, my full-time pastime is monster-mashing the well-meaning folks who insist on sharing only horror stories. Remember how we'd place our hand in the Stop position for the little ones. Stop and Listen. I do the same thing. I say, Please stop, my full-time job is monster mashing all the negatives my brain and the liar and fraud Diablo screams in my head.
My Heavenly BF did not pass away due to cancer at age 69. She was 47 years breast cancer-free.
Choose not to take any of the blockers, etc. Told the doctors, there are no guarantees with medication. I come every 3, 6, 12 months. You catch it, and I will do the chemo, radi, and surgeries again. Breast cancer did not return. Age 55, ovarian cancer, treatments, surgery, and twelve years cancer-free.
My heavenly Mommacita did not pass away due to ovarian cancer at age 78. Mommacita passed at 91 due to other causes. I learned from Heavenly Mommacita and Heavenly BF, Fight Fight until Flight. Both Mom and BF choose not to take medication.
I choose the opposite. Once I hit 5 years, I will evaluate.
Whatever our decisions are, we should be informed with no regrets. Life is a roll of the dice.
FYI, My stage 2 breast cancer and Mommacita cancer are not genetic.
My BF and daughters were tested and do not have the gene.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. KNOW YOUR BODY AND KEEP ASKING AND GO FOR SECOND AND THIRD OPINIONS TO GET ANSWERS.