Breast Cancer Support Group

Any advice at how to advocate for myself would be much appreciated.Inflammatory Brest Cancer with triple negative receptors was diagnosed October 2022.My treatment plan:Chemo: 6...

Hi all, My first time here. Never did this before. But here goes. I was just diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma (ILC) Stage 1, less...

I am wondering what type of follow-up care is done after you have finished your breast cancer treatment? I am looking forward to spring and...

I'm currently moving from lumpectomy to treatment for ER+ breast cancer (IDC stage 1, 18mm, no node involvement), and have been doing research in preparation...

I need support facing a bilateral mastectomy next month. I have heart disease most of my adult life & was completely shocked with this diagnosis....

I started taking anastrozole in May 2018. The worst side effect I had was hot flashes, but I was undergoing radiation and it was a...

My breast cancer story started the day I made a deal with my husband in October 2006. If he went to see a cardiologist I...

I just had my last oncology appt (hopefully)!It was a five year recheck, I had stage 2 ER+ HER- breast cancer diagnosed and treated at...

Hello Everyone, I wish we were all meeting on better circumstances. ;) I am 58 and for the first time ever, I had an abnormal...

This fall I was diagnosed with stage IIIb breast cancer. I have an approximate 3 cm tumor in my lower right breast with skin invasion...

I just received my copy of a new book by Mayo Clinic "Beyond Breast Cancer" - A Mayo Clinic Guide to Healing & Wellness. I...

Hello Everyone, This is difficult for me as I'm kind of shy, and find it hard to keep up with a forum, please forgive me?...

Dx. DCIS 2/2022. Had oncoplastic lumpectomy/8 wks of radiation. I have the PALB2 gene mutation... which increases my chance of breast /Overian /Pancreatic cancer.Not doing...

Hello! I'm 48, diagnosed with stage 1, grade 1 ILC in Feb 2023 after 9th annual routine mammogram. Lumpectomy in April and 3 weeks of...

I was diagnosed with DCIS, Stage 0, ER/PR+, dense breasts - was told “treatable/curable”. Had 2 biopsies, an ultrasound and an MRI prior to surgery....

Four months after having my reconstruction surgery with gummy bear implants my right breast was higher than my left. Assuming it just hasn’t fallen I...

My first diagnosis was in 2003, 2 spots, stage 1, estrogen positive. I had a double lumpectomy, radiation and took tamoxifen. All was good until...

Wondering if anyone with Stage 1 or Stage 2 breast cancer is taking Zometa or Reclast even if they are NOT using aromatase inhibitors (Ais)?...

I was diagnosed with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) ER+, Nuclear grade 3 in my left breast. My local physician was so nonchalant about the...

I am a newly diagnosed 66-year-old woman. I have IDC 8mm found by a twice-a-year check - one is a mammogram, and the other is...