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Yes, this is the consensus of the studies I have read and also what was reported...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1281965/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 14 5:55pm

Yes the suggestion that chemo might be helpful starts at Oncotype score 16. I didn't want...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1041737/

Discussion: Low risk IDC: Using data (POLAR assay) to decide on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 28, 2024

I was on Letrozole for only 6 months as it didn’t work on me, now on...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1241667/

Discussion: Hair coloring while on Letrozole and Ribociclid

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Feb 20 3:57pm

Love the above answer- very thorough. All of our specific situations are so different- and future...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1091609/

Discussion: Too slim to have reconstruction after a partial mastectomy: Options?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 22, 2024

YES! I went through lumpectomy, 4 rounds of chemo, 19 radiation session, breast reduction surgery and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1054972/

Discussion: Emotional aftermath following breast cancer treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Apr 21, 2024

Well it turned out to be a seroma, and the surgeon drained it on Monday. It's...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/854007/

Discussion: Swelling after sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 3, 2023

@mchler73 I’ve attached my MRIs of the scar they were seeing on my left breast. This...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1112282/

Discussion: Anyone had cancer return while taking hormone therapy meds?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 26, 2024

Just checking in to see if you know what your course of treatment will be. And...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1096913/

Discussion: Does everyone experience bad side effects from Tamoxifen?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 30, 2024

@pinkybarr your score is just over the line: Women over the age of 50 For women...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/879957/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 16, 2023

@callalloo DCIS is non-invasive/pre-invasive so did you also have invasive cancer? What do you mean by...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/720495/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 24, 2022

You have to be careful with looking at the percentages and know whether they are telling...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/711655/

Discussion: Ibrance and Letrozole: Newly Diagnosed Treatment

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 26, 2022

I had a lumpectomy (plus reduction & reconstruction) and node biopsy in July, followed by a...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1186760/

Discussion: Nerve pain after lumpectomy and breast radiation

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Dec 8, 2024

I am on Ribociclib and Faslodex (I believe Orserdu is an option if one has the...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1038123/

Discussion: Anyone on elacestrant (Orserdu) and ribociclib (Kisqali) for MBC?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 22, 2024

Hello everyone I’m new here. Dx with Stage 2A Grade 1 - surgery was 6 months...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/615894/

Discussion: Concerned about the side effects of anastrozole

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jul 12, 2021

I had IDC found during routine check. Diagnosed in May 2018. I had a lumpectomy with...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/601054/

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

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 11, 2021

DCIS 0 in 2023 47yr old -hormone responsive -had lumpectomy-consulted medical onc , surgical onc ,Radiation...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1035611/

Discussion: What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Mar 18, 2024

Had bilateral lumpectomy with reduction and lift on both sides 9 days ago. Had drains. Slept...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/948177/

Discussion: Worried about upcoming reduction (had lumpectomy 3 weeks ago)

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Oct 15, 2023

I too am one of the fortunate ones. I completed about 6 wks ago radiation treatment....

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/864519/

Discussion: Deciding on radiation or not

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: May 22, 2023

Six weeks ago, I--a 77 year old woman with moderate COPD--was diagnosed with stage 1b IDC...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1083157/

Discussion: Lumpectomy with radiation vs mastectomy for stage 1 invasive plus DCIS

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Jun 8, 2024

I have been on Anastrazole for 5+ years now. ER+ breast cancer. 19 lymph nodes removed...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1140453/

Discussion: Aromatase Inhibitors: How to choose and manage side effects?

Support Group: Breast Cancer

Posted: Sep 12, 2024

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