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Letrozole reduces estrogen to undetectable levels. The tests available to us are limited to <10. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/787128/

Discussion: Breast Cancer and complementary or integrative therapies

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 20, 2022

@mntwin, welcome. I can imagine that you're concerned about blood clot risk while undergoing treatment for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785879/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and Factor V Leiden

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2022

I also was diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinomas with at least three lymph nodes involved. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/785203/

Discussion: Breast cancer spread to lymph nodes. Would you choose chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 15, 2022

Not everyone has side effects. I’m in month 8 of Anastrozole, was afraid of side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784675/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 14, 2022

I could not be more grateful!!! Today I saw my oncologist for my pet scan results...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/784515/

Discussion: Reccurrence?..Waiting on biopsy results

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 13, 2022

Again, the study above says side effects were the same for all doses tested. Not sure...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783772/

Discussion: Estradiol levels with AI

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 11, 2022

Good morning. I saw this conversation and thought I'd try to inject what little knowledge I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/776506/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 23, 2022

Yes, since chemo I have had bouts of hiccups come on forcefully and surprisingly. Before chemo...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/775489/

Discussion: Have you ever had hiccups with or after chemotherapy?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Nov 20, 2022

Hi… so everyone responds differently to meds. I typically get side effects… from almost everything.. but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765614/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 26, 2022

Interest in using very high doses of vitamin C as a cancer treatment began as long...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765075/

Discussion: Breast cancer spread to lymph nodes. Would you choose chemo?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2022

I have been taking 20 mg of tamoxifen for 2 years. I noticed an increase in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/763475/

Discussion: Did you gain weight on Tamoxifen? What helps?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 20, 2022

But @colleen young, if any natural approaches reduce estrogen to a level effective to address cancer,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/761665/

Discussion: Breast Cancer/Osteoporosis/Heart issues? How to decide on which meds??

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2022

These meds have been tested in their effectiveness in reducing estradiol levels below a detectable level....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/760939/

Discussion: Letrozole and checking estrogen levels

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 14, 2022

Unilateral right breast mastectomy. No chemo. ONCOTYPE 14 and 20. After a ton of research and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/756279/

Discussion: Invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC): Anyone else?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 2, 2022

I too, have a similar situation. Just had IDC stage 1 tumor removed along with 2...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/754621/

Discussion: Diagnosed with DCIS: How do I decide on treatment?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2022

@cadunkin, I moved your message about "being on the fence" about hormone therapy to this existing...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/754258/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2022

What was your Oncotype score? Stopping HRT does not reduce estrogen levels below detection level because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/753955/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 26, 2022

I am in a similar situation. The metastasis to my bones responded well To Kisqali and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/750176/

Discussion: New PET scan questions

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 16, 2022

Hi Meme5 … the new freedom of one’s own medical information act ( forget actual name)...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/749506/

Discussion: Reccurrence?..Waiting on biopsy results

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2022

Optimal dosing means just that. It means that in order to get the optimal benefit, this...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/749435/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: Did you decide to go on them or not?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 14, 2022

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