Breast Cancer Support Group

I will accompany my mom for the first time on her 8th chemo (out of 12 sessions). May you please advise what are the important...

I was recently diagnosed with ADH, a wide excision biopsy was recommended and am waiting for my first appointment with a doctor at Mayo Breast...

I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer, grade 1 I didn’t need chemo or radiation. My oncologist informed me that I have to be...

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...

Hi everyone. About three years ago (while still on Zometa) my lower middle teeth began to break off. They suspect it was from the dose...

When I went to Mayo for a second opinion they saw my initial diagnosis of 100%ER+ 100%PR+ and said that would probably change when they...

I am Ms Sabitha , i was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2018 and had subsequent lumpectomy / lymph node disection followed by...

11/22 i had a lumpectomy of the left breast. Radiation followed and am presently on Letrozole. The radiated breast remains harder than the right breast...

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)?...

My wife has been on disability for 21 months due to her cancer, she is only 61, but has to go on Medicare in three...

I am looking for any pre-surgery advice, at this point I think it will be lumpectomy and removal of at least one lymph node. Surgery...

I’ve been reading about Abbreviated and Ultrafast Breast MRIs. It sounds like they are being adopted for use, but maybe not yet in our clinics?...

I was on anastrozole 1 mg. for 28 months. Clear mammograms last 2 years. (Had cardiac bypass surgery 20 years ago. Have dealt with blood...

I have invasive ductal CA, stage 2, with DCIS in situ. Prognosis was very favorable since caught early and was small. Lumpectomy was done in...

I have just been diagnosed with a mild case of it - been uncomfortable in the abdomen for a couple of weeks with a few...

Hi all,In 2019 I was diagnosed ER/PR positive and Her2 negative and mastectomy done on right side. No chemo, no radiationI am 45 and this...

My dear comrades in the war of fighting BC: I had a lumpectomy surgery done on 26th of December, 2023, thus starting me on this...

I am not sure if this topic has been discussed, but want to make sure people are award of interaction between some antidepressants and tamoxifen.I...

An intermittent pneumatic compression device is used in hospitals to prevent blood clots after surgery. There are a variety of these "calf massagers" spanning a...

Prior to surgery, I got some excellent recommendations on this forum about how to prepare for breast surgery. Now that surgery is over, I will...