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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...
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...
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....
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Estradiol For vaginal atrophy after breast cancer. Is it safe?
I have developed severe atrophy 25 years after estrogen receptive breast cancer. Did chemo, radiation and 5 years of Tamoxifen. I was always told NO...
After treatment
Hi Surgeries are done radiation is done starting tamoxifen I feel lost after living this for 6 months I was so happy the night I...
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...
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....
When you have hormone positive breast cancer, how to manage menopause?
HiI just finished breast cancer surgery and radiation I was taken off my HRT last October. I am 65 I have major menopause symptoms and...
Should I take AI considering all the side effects?
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...
100% ER+ 100% PR+ HERS2- How common is the 100% diagnosis?
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...
Amer. Soc. of Clinical Oncologists daily updates
I'm cross-posting this in the hopes that others interested, who don't already know about ASCO, check it out. The daily posts review much of the...
Bilateral Mastectomy without Reconstruction Recovery Timeline
I'm going to be having a bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction and I'd love to hear from others who have gone through this about your recovery...
Periods Post Oopherectomy
Hello, I am a 46 yo woman who was diagnosed with Stage 2 B invasive ductal carcinoma in 2020. I had bilateral mastectomies and chemo,...