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ER positive breast ca preventative hysterectomy
48 perimenopausal estrogen postive breast ca. Co.pleted radiation and now told to take lupron and tamoxifen. Im thinking of habubg full hysterectomy jnstead of taking...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 29 7:36am
Has anyone had uterine problems from anastrozole?
I have been on Arimidex for 4 months and a pelvic ultrasound revealed uterine fluid that will have to be biopsied...no fluid was detected 8...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Apr 10, 2023
Aromatase Inhibitors: How to choose and manage side effects?
I was diagnosed in April 2024 stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma - estrogen positive. I had lumpectomy and radiation my onco score was 12 so...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 13 3:55pm
Oncotype Test
Hello, I just had my first appointment with the medical oncologist this week. I have IDC stage 1a, and had lumpectomy (that’s how they found...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Sep 30 2:43pm
Hysterectomy/Oophorectomy and A1 Blockers
I am supposed to have a Hysterectomy/Oophorectomy in about a month. I am currently taking Tamoxifen but my Oncologist said after my surgery I will...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 15 11:29am
BLM gene pathogenic variant
Anyone with stage 1, grade 1 HR+, HER2- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma with a pathogenic BLM variant? Still waiting for final pathology after lumpectomy. With this...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 19 1:54am
Positive DCIS margins: Concerned about treatment
My 42yr old daughter had mastectomy with reconstruction at the same time. She is HR/PR+ HER-, No radiation, no chemo (oncotype 15), She also had...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 11, 2022
HRT alternate for ER/PR positive breast ca
I am strongly ER and PR positive and have been told that I need to be on HRT following completion of 30 radiation treatments. I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 14, 2019
low grade cancer no radiation?
I have a low grade Estrogen positive, progesterone neg, her2 neg cancer. 2 surgeries, clear margins, negative lymph nodes, on tamoxifen. Considering refusing radiation. Without...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 15, 2019
Stage 4 cancer should go for mastectomy?
Hi, Agnes here. In 2019 I diagnosed stage 4 cancer spread to lungs. Undergone chemo, perjeta n herceptin. I m taking tamoxifen too. Control well....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 27, 2023
Anyone else not in menopause after stopping Zoladex?
2 early stage BC diagnoses, ER+ at age 40 and 50. Been on Aromatase w/ monthly Zolodex shots (since pre-meno) for almost 3 years; Dr....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 9, 2023
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: 3 days ago
New breast pain 20 years post lumpectomy
I had a right breast lumpectomy with radiation treatments almost 20 years ago. There was no lymph node involvement. I was on Tamoxifen for 5...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 25, 2022
Male breast cancer with bone metastasis
A friend of mine was just diagnosed with male breast cancer that spread to bone (stage 4), but it's regional (only the chest area). He...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 19, 2023
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 8:02am
Do side effects of Hormone therapy get better in time?
Just wanted to hear any experiences whether the side effects of antihormone therapy get better in time? What experiences Do you have? Habe severe depression...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 21, 2022
LCIS: What treatment(s) did you choose?
Hello, I have been given the diagnosis of LCIS a few months ago, not invasive yet. After reading posts about invasive lobular carcinoma and that...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 17, 2023
Conflicted on taking medication
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 8, 2023
Anastrozole and side effects...hair loss/thinning and hair regrowth
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 6 9:39am
Breast Cancer Recurrence
27 years ago I had breast cancer went through mastectomy, chemo, and 5 years of tamoxifen. Eventually I was able to not think about it....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 17, 2018