Breast Cancer Support Group

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...

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’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 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 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...

I'm diagnosed IDC stage 2, Er+, Pr- , Her2 Neg.Surgeon wants me to have a single wide excision / partial mastectomy with tissue sparing .My...

Hi there,I was diagnosed in 2019 on right side, mastectomy was one and then implant was placed( silicon, mentor textured). After few weeks of implant...

Hello All So Iv'e been experiencing pelvic pain for the past month. Intensity and duration is gradually increasing. Pain is now constant and is about...

The National Firefighter Registry (NFR) for Cancer is the largest effort ever undertaken to understand and reduce risk of cancer among U.S. firefighters.The National Institute...