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Hi Cindy, that was a very good suspicion. I was tested for 30 different cancer mutations...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/837037/

Discussion: Distant recurrence risk

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 3, 2023

@mjay -- Hi! I am Dee and I had a lumpectomy in the right breast, with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/314009/

Discussion: Lumpectomy scar healing time

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2020

Wow! If you follow this platform of sharing experiences you realize that the variations are amazing....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/872715/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 5, 2023

@auntieoakley i had the Mammo done at a Women’s clinic. The first facility that I used...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/953551/

Discussion: Were you anxious before your first post-surgery mammogram?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 25, 2023

Well, I asked my surgeon at one of the country's top cancer centers the question we...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1443747/

Discussion: What do you think caused your breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 21, 2025

I read an article a few months ago, I think in the Atlantic but can't swear...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/698452/

Discussion: Completed 5 years of anastrozole. Withdrawal symptoms? Side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 12, 2022

I thought for sure when my hair fell out I was going to go the wig...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1135898/

Discussion: Wigs! Hair loss with TC chemo

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 4, 2024

@npigford, Hi nice to meet you even though it's on this not-so-fun forum. I'm crying because...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/808762/

Discussion: Post mastectomy supplies: What would you add to the list?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 9, 2023

I'm so sorry to hear about your diagnosis! but remember Breast Cancer is beatable! My cousin-...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1040327/

Discussion: I am a male had mammography and ultrasound. Solid tumor 1.3 cm

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 26, 2024

I am so supportive of all who have decided the best course of action to fight...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/901750/

Discussion: Breast cancer 90% estrogen and 10-20% progesterone

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 25, 2023

Hi, this is a journey you are about to go through ....so many of us have...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/916822/

Discussion: Newbie & scared

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Aug 21, 2023

Keep open communication with your doctors, nurses, friends, family and within yourself. A scribble book helps...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/858963/

Discussion: How do you cope with a new diagnosis of breast cancer?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 12, 2023

I am a five-year survivor of breast cancer. My choice was a total mastectomy and reconstruction....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/261435/

Discussion: Stage 2 breast cancer: What treatments decisions did you have to make?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 9, 2019

Choose what is most comfortable for you. And then pick some reassuring phrases for your son,...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1077919/

Discussion: How to Manage My Husband and Son

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 30, 2024

Thank you for sharing! I really appreciate the feedback. Good luck to you and your son...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/870775/

Discussion: Anyone else have CHEK2 gene mutation? And have had multiple cancers?

Support Group: Cancer

Posted: Jun 2, 2023

What astonishes me is the failure of most physicians to understand and then communicate to their...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/942586/

Discussion: Why are dosages for estrogen suppression drugs one-size-fits-all?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 5, 2023

I also wondered about the safety of a needle biopsy, pondering that the process itself might...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/816233/

Discussion: Locator clips placed during lumpectomy for radiation therapy

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 23, 2023

Hello Zebra, "I'm wondering if she used the same scalpel for the mastectomies and the lymph...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/965468/

Discussion: Genetic testing...does anyone have the CHEK2 gene mutation?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Nov 15, 2023

Interesting! As far as the tamoxifen staying local in the vaginal area and not being absorbed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1033923/

Discussion: Estradiol for vaginal atrophy after breast cancer. Is it safe?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 15, 2024

Do men's adrenal glands produce estrogen? Just curious.

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/663251/

Discussion: Breast Cancer Index: What's your experience?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 17, 2021

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