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BRCA2 and follow up screening after breast cancer treatment
Hello, My name is Svetlana and I'm undergoing chemo treatment for breast cancer after bilateral mastectomy. My doctors are planning a physical breast examination every...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 19, 2025
Found: rural breast cancer patient advisors for Mayo WE-CARE study
Thank you for your interest and those members who agreed to be advisors.++++++Mayo Clinic researchers are looking for 5-6 females interested in serving on an...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 3, 2025
Screening guidelines for first line family members
Hi - Has anyone come across official guidelines for screening guidelines if you have breast cancer at the age of 43 and your have sisters...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 30, 2024
Family members identified with BRCA2 mutation
My son inherited both the BRCA2 and CHEK2 mutations from me. He doesn't have cancer, but it's runs heavily in my family. He's turning 40...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 22, 2024
Where can I get cancer genetic testing?
My son had a pathology report from a dermatologist that indicates the possibility of Cowden syndrome. In researching it, breast cancer was one of the...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 20, 2022
2 asymmetries upper left breast - supplemental screening question
Hello all, I have read that mammogram call backs (more 3D plus ultrasound) are routine and no cause for concern but would appreciate advice others...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Aug 30 10:34am
Stage 1, unilateral mastectomy: What tests check for recurrence?
For women with this diagnosis, what tests are done to look for recurring cancer, annually, at your cancer center? It seems to vary, and I...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jun 27, 2024
After Breast Cancer treatment, what next?
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Mar 12, 2019
lidERA, (Giredestrant) in Trial 3.
I accessed information from The 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, (sabcs.org) and found information about a new aromatase inhibitor named lidERA. It sounds as...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 20 11:06am
Follow up for mastectomy patient with regards to reccurence
I am a ten year survivor of stage one, grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma. I opted for a bilateral mastectomy since my cancer was not...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 21, 2025
Architectural Distortion
Hello Everyone, I have been getting mammograms since I was 30 due to my grandmother passing away from breast cancer at the age of 35....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 30 7:07pm
New diagnostic guidelines after breast cancer?
Yesterday I went for my 3rd diagnostic mammogram. I was told they had changed the guidelines to having only 2 diagnostic mammograms after breast cancer....
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 16, 2025
Scared by mammogram results: Might be cysts, biopsy to confirm
Hello I am a lung cancer survivor: luckily, if such word can be used with cancer, I was stage 1 and two surgeries in 2023...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jan 14 1:25pm
DCIS Negative ER/PR - What tests can be done to monitor reoccurence?
Hi I had DCIS negative ER/PR grade 3 extensive tumour and had bilateral mastecomy and reconstruction. Wondering what tests can be done to monitor any...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Feb 10, 2024
Want to help Mayo Clinic improve our Breast Cancer website?
Looking for 2 volunteers From time to time, I get requests from my colleagues for patient and caregiver feedback to help us improve things at...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 29, 2021
High risk, NOT from BRCA but from typia, such as ALH, ADH, LCIS
I know this is a breast cancer discussion site, but there are many women with conditions that put them at high risk for invasive breast...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: May 29 8:56pm
5 year recheck at Oncology - Next Steps
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...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Jul 22, 2025
Not yet diagnosed/Core needle biopsy BIRADS 4 scheduled
“Your exam shows findings that may be due to breast cancer.” This was the box checked on my visit summary from regional breast cancer center...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Dec 11, 2019
One year after Mastectomy. What next?
My Cancerversary is almost here. I find myself very stressed over the last few months thinking everything odd feeling means cancer has recurred. I was...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Nov 25, 2022
Pain after my biopsy yesterday
I quite likely have breast cancer. I’m 41 and a single mom to an almost-teen daughter. I had a routine screening mammogram two weeks ago,...
Support Group: Breast Cancer
Last active: Oct 5, 2022