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Going my way: Decided to stop cancer treatments

Breast Cancer | Last Active: Sep 5, 2023 | Replies (71)

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Colleen, yes and yes! I used to practice yoga 5 days a week until I retired. Now, it's only once a week. But I'm now more into running and swimming. You've probably noticed my funny emai address too. It was a mistake by a cashier at the store I ordered a merchandise. I thought it was odd and funny. So I decided to keep it. I've found Mayo Clinic Connect after I was diagnosed with cancer last year. I don't have much to contribute but found comfort in reading about others ' experience knowing that I'm not the only one feeling this way. I noticed that Kitty finished 5 years of Anastrozole, yet the cancer metastasized. So I did some research and found out about cancer cells making aromatase for their own fuel. I thought we should have the estrogen level checked to make sure that whichever AI we are taking works and not just to suffer the side effects for nothing. I've been taking Anastrozole for 6 months now and only experience mild joint pain. Here is the link about AI resistant cancer https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/177133/breast-cancer-drugs-stop-working-when/

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Thank you so very much for posting link to this AI resistant cancer! I have not read this and it certainly makes sense - article is from Jan 2017 and I wonder if there have been updates? I see my onco in October for first mammo after lumpectomy and radiation for ILC. It will be a year since my last mammo that fortunately picked up ILC but MRI showed much more detail. The ultrasound did not help. I will report back! xo