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@mulkey518 So sorry to hear about your rare cancer. How long after your radiation treatments did...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013632/

Discussion: Breast Cancer 2nd time and hysterectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 11, 2024

Thanks. I had radiation 12 years ago and have been told it will take longer for...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/927049/

Discussion: Scar help? Anything to help them fade or smooth out?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 9, 2023

I agree with all the other women. If your general health is good it should be...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/719220/

Discussion: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: What treatments are you having?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 20, 2022

I am having radiation now after lumpectomy, for ILC . Oncolgist said I didn’t need radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1175152/

Discussion: Invasive lobular cancer and treatment choices

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 17, 2024

Thank you for the info on your BC. I will need a 2nd surgery as the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/149620/

Discussion: Radioactive blue dye injected to the breast for lymph node dissection

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2017

Im 73 ( as of yesterday) had unilateral mastectomy in February. 2 tumors ER +HER2-2 positive...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/765062/

Discussion: Breast cancer-free anniversaries

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 24, 2022

I had a lumpectomy 9 days ago for DCIS stage 0. No radiation was the recommendation...

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Discussion: Fear of radiation after lumpectomy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 5, 2023

HI. I've just completed 25 radiation treatments and this week started AI. I've read so many...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/241946/

Discussion: Smelling cancer!

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 7, 2019

I always recommend ComfortSlings to women undergoing radiation. They gave the skin beneath my breast awesome...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1053476/

Discussion: Radiation: When do side effects show?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 19, 2024

Going through radiation, it was imperative to moisturize the area 3-4 times a day because of...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/946489/

Discussion: Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy: What helps get rid of it?

Support Group: Cancer: Managing Symptoms

Posted: Oct 12, 2023

cindylb... That is such a good idea. I wish I had thought of that before I...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/754608/

Discussion: Can you get lymphedema if you only had sentinel node removed?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 27, 2022

How wonderful that you've had these 17 years. Hopefully, you'll have many more. Having been diagnosed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/633021/

Discussion: How To Decide Next Steps After Lumpectomy.

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 5, 2021

I'm posting this article included in today's ASCO email as it specifically refers to radiation in...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/815815/

Discussion: Right breast cancer DCIS: Is 4-5 weeks of radiation normal protocol?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

I have been doing almost-weekly acupuncture since December with someone who specializes in onco patients, and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1333265/

Discussion: Fatigue

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 23 8:26am

I have 23 sessions of radiation. I started on 12/11 to 1/12. I’m doing good so...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/986063/

Discussion: Early stages of breast cancer diagnosis

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 24, 2023

2 weeks from the last session of treatment. Having said that, I had no side effects...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/909889/

Discussion: If you had radiation, when did you start hormone therapy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 9, 2023

Definitely on radiation, otherwise reoccurrence in five years is high statistics. And in our 70's is...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/782465/

Discussion: Radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2022

Thank you so much for the info! My friend had mastectomy, chemo and no radiation as...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/762331/

Discussion: MRI after 3D Mammogram - dense breast tissue

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 17, 2022

Oncotype score 9, age 72. Does this align with what allowed you to have the 3...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/612101/

Discussion: Invasive ductile breast cancer: What should I expect?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 28, 2021

Hello. Please excuse my delay in responding. It is totally a personal choice. I felt validity...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1323839/

Discussion: Lumpectomy + radiation VS Mastectomy -- pros cons?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 9 4:42pm

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