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Leoprolide and Tamoxifen effectiveness of reducing cancer reoccurrence
I am 41 and pre-menopausal, had invasive ductal carcinoma. Hormone and estrogen positive, HER2 negative. I had a bilateral mastectomy. My oncotype came back as...
Worrying about surgery, partial mastectomies on both sides and
Reduction and lift. I’ve read up all I can, and I feel like what I’ve heard ranges from, hardly any pain at all and pretty...
MBC spread to pleural space
Good morning. I have been on Ibrance/Letrozole for 2 yrs. 8 months and was doing fine. Somewhere between Oct. 2021 and my recent CT scan...
Anyone else diagnosed with IDC & ILC, at the same time?
Hello All,In November of 2021 I had a "normal" mammogram (always noted heterogeneously dense breasts) On Oct 7th I had a very long-awaited breast reduction...
Lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) surgery to reduce risk of lymphdema
LVA surgery (Lymphaticovenous anastomosis (LVA) surgery): connecting the lymphatic vessels to nearby veins , allowing the lymph to drain into the veins and circulate back...
Breast disease: What decisions did you make with high risk factors?
This is my question,I am half Ashkenazi Jewish, I am adopted, my heritage is the eastern block. I have no idea if any of my...
Nodular enhancing foci along scar tissue INSIDE breast after surgery
I had an MRI with contrast at my one year follow-up in October after a right DCIS BCS with reduction and mastoplexy on left breast....
Pathology with close margins-ADH or DCIS
I had surgery on 10/20 to remove IDC and DCIS and a sentinel node. I have low grade er/pr + her2- right breast cancer diagnosed...
How To Decide Next Steps After Lumpectomy.
I am 66 years old and I had a lumpectomy and oncoplastic breast reduction on June 23 after being diagnosed with IDC IA, pT1a, pN0(sn),...
Radiation/fibrosis ick, anything at ALL I can do to prevent/reduce it?
I am post lumpectomy after removing 1.8cm tumor, right side, IDC, stage 1/grade 2, ER+/PR-/HER2- , oncotype 32 but no node involvement and clean margins....
Plastic surgery: Do they ever go back & adjust mismatched breasts?
I don’t know what I can ask for or expect from the plastic surgeon at a comprehensive cancer center. I wasn’t sure if I should...
Anyone have CDH1 mutation? Did you have risk-reducing gastrectomy?
Had dbl mastectomy and starting chemo now. Doc just confirmed cdh1 mutation and suggests total gastrectomy. Feeling nervous
Diagnosed a couple months ago with IDC, multifocal,
IDC with lobular features (mixed?), two masses in the left breast, 1 CM and .7 CM, right breast atypical ductal hyperplasia. Going to have my...
Anyone with ILC (invasive lobular cancer) had Goldilocks mastectomy?
After 9 months on AI to reduce tumor, which it has done, I have decided to have a mastectomy rather than lumpectomy. My oncologist surgeon...
Excessive fluid after lymph node removal
Hi I have been diagnosed with triple negative Stage 1 breast cancer. I had a lumpectomy 2/19/26 with removal of two small tumors and an...
Reminder to report all adverse reactions to any and all drugs
I retired from the pharma industry and was prescribed 10mg of Tamoxifen in Nov. Within a month I had serious personality changes, insomnia and brain...
Why don’t we all get full body scans? Why do they try to ration scans?
I’m 52 w right breast stage 1A er/pr+ her2- Oncotype is 0 ki67 was ~5% no positive lymph nodes in the 2 that were taken....
Request for assistance with cost of Kisqali denied: How to reapply?
I recently heard from specialty pharmacy that my request for assistance with cost of Kisqali was rejected. Does anyone have suggestions for when I reapply?...
Does acupuncture help while doing chemo?
Does acupuncture help while doing chemo? Does it reduce nausea? Does it help with anything else?
Zometa infusion & breast cancer
Heard about Zometa & read some studies that said the infusion can help reduce percentage of reoccurrence of breast cancer. Anyone have any knowledge or...
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