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Taking Tamoxifen long term, between 5-10 years after breast cancer.
Hi. I'm coming up on my 5th year anniversary of being cancer free and taking Tamoxifen. I had invasive ductal carcinoma. Lumpectomy followed by radiation....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 21, 2025
What helped you make treatment decisions following DCIS lumpectomy?
I had a stage 0 grade 1 low grade. Decided against radiation. Little difference between reoccurence percentages. Spoke to oncologist today about hormone treatment. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 18, 2024
Anyone taking cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors?
I am a very active 72 and have been in very good health (other than osteoporosis) until the diagnose of stage III ICL end of...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 20, 2025
Verzenio: How are you paying for this ridiculously expensive drug?
Hi. I’ve finished both chemo and radiation treatments and now my oncologist wants me on Verzenio but at a starting price of $2850 a month...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 26, 2023
Oil Cyst in Breast
Hi. I had stage 1 ER+, PR+, HER2- breast cancer treated in 2016 with radiation and lumpectomy, currently on exemestane. Margins were clear but have...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 23, 2022
TNBC: Pain in armpit, how do I ensure it's not cancer coming back?
I am 6 month survivor of TNBC. I had chemo, lumpectomy and radiation. All my biopsies were negative. I’ve been having pain in my armpit...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 21, 2025
How did you decide on breast cancer treatment based on Oncotype?
Hello, I was diagnosed with Invasive lobular carcinoma in February 2021. I had the lumpectomy in April, please see the final results attached. I was...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 4, 2022
Any drs treat Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
I was diagnosed a yr ago with this cancer & have not been treated. None of these drs know enough about it to treat it,...
Support Group: Cancer
Last active: Sep 25, 2023
Wait time from diagnosis to surgery
I was diagnosed on 9-25 and will meet with a surgeon on 11-9. She is scheduling surgeries for December and January, depending upon priority. Dx...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 4, 2023
Has the contrast used in an MRI caused anyone to have kidney damage?
Because I have a CHEK2 mutation that puts me at a higher risk of breast cancer, my physician is strongly urging me to have an...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 13, 2025
Non-mass enhancement 16 months post-lumpectomy?
In May 2024, I was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer - DCIS in the left breast and IDC in the right. I had a bilateral...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 22, 2025
Need a breast cancer buddy who has been through it (triple negative)
I was just recently diagnosed with triple positive stage 1 Breast Cancer. I start chemo next week. 6 rounds of chemo once every 3 weeks...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 2, 2023
How important is taking hormone blockers after surgery for IDC?
I’m 71 & diagnosed with IDC. The tumor was very small, clean margins & no lymph node involvement. After much research & discussion with my...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 26, 2025
Can anyone help with post mastectomy pain syndrome?
I had a double mastectomy two years ago, after a lumpectomy 7 years before that, I needed chemo and radiation both times. My first was...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 18, 2024
New Malignancy vs. Fat Necrosis on MRI. Anyone have this conflict?
Just had breast MRI with contrast and initial radiologist statement is: "New suspicious region of non-mass enhancement measuring approximately 7.5 x 3.3 x 5.0 cm....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 30, 2023
What is the possibility of another ILC after surgery 11 months ago?
I had Right Breast ILC, stage2B with lumpectomy six years ago and then the Left Breast ILC, stage 2B, diagnosed 11 months ago. I had...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 3, 2025
Tamoxifen input
Hi All, it seems I'm getting Tamoxifen thrown at me from every direction. I'm still reluctant due what I read as side effects, short history...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 29, 2024
What Are Your Best Tips for Before and After a Mastectomy?
Hello and Happy New Year. I am scheduled for a mastectomy of the left breast on January 23. I have a 9cm tumor. They will...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 3, 2019
Estrogen Level Change
Happy Monday everyone. I am truly grateful for groups like this. The more I read (which I know sometimes is a bad thing), the more...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 2, 2024
Questions regarding Pathology Report for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
A few days ago, I had lumpectomy surgery for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma, and I just received the pathology report on the patient portal. Good news--Clear...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 16, 2024