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I’m new, concerned, NERVOUS and worried NO Diagnosis

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Jul 16, 2023 | Replies (47)
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@auntieoakley

I would advise anyone to learn as much as you can about your cancer. Even now after the fact, because if that old dog shows up at your door again you will be armed with knowledge. If you don’t have a copy of your pathology reports I would try and get them. Then you can look up those things on line and just inform yourself.
Think of it this way, you aren’t learning it in the middle of the crisis, the way many of us have done. You are just learning about your body.😁
How are you feeling now having 6 months of healing?

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bpknitter53 | @bpknitter53 | Jul 14, 2023

excellent advise - it's also good to know what you have so as research into you exact variation of BC becomes available - you'll know if you're doing everything you can to either treat a recurrence or do what you can to help reduce recurrence.

I don't think we're ever cured of BC - it's always there in the back of our mind that it "could" possibly return. The more we know about it the more we can do to reduce that recurrence. Also the more history information that can be provided to family members should they need to know about your dx and treatment. I'd never heard about the BRCA mutation until my dx. I'm the first in my family to have BC - now my children know and thankfully only one has the mutated gene. My son can now be better armed with early screenings.

I've always knowledge is power - its what we do with that knowledge and power that can make the difference.

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