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EXACTLY!!!! I have ( had) “moderately” dense breast(s) and a symptom ( thank goddess) and STILL...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/833317/

Discussion: Detecting cancer in women with dense breasts: MRI?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2023

Good morning janis. I was browsing the discussions and found this one. I am slightly biased...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783110/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

meomurian, Hello and thank you for writing. I am 73 and had a mastectomy one year...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/910527/

Discussion: Can someone who’s had a mastectomy share the psychological effects ?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 10, 2023

I went to a panel discussion on breast cancer here in Omaha. From that I took...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1127502/

Discussion: Wondering if I'm taking the right path...

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 20, 2024

I was diagnosed with BC right side in the lower Quadrant at 6 O’clock position but...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/806046/

Discussion: Location of tumor: Anyone had breast tumor in lower inner quadrant?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 3, 2023

Yes, I tried low dose tamoxifen based on the research of oncologist Andrea De Sensi, which...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752683/

Discussion: 5mg vs 10mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 22, 2022

So I am 65 and was diagnosed with stage 2 idc 2 years ago. Just before...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1349799/

Discussion: Anastrozole and osteoporosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 16 4:21pm

I had the opposite situation. I had IDC Stage IA HR+ I thought lumpectomy and radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/997918/

Discussion: Waiting for DCIS pathology results: Feeling alot of fear & anxiety

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jan 15, 2024

Hi Sharon, my name is LeeAnn. I am 55 years old and last year June 2020,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/640978/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 1, 2021

I did my first long fast when I started Anastrozole. (The Zolodex shot did not cause...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1283227/

Discussion: Looking for research re: taking AI drugs vs not taking them

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 16 10:38am

Hello! Fellow breast cancer and thyroid cancer survivor here. I was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/952038/

Discussion: Thyroid Nodules found 2 years after breast cancer radiation treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 22, 2023

I understand completely. I had the same fears as I have a nasty family history of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/809100/

Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 10, 2023

I was prescribed 20 mgs of Tamoxifin to start taking the day after I finished radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1292559/

Discussion: Has anyone in the U.S. been prescribed 5mg of Tamoxifen

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 29 9:38am

Hi! @louisejewell: I am not sure whether my case experience is related to what you are...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1165259/

Discussion: New Predictive Blood Test: ctDNA

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 30, 2024

I don't have official recommendations just personal experience. I was diagnosed with IDC in October 2022...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1133331/

Discussion: Screening guidelines for first line family members

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 30, 2024

My experience was a good one. Although I'm sure most would say I am taking too...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/903497/

Discussion: Newbie & scared

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 28, 2023

I am not sure what poorly differentiated an infiltrating mean. I have been told that I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035033/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 17, 2024

I was called back because of calcifications with a suspicious cluster following my annual mammogram. The...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/823278/

Discussion: Diagnosed yesterday, small calcifications in my left breast.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 9, 2023

My situation is similar to several who have posted. In September 2022 diagnosed with Stage IDC,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/783301/

Discussion: How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 10, 2022

Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer, I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. What I found worked...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1014064/

Discussion: Tamoxifen and Fibromyalgia

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Feb 11, 2024

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